custom built brick pizza ovens
Make your backyard the talk of the neighborhood
What could be more fun than a make-your-own pizza party!! With a Riverbend custom built brick pizza oven, you'll turn your backyard or patio into the favorite gathering place for family and friends.
What makes a wood-fired pizza so special?
It's the way the pizzas cook. The pizza is baked quickly, in only two to three minutes, sealing in all the flavors. The oven is simple to use and you've never tasted better pizza! Read our pizza oven Frequently Asked Questions...
Perfect for your outdoor space
Our pizza ovens will fit in most patios or backyards, with only a 7 x 7 foot square area required. Riverbend will build your complete oven on location at your home or construct the hearth at Riverbend and deliver it to your site.
Meticulously built
Riverbend takes great pride in the hand-built quality of our pizza ovens. And, our ovens are easy and safe to use wherever you live--in or out of the city. See how we build our pizza ovens and read the full set of specifications.
Cost and time for completion
A Riverbend pizza oven takes, on average, two weeks to complete. Because each oven is unique, please understand that price and time of completion may vary.
Not ready to build? We'll bring a pizza party to you!
Why not give us a test run? We'll cater a pizza party at your home. We'll bring the our Good Wood Pizza oven and dough...you just supply the sauce and toppings. Or, we can provide everything...you just bring the fun!
Mmmm.....pizza!
Contact us to build your pizza oven or
book a pizza party!
Phone: 980-241-9099
Email: riverbendnursery@netzero.net
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
| How long does it take to get the fire going? How much wood will I need? |
You'll need to preheat the fire for approximately 4 hours. About a wheelbarrow load of wood is all you need for 6 hours of fire.
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| How long will the fire burn? |
The fire will last between 3 to 4 hours. To cook, you will need a small fire going to keep the heat up and brown the pizzas. |
| How long does it take to cook a pizza? Can you cook more than one at a time? |
A pizza only takes 2 1/2 to 3 minutes to cook and you can cook 7 to 9, 9-inch pizzas at once. |
| Can I cook other foods in the oven? |
Anything you can cook in a regular oven you can cook in a brick oven: bread, chicken, even apple pie! |
| Where can I purchase the paddles and other materials to make the pizzas? |
It should be easy to find the items you need through a simple Internet search. |
| You say the ovens are safe for city use. Are they approved for use within city limits? |
Yes. |
| Do you have a recipe for dough that you can share? |
Here's a good, basic recipe for 30 pizzas that we've used time and time again:
30 cups flour
10 cups lukewarm water
5 tablespoons of salt
11 1/2 tablespoons dried yeast
Put the yeast in the water; stir to activate.
Mix the yeast and water with the rest of the ingredients.
Let the dough rise for about 2 hours. If the dough grows out of the pot, you will need to punch it down.
After 2 hours, the dough will be ready. Take a tennis ball sized piece of dough for a 9 to 12-inch pizza.
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| How do we book a pizza party? How far in advance do we need to call? |
Just give us a call 24 hours in advance. |
| Can you cater pizza parties for organizations and businesses, too? What is the limit on the number of people? |
There is no limit on the number of people we can serve. Have pizza party will travel! |
| What does the outside of the pizza oven look like? |
The hearth, the actual interior, is where you do the cooking. The exterior can be made of stucco, brick, rock or even vinyl siding. |
| At what temperature do you cook in the oven? |
The temperature should be between 500 and 550 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| How much, on average, does the hearth cost? |
The hearth costs about $2,800. Price varies depending on whether the hearth is constructed on site or delivered, and if the exterior is completed on site. |
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RIVERBEND PIZZA OVEN SPECIFICATIONS |
Space needed: 7 x 7 foot square area
Layer 1 Base: 3.5 inches by 59.5 inches by 58.5 inches of steel reinforced concrete
Layer 2: 1 7/8 inch refractory castable insulation
Layer 3: 1 7/8 inch refractory hard cooking surface
Hearth/oven walls: 9.5 inches by 4 inches # 1 refractory straight hard brick
The arch: 9.5 inches by 4 inches # 1 refractory hard arch brick
Outside of hearth: on top of brick is 1 inch thick ceramic fiber insulation blanket, then wire mesh wrapping insulation blanket
Last layer: 200 lbs. refractory castable insulation covering the wire mesh |
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Let the party begin...
Take a little dough...
Roll it out...
Until it's just right...
Add some sauce...
Pick your toppings...
Ready to cook...
Into the pizza oven...
Your pizza is ready!
Building a brick pizza oven
Steel reinforced concrete base
Insulating brick on top of base
Firepad on top of insulating brick
Hearth wall completed
Skews on wall for beginning arch
First course of arch bricks
Second course of arch bricks
Third course of arch bricks
Finishing the front
Ceramic insulation blanketing hearth
Back of hearth
Hearth interior
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