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Contents of the Mattone Barile Grande · Package 3

DIY BrickWood Mattone Barile Grande pizza oven foam form
Mattone Barile Grande Foam Form
BrickWood pizza oven tool set: pizza peel, oven brush and peel rack
Pizza Oven Tools 3-Piece Set
Ceramic fiber blanket insulation roll
Ceramic Fiber Blanket (1 Box)
BrickWood Exhaust Kit: stainless steel anchor plate, chimney cap and spark arrestor
Stainless Steel Exhaust Kit
Heavy-duty steel pizza oven door with white oak handles
Pizza Oven Door w/ White Oak Handles

Recommended Accessories (in order of importance)

Ceramic fiber blanket insulation roll
2nd Box of Ceramic Fiber Blanket 10% OFF
$199.99 $180.00
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Stainless steel double-wall pizza oven chimney damper
Stainless Steel Damper
$199.99
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6 inch x 12 inch double-wall stainless steel chimney pipe for pizza ovens
Stainless Steel Chimney Pipe 6" x 12"
$179.99
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Mattone Barile Grande · Large DIY Brick Pizza Oven Kit

Our largest DIY pizza oven kit. Lay 180 full-size fire bricks over our patented foam form and build a barrel-vault oven with room to cook for a crowd, then bake bread, roasts and more on the heat it holds.

18.5" Interior
Ceiling Height

996 Sq In
Cooking Surface

°F

800–900°F
Operating Temp

Designed for Bread,
Pizza & Wood-Fired
BBQ / Grilling

1. CHOOSE YOUR KIT

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Foam Form

The Grande foam form only

$259.99

Package 1

Form + pizza oven tool set

$379.99

Package 2

+ ceramic fiber blanket insulation

$529.99

Package 3 MOST POPULAR

+ BrickWood Exhaust Kit & heavy-duty oven door

$999.99

Package 4 COMPLETE KIT

+ all 180 fire bricks & 7 bags of mortar

$3,449.99

$999.99

PACKAGE 3
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WHAT'S IN PACKAGE 3

  • Mattone Barile Grande foam form
  • BrickWood Pizza Oven Tool Set: aluminum pizza peel, oven brush and peel rack
  • Ceramic fiber blanket insulation, 1 box (rated to 2,300°F)
  • BrickWood Exhaust Kit: double-wall stainless anchor plate, chimney cap and spark arrestor, plus NSF / food-grade high-temp silicone
  • Heavy-duty 10-gauge steel oven door, 19.25" H x 27.5" W, white oak handles

YOU'LL STILL NEED

  • 180 full-size fire bricks (9" x 4½" x 2½"), rated to 2,700°F: 130 for the barrel, 50 for the firebrick cooking surface
  • 7 bags (350 lb) outdoor-safe refractory mortar, rated to 2,700°F

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The required block, concrete, etc. is on the FREE plans & materials list.

How the Grande goes together

Eight steps from bare hearth to first fire. The foam form does the hard part, so a first-time builder can lay every brick right.

STEP 1

Set the foam form

Build your base and hearth from the FREE plans, lay the 50-brick firebrick cooking surface, then set the Grande foam form on top. Its ridges and angles show where every brick goes.

STEP 2

Lay the fire brick

Mortar 130 full-size fire bricks along the form’s guides, row by row. No masonry experience needed.

STEP 3

Build the chimney & anchor plate

Brick up the chimney and set the BrickWood Exhaust Kit anchor plate as you go. Add a damper to hold in more heat.

STEP 4

Apply ceramic fiber blanket

Wrap the brick barrel in ceramic fiber blanket. It keeps the heat in the oven and is a must for any wood-fired build.

STEP 5

Apply the stucco finish

Cover the blanket with mesh, tie it down, and trowel on a smooth stucco finish coat.

STEP 6

Remove form & attach chimney cap

Let the mortar cure, then pull the foam form out. The brick arch now supports itself. Top the chimney with the cap.

STEP 7

Optional brick finish

Prefer the classic look? Face the barrel and chimney in brick or stone instead of stucco.

STEP 8

Optional enclosed front

Add a brick or stone front for a built-in look. Then hang the door and cure the oven with a few small fires before your first pizza night.

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Ridiculously detailed, colorfully illustrated plans and a precise materials list for the Mattone Barile Grande and its base, emailed to you as PDFs. Read the whole build first, then pick your package.

Pages from the FREE Mattone Barile Grande pizza oven plans: materials list, tools list and illustrated step-by-step instructions

Base & Oven Measurements

Plan your space before you build. The Grande sits on a 47" × 60" hearth on top of a concrete block base, all on a poured foundation slab.

THE BASE

Block base & hearth

Hearth slab (top)

47" W × 60" D

Hearth thickness

5.5"

Height to top of hearth

40"

Foundation slab

52" W × 68" D

Foundation thickness

5.5"

THE OVEN

Mattone Barile Grande

Fits a hearth of

47" W × 60" D

Oven footprint

40" W × 48" D

Overall height above hearth

30"

Firebrick cooking surface

24" W × 41.5" D (996 sq in)

Interior ceiling

18.5"

The complete materials list for the base and the oven is in the FREE build plans.

Compare the Grande kits

Every kit builds the same oven. The difference is how much you buy from us versus your local store.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

FOAM FORM

PACKAGE 1

PACKAGE 2

PACKAGE 3

PACKAGE 4

Grande foam form

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Pizza oven tool set

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✓

✓

✓

✓

Ceramic fiber blanket

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✓

✓

✓

BrickWood Exhaust Kit

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✓

✓

Heavy-duty oven door

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—

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✓

✓

180 fire bricks

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✓

7 bags refractory mortar

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✓

PRICE

$259.99

$379.99

$529.99

$999.99

$3,449.99

Free shipping on kits (contiguous U.S.); Package 4 fire brick & mortar ship by freight, included in the price.

A brick pizza oven kit big enough for a crowd

The Grande is our large pizza oven: 996 sq in of firebrick cooking surface, room for (3) 10" pizzas at once. And because a fire brick barrel holds heat for hours after the fire dies down, pizza night turns into baking day the next morning — bread, roasts, slow-cooked meals.

  • Pizza for a crowd, three at a time
  • Bread and baking on retained heat
  • Roasts, casseroles and slow cooking

MATTONE BARILE

704 sq in

MATTONE BARILE GRANDE

996 sq in

Want it smaller? See the Mattone Barile →
Fire burning inside a Mattone Barile Grande brick pizza oven, seen straight on through the arched openingBrickWood customer holding two fresh wood-fired pizzas in front of his backyard brick pizza ovenBrick Mattone Barile Grande pizza oven with a wood fire burning on the firebrick cooking surfaceRed brick Mattone Barile Grande pizza oven with a fire burning in a backyard outdoor kitchen at sunset

Get the FREE Grande plans & materials list

Our plans are uber-detailed, almost to a fault. Every step is colorfully illustrated, and the precise materials list covers the oven and the base, so you buy exactly what you need. Emailed free as a PDF.
Customer build video

Watch a Grande go together

The Rosalino family built this Mattone Barile Grande in their backyard and filmed every stage, from bare dirt to the first fire.

  • Foundation slab, block base and hearth
  • Herringbone firebrick cooking surface
  • Fire brick barrel laid over the foam form
  • Ceramic fiber blanket, stucco and a red brick finish
  • Stone-faced base and the first fire
See more Grande builds →Watch more customer videos →

Grandes our customers built

See more Grande ovens on our gallery page →

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Mattone Barile Grande Pizza Oven Kit FAQ

What comes with the Mattone Barile Grande pizza oven kit?

Every Grande kit starts with our patented foam form, the guide you lay the barrel’s 130 fire bricks over. Package 1 adds the pizza oven tool set, Package 2 adds ceramic fiber blanket insulation, and Package 3, our most popular brick pizza oven kit, adds the BrickWood Exhaust Kit and a heavy-duty steel door. Package 4 adds all the fire brick and refractory mortar, delivered. Package 3 is $999.99, versus $1,224.95 for the same items bought one at a time.

What else do I need, and where do I buy it?

With Packages 1–3 you’ll also need 180 full-size fire bricks (130 for the barrel, 50 for the firebrick cooking surface) and 7 bags (350 lb) of refractory mortar, plus block and concrete for the base. Masonry and landscape supply yards carry all of it, and buying fire brick locally is often far less expensive than shipping it. Find a yard near you with our masonry supply & fire brick locator. Can’t find it locally? Package 4 delivers the brick and mortar. The FREE plans list every item for the oven and base.

Do I need masonry experience to build this DIY pizza oven kit?

No. The foam form’s raised ridges show exactly where each fire brick goes, so first-time builders lay the arch right with minimal brick cutting. Our FREE plans walk you through the oven and the base step by step, with colorful illustrations. Hundreds of BrickWood customers have built their ovens with no masonry training, and many go on to tackle other masonry projects around the house.

How much does it cost to build the Grande, oven and base?

Plan on about $2,300 to $3,500 all in with Package 3 and the fire brick, mortar and base materials bought locally. With Package 4, which delivers the brick and mortar, most Grande builds land around $4,200 to $4,750 including the base. Local material prices move the total the most. See the full breakdown in our pizza oven cost guide.

How big is the Grande, and how many pizzas does it cook?

The Grande’s firebrick cooking surface is 24" × 41.5" (996 sq in) under an 18.5" ceiling. It bakes three 10" pizzas at once and feeds up to 20 people. The finished oven is 40" W × 48" D and sits on a 47" × 60" hearth. For comparison, the Mattone Barile has 704 sq in, a 17" ceiling and a 47" × 56" base.

How is the Grande different from the other BrickWood kits?

The Grande and Mattone Barile are hand-laid fire brick barrels with tall ceilings and large front openings, with room for roasts, turkey, BBQ and big pans. The Cortile Barile and 28" Mattone Cupola are poured from castable refractory, with lower 14" ceilings built around pizza and bread. If you want the most cooking space, it’s the Grande. Compare all four in our Pizza Oven Size Guide.

What can I cook in it besides pizza?

Almost anything. Fire it to 800–900°F for pizza, then let it coast. A brick barrel holds heat for hours after the fire dies down, so the same oven bakes bread, roasts meats and turkey, cooks wood-fired BBQ and slow-cooks casseroles. One Mattone Barile builder measured 850°F after an hour of firing and still had about 150°F fifteen hours later. Get ideas from our 30 wood-fired recipes.

Why add a second box of ceramic fiber blanket?

More insulation makes a better oven. Each added layer of ceramic fiber blanket traps more heat, so the oven gets hot faster, burns less firewood, cooks longer before you refire it and stays cooler to the touch outside. Packages 2–4 include one box, and ceramic fiber blanket is required insulation for any wood-fired oven. A second box is 10% off with your kit.

What does a chimney damper do?

A damper is a twist-to-close plate that mounts on the exhaust kit’s anchor plate (or the optional 12" chimney pipe), right under the chimney cap. Open, it lets smoke out while the fire burns. Closed, together with the oven door, it seals the oven and holds in heat, with up to 90% heat retention compared with ovens without dampers. It also keeps rain, debris and animals out. Our 6" double-wall stainless damper fits the Grande’s exhaust kit.

How does the Grande kit ship?

Kits ship FREE within the contiguous U.S. Your items may arrive on different days: the ceramic fiber blanket ships from the refractory partner nearest you to keep shipping costs down, and Package 4 fire brick and mortar come by freight, already included in the package price. Shipping to Canada, Alaska, Hawaii or beyond? See International Shipping.

More questions?  See our Expanded FAQ Page
Pages from the FREE Mattone Barile Grande pizza oven plans: materials list, tools list and illustrated step-by-step instructions
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Get the FREE Grande Plans & Materials List

Every step of the Grande build is colorfully illustrated, and the materials list covers the oven and the base, so you can price the whole project locally before you buy anything. No masonry background required.

  • Step-by-step plans for the Grande and its base
  • Complete materials and tools lists
  • Emailed to you as PDFs