My *VERY* diy garden kitchen build, BBQ and pizza oven heavy

[sidekickdmr]

Chr1sch said:

Looks like a great setup - for what its worth i have that weber and never have any issues with height - i always use 2 of those pre-bagged coal things and it works brilliantly (and hasnt fallen apart like the 3 homebase equivalents before it...)

What are you doing about drainage? I had a patio like that and it was a pain on that front without clear drain work around the permiter

That’s good to know, thanks!

The patio has quite a natural fall, and the perimeter of the patio (where it meets walls/units) has a larger gap that will be backfilled with gravel, finally in the corner of the units there is a drainage void under the slabs, so it can drain off in that corner too.

[sidekickdmr]

Didn't get it finished in time for our party but this is where it stands currently

[Gingerbread Man]

The cut around that tree might come and haunt you in years to come.

Looks good. Nice spot.

[spoonsuk]

Looks good, where did you get the sail/tarp from?

[sidekickdmr]

The sail was just a cheapo one from amazon for now:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B2KK44O/ref...

It did the job though and kept us dry on a very wet day.

I need a bit of a bigger and stronger one long term though

[SlowMoped]

Looks good, have you used the oven yet?

[sidekickdmr]

SlowMoped said:

Looks good, have you used the oven yet?

I most certainly have, it went straight in at the deep end

It slow cooked a whole minted leg of lamb and whole pork shoulder for pulled pork in the morning, hoovering around 180 degrees for about 5 hours



Then the meat came out and we really got it roaring, upto about 400 degrees and then we (party with friends) made about 20 pizzas

Then Sunday family came around for another pizza party and we made loads of pizza, calzone, garlic bread etc

I'm honestly amazed at how good it was, people that had never made a pizza before in their lives, with no instructions made a really tasty crispy pizza first time, me included!

We got through 36 of these pizza bases in its first 2 days



Unfortunately no pics of any finished pizzas, they went from oven to mouth pretty quick

[SlowMoped]

That sounds like a great party! Looking forward to seeing it all finished off.

[hornetrider]

sidekickdmr said:

Unfortunately no pics of any finished pizzas

Wut? That's the only reason we're here ffs.

[AlmostUseful]

hornetrider said:

sidekickdmr said:

Unfortunately no pics of any finished pizzas

Wut? That's the only reason we're here ffs.

They must all have asbestos mouth linings, pizza straight from the office is bloody lethal!

All round top job though OP, it's a nice looking area.

[Peanut Gallery]

Congrats on getting it all set up and working! (had a pizza from one of these over the weekend, they had mounted the oven on a trailer and drove to market squares, very nice pizza!)

Random FYI, I have a breadmaker and can tell it to make me pizza dough, all kneaded and ready to get rolled out and baked.

Enjoy!

[sidekickdmr]

Sorry for the lack of updates, since the party things have progressed slowly and we've been away

Just a bit of painting and some basic electrics added really, but getting close now

One wall painted



Other wall painted



And some action pics

[pitch3110]

Only just dropped on your thread and looks fantastic.

This is my three year old oven.







Pizza's are a whole different world and has taken me three years to perfect dough and hand stretching and tossing. Mine are a country mile away from my first summers efforts.

Enjoy.

[sidekickdmr]

Pitch, they look great!

My pizzas are turning out like oblong deep pans at the moment, how do you get them so flat and big? Hand stretch? Throw? Rolling pin?

[dazwalsh]

I don't care what the Mrs says I'm getting me a pizza oven for thw garden

[sidekickdmr]

I feel it needs a bit of colour, so want to paint the pizza oven as a "feature"

What colour would you go?

I was thinking a nice deep blue, inspired by santorini

[pitch3110]

sidekickdmr said:

Pitch, they look great!

My pizzas are turning out like oblong deep pans at the moment, how do you get them so flat and big? Hand stretch? Throw? Rolling pin?

Its all in the dough buddy, I will get my tech over to you, but never ever use a rolling pin on a pizza base.

Pitch

[sidekickdmr]

Progress has been slow (house referb has taken over now) but it is finally getting there, just some finishing touches and lawn to sort now!

[SHutchinson]

sidekickdmr said:

I feel it needs a bit of colour, so want to paint the pizza oven as a "feature"

What colour would you go?

I was thinking a nice deep blue, inspired by santorini

You should paint it orange, a bit like this one.

[ozzuk]

that is a pretty impressive job, I'm being nagged to build a pizza oven. I think the only thing that lets it down is the grouting on the floor - why so thick? It seems to be softening with age but you have stunning slabs and it detracts (IMO!). Maybe some kind of polish to bring them up more?

Other than that, great job and I doubt my effort will come even close to as good! And I won't be taking pictures!