It all started with the quest for the perfect pizza. It probably started after college, when I finally realized the chain pizza places were terrible, and that the college standby of Chessman's pizza really only tasted good when you were drunk. Everywhere I went I had to have the pizza. I was fortunate enough to travel around a little bit and continued my pizza tasting, everywhere I went, NYC, NJ, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, California, Colorado, Austria, France, and most importantly, Italy. I was able to find some great pizzas and also found some terrible pizzas that tasted like toast with ketchup and cheese. So, in order to have good pizza all of the time, I started making my own. I began with store bought dough and canned sauce, then began making my own of both. I have had tons of pizza and stromboli parties throughout the years and have had good reviews, but something was still missing. Something to give the pizza that "WOW" factor. And that is what started the backyard brick oven idea.
After reading up a lot on brick ovens, buying some books about pizza ovens and about masonry skills, I managed to get the ever important permission slip from the wife to go ahead with the project. After all, she is Italian and appreciates my homemade cooking.
So here we go...
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