Would you like to build your own wood-fired pizza oven in your own back yard? It's not as difficult as you might think and is entirely possible using the knowledge contained within this book. Every step of the project is set out for you and I explain everything you need to know along the way. From planning to materials, cooking and beyond. With just a basic level of DIY skills, it is entirely possible for you to construct an oven like the one shown in the cover photo and be serving your family and friends the most amazing pizza and restaurant quality wood-fired food in your very own home. Yes, really! Just imagine sliding that first pizza off the paddle and into the oven, where it will take no more than a minute or two to cook in the intense heat. Slide it back out of the oven. Pizza ovens or wood fired ovens have grown in popularity in recent years and they continue to do so. Overnight roasting large joints of meat, simply with the heat retained in the bricks after the fire has gone out. The possibilities are literally endless. However, the difference in using an open fire to cook with as opposed to gas or electric is an amazing experience. A few years ago, I liked the idea of having one of these ovens in my own garden but I knew I didn't just want to buy an oven, I wanted to build one myself. Having no previous experience of building anything like this before it was a steep learning curve. It also required lots of research to understand how to build such an oven in a way that it would actually work as well as not fall down! In 2017 all of the hard work and determination paid off when I finally cooked my first food in the oven.
