Wood Fired Oven

Masterclass Interview - Ben Guilford from The Fire Brick Company.

August 01, 2022 Mark Goston Season 2 Episode 2
Wood Fired Oven
Masterclass Interview - Ben Guilford from The Fire Brick Company.
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Join me as Season 2 of the Wood Fired Oven podcast kicks off with this amazing chat with Ben Guilford, founder of The Fire Brick Company in Australia. I flew to Melbourne and chatted to Ben in person for this incredible deep dive into his amazing wood fired oven manufacturing business. If you are curious about how these wood fired ovens are designed and work - take a listen to this episode.

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Introducing Ben Guilford
Chatting to customers
Where exactly are we today?
Impact of covid
University
Clive - The Wood Fired Oven Chef from YouTube
Ben's Family
Internship at an aerospace company
Why Wood Fired Ovens?
Global Financial Crisis (GFC)
Civil construction
Ben's Dad built a wood oven
Fire Bricks
Naming the company
Advantage of tight joints
Pompeii ovens
Working in precast yards
History of the Melbourne Fire Brick Co
D105 development
P85 development
Back to the history of the company
Four types of Wood Fired Oven Kits
Listener question from England
Tight joints and heat retention
Listener question - Spark Arrestors
Listener question - keystones
Moisture in the dome
Weather and your Wood Fired Oven
Understanding thermal shock with fire bricks
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Making a house for the wood oven
Covers for a wood oven
Landing slope to prevent rain
Weather guard
Wood fired oven under water!
Listener question - Getting someone to build your oven for you
Using a wood fired oven as a smoker
Using andirons in the oven
Listener question - Andirons
Skewer rack - Mark's design
Hanging fish while cooking
Twenty quick fire questions for Ben