Making a Tabletop PIZZA OVEN - Full time-lapse build 

Excellent work and build. However a major flaw is the chimney is at the back. The heat just goes right up. Should have put the chimney at the front that way the heat will cook the top of the pizza before it goes up. You might be able to modify the design if u use a angle grinder to cut open the back and use that as the front and either cement the existing front and make that the back. Alternatively try using he existing chimney as feed in rocket stove and cover the lid, that way the flame will escape to the front of the pizza oven. Ie.. a chimneyless design. Might be easier if u try that first.

great video no hate what so ever but not heating the stone up that goes under the pizza defeats the whole purpose of a pizza oven, but great video really enjoyed it and thank you for sharing this!

First of all great idea!!!! 👏👏Thanks for sharing! We followed your steps but also changed some ingredients. We mixed perlite with Portland cement and coated the oven with ceramic tiles. I read that using perlite for the insulation supports slow heating and cooling which in result avoids the cracking. We installed the chimney to the front side instead of back. The fire flows over the pizza and flow up from the chimney. The result is awesome. Until now we do not have any cracks. I will post again, if anything goes wrong👍

This is the easiest pizza oven build I've ever seen, and no back-breaking lifting required. Thanks to the comments I see a few useful modifications to make. This is one I can gift to a friend for his balcony, thanks for this inspiration

2 or 3 ideas to upgrade said oven: - instead of the inside black template use strips of ceramic tiles that will form the inside sides/ceiling of the heating/insulating layer of the oven - use a thick ceramic tile as the floor & fire surface ... - build any inside structure like racks or shelves out of ceramics = all of the above serve to conserve heat - chimneys should be in the oposite side of the fire to create an airflow - any door shouldnt get to ceiling level since that hot air needs to be kept inside - chimney also could get the tube a little under the ceiling level

man you are absolutely genius!! watching you execute is the most therapeutic thing i've ever seen when it comes to customizing and building craft. God bless you and your artwork brother!!

Good work! Great editing too! I’d love to see you build another based on what you’ve learnt! I think you are very creative.

How does this not have 30 million views already?

Fantastic video! I'm glad you put every single step for those who want to replicate it. *Tip: make sure you are wearing disposable gloves when working with concrete. Handling wet concrete with bare hands can lead to skin peeling and a lot of pain.* Stay safe!

Appreciate your creativity in putting this little unit together. As other have already mentioned, the chimney needs to be at the front (to prevent all the heat from escaping up the middle). Also, you could consider (in your next version) using some Perlite/Vermiculite mixed in with mortar/concrete to increase the insulation properties of the oven (keeping more heat inside the unit). Given the size of this oven, a small bag would suffice and it's inexpensive. And of course, a few (thin) fire bricks (for the base) instead of a ceramic tile. You'll have to make it a little taller (due to bricks), but it will make a huge difference in properly cooking the mini pizzas. Looking forward to version 2.

I have been looking for a way to make a much bigger oven but this technique would work well. I do think you will get much hotter temps by deleting the chimney or with the chimney in the front. You can also increase your thermal mass by making a deck out of cement. Also, placing a pizza on a cold tile will not only lower your temp but will make a poor pizza. The deck should be hot before placing a pizza on it. I am also very curious to know how the portland cement will hold up over time.

Would love to know the details of the measurements and dimensions for the out box and inner box ! Thanks

Awesome !

My son(whose name happens to be Drew as well) has been begging me to build a pizza oven. Thanks for posting this video. Hopefully, we will be able to build one like this.

So cool. If like to try one like that size with a rocket stove underneath. I love the portability. Would be great for camping

Why does this look so easy and complex at the same time!. Creative 😊

Beautiful, you are an artist!!

That is adorable. Thank you

Thanks for the inspiration!

Nice to see the craftman ship on how to do stuff👍, This build got later on x-ed big time 😂. An option might have been to use this as a firebox unit, for a cold/warm vertical smoker. Using a waterpan to regulate and accumulate the heat/smoke. Or second layer/unit on top, pushing air from the back to the front for a pizza unit, temp probe in the floor and one in roof air temp.

Excellent and simple design! I am going to try to build one that will cook a 12" pizza, using a standard 12" tile for the cook platform. No need to even cut the tile. Great idea! I will add perlite for its insulating properties as well as making it a bit lighter......

