Re: Newbie Has Inherited a Brick Oven

Sorry to say mate, that oven looks like a PITA to cook a pizza in.
The right approach will be crucial.
The fire should be at the back and the chimney at the front. To cook pizza you should get a roaring fire going in the middle, heat up all the masonry, then push the fire right to the back, block off the chimney and let the flames come out the front. That way you probably will be able to get the floor hot enough and, with a rolling flame, enough top down heat to cook the pizza.

That is very helpful information.  I will give it a try this weekend.
Thank you.