Umu

Umu is a Polynesian term for earth-oven, one of the most simple and long-used cooking structures. At its simplest, an earth oven is a pit in the ground used to trap heat and bake, smoke, or steam food. Earth ovens have been used in many places and cultures in the past, and the presence of such cooking pits is a key sign of human settlement. They remain a common tool for cooking large quantities of food where no equipment is available.

We, however, are not planning to build an umu, but rather a pizza-umu, where Pacific meets Mediterranean.

 
(Above): This is the sort of style we’re thinking about…

Fire Cement

For use in laying Fire bricks and patching fire places, kilns , furnaces, pizza ovens etc. This product is pre-mixed and should be used sparingly with 1mm to 2mm joints. The bricks must be laid dry and heated up slowly.

20kg bucket.  Priced from $112.70;  8kg bucket. Priced from $51.75;  3kg bucket. Priced from $32.20;  1kg bottle. Priced from $19.55     (ideal size for the home handy man)

Medium Duty General Purpose Refractory Mortar.  Max service temp 1300 deg.C.  Less prone to cracking than other Refractory Mortars or Fire cements.From Invercargill Shipping charge = $22.00  North Island - Rural Extra