My GE microwave from 2005 finally crapped out. At first ru-vid.comUgkxO_Bc204MGjxDl87cOKcdgaRhzSqGmv_g I was unsure because I was looking for something with the exact same features. Found it with this one. Interior space cavity was large, but the outside was smaller than my old one. I love the one-button push for 1-6 minutes, and the 30 second add or 30 second start. and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I love how you can adjust the power level during cooking. The reviews said it could not be done, but this marked all the other boxes. and happy to say, it does. I can hit 1 minute start, and change the power level from 10 to 5, 30 seconds in, without interruption. my favorite feature!

My favorite part of this video is that those people that always contradict and say oh you can't do that... Well here it is!

Great job!!!

A rustic Easy Bake Oven, nice!

Drew so creative just love watching your creative builds.😊

Wow. I will surely try it on my channel

Chimney on the wrong side. Looks beautiful.

It's a nice pizza oven I built one with mortared bricks finished with a parging my question is did your concrete crack? My concrete parging cracked and I used clay bricks under

waiting to see your improved version of table top pizza oven, and how well it cooks your pizza.

Exelente! Muy buen vídeo. Que medidas tiene.?

Could you do one for a full size pizza please? I loved this ond

hello very interresting concept, i love it. i am drawing mine, with pipe in the front, maybe a back door for wood feeding, and i will use refractory cement, which is a concrete/cement (sorry for the name i am french) dedicated to heat purpose. For the floor to cook the pizza i will use my weber round palte dedicated which is specific to cook pizza on fire. search for pizza rock (or rock for pizza weber) . If i succedd be sure i will share my experience. thank for your share.

Good job!

Such a good idea

Drew would you mind showing us how oven had faired over a few months

That was really genius idea when you kept gap between oven floor and the tile.

Excellent. If u put some extra support from the bottom of tiles, will not break by thermal shock.

The chimney is misplaced, releasing all your heat directly up the chimney, rather than heating the oven. This is critically important in this case as concrete is a very poor heat sink compared to clay or ceramics. In this design, the chimney should be forward of the cooking area so that the heat must cross over the item to be cooked and then exhausted out through the chimney.

used cooking oil is an excellent mold release, no need for expensive spray.

Such a great idea this pizza oven ,thank you for sharing. As a Chef allow me please to advise you to use a pizza stone and to heat the stone bevore adding the pizza with a pizza peel so that the dough has no time to get soggy thank you for sharing.

best i’ve seen yet!

Great idea. In my personal opinion, I'll put the chimney in front. And then I'll make it a little wider to put a proper stone pizza... Oh, and I almost forgot, put broken glass in the concrete mix to keep heat.

There are countless defects I see in this project but all easy fixes. Nonetheless it's the easiest idea to fabricate a pizza oven I have ever seen. What I would have done different is to make it bigger, add a layer of insulation either by using perlite in the cement mix or a layer of rockwool and the chimney goes to the front of the oven near the entrance so that the heat doesn't escape right away upwards.

Tabletop time bomb!!!!

Awesome? Can you tell us how much concrete you used, what's in the concrete, and/or the weight of the oven? Thanks!

Complimenti per il video e la realizzazione del forno. Puoi mettere le misure che hai utilizzato per la progettazione e creazione del forno? Grazie

Ooo, you need to put the pizza on the bottom of the owen so that is hot under.

I love y videos. Could y send me the measurements, I really want to do this project.. And, what type of concrete to use or could I mix perlite so it will not blow up?

Great video amazing results but for the next oven do the exhaust in the front that way you put the wood on the back and the heat travels to the front

Amazing job Just missing some finishing tilling work ...

how long did the pizza take to cook.. I noticed you put it into the oven on a cold tile... that must have taken ages to heat up.. I was reading about pizza ovens and seemingly the idea is to get them as hot as poss so the pizza cooks in 2 minutes or something.. Is that possible with your oven.. it looks very nice.

Awesome video, I loved it. 😎👍

Excellent effort. I wonder if a precast concrete pipe of suitable diameter might be forced into service with a suitable cradle and internal fittings... but I guess you'd have to cut it and then die of silicosis. Your video production smarts are excellent.

vault oven Chimney should build on the front. if you put Chim on the end of the oven it will not generate heat as it should be. the Chimney should build at the front end so the heat will not directly go up but circulate first inside the oven

Use a sander to vibrate the mold to remove the air bubbles

Supposedly the best placement for the chimney is in the front so the fire in the rear pulls the air in and it flows to the fire then up and out the front making the heat circulate better. I watched this video while on the phone so if you said that i missed it.

Drew, I just saw a video of a guy who built a really cool Igloo on his parents front lawn on CTV. As I am enjoying the video, I see something familiar! It looks like you're pizza oven is heating the igloo! So cool, it caught my eye! Well done. I now have all my materials and will start building my pizza oven, inspired by yours soon......cheers

This is legit awesome. Really cool build and will definately be giving it a go myself! Thanks for the inspiration and motivation.

so wonderful beautiful oven do you have make

The audio at the end...

Hi, what sheets are they for the mold?

super video sa ma inspire

I want that pizza

Can i use a alluminum pipe ?

You are sick dude 🥰 , I love all what you have build, I'm your new fans from Indonesia

The comments have some great suggestions on what to change but damn thats a nice idea thank you for the time you spend doing this because I really like this idea

good morning drew my name is Patricia I love your work I'm watching you right now. how w a s your Christmas happy New Year Patricia God bless you amen

What did u used for the surface u put the pizza on?

wooow...top

The smoke and the carbon does go directly in the food isn't it, is it hygienic?

The chimney should be moved to the front. It's cute but anyone looking to make this niece understand how pizza ovens work. They are super simple. They should also be an air gap in there some way to allow the fire to get air. All that's happening is your burning a fire and it's rising straight up out of the chimney. Yeah it kind of works if you leave it in there long enough but it's definitely not efficient.

Slightly larger 12-13", chimney in front, fireclay plate below and, of course, high temperature

What type of tile are you using?

Inventive and nice job! But you should have used refractive cement for the casting and better insulation and heat retention materials. Also agree with other viewer the chimney should be in front. Nice idea though - how about an improved re-do? Like your idea though, and nice neat work

Nice but chimney should be in the front so heat passes on top of pizza and not straight up. Like that you are loosing all the heat

Vermiculite added to the concrete would increase temperature resistance.

Hello what material did you use to make the structure?

Nice oven. If the chimney was more towards the opening then the heat will pass over the pizza. You dont show what material you add to cement. Stone and sand is good for the floor but pearlite and vermiculite is better for sides and top. I prefer gemopolymer cement which can handle high temperature. Opc cement cracks at 300 degrees C.

I'm sure someone told him that that deck-tile he used needs to be preheated to properly bake a pizza.

genius

you can make it refractory cement by adding cheep clay "cat litter"

Max temp u were able to get?

Lot of work but nice pizza over- however like others have said your stove pipe should be in front- hot air is going right out the back- when it should be heating right over what your cooking but still looks amazing nice work 👍🏻

Podrás hacer un horno a gas y mostrarlo en video por favor pero mostrando el paso paso de como se hace el mechero

Bel lavoro. La canna fumaria andava davanti però.

The chimney is on the wrong end (for more heat)

Mister excuse me materiale for dima???paper?

Awesome idea, but sadly the pizza looks like coming out of a regular kitchen oven with too little heat 😪. The oven needs to be hotter than say 350 degrees Celsius. It really should only take a few mins to cook.

That would be awesome if it was twice the size

Great building skills that requires ton of patience 😅 Howevey, the oven is extra small and the location the flue should be near the front not the back, with this design the front and the centre of the oven doesn't get hot. Good luck i definitely enjoyed the video

do not think heat would be enough to cook pizza. wooden pizza ovens requires to much isolation but this has almost none. what u think?

How long needs the Pizza in the Oven to finish?

zinic coated steel wire is toxic under high temp, use stainless stell wire instead

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Time and temperature?

Does oven still one piece. Standart concrete not will be long life

Please redo this oven with the modifications based on the 1st design. I think u are on something great.

No refractory of any kind??? Cool idea, but that standard concrete will quickly spald and ruin.

Next week I will start making a pizza oven and will spend around $300-$400. big size oven to cook pizza in under 2 minute also to cook meat fish and breads. soon I will post my video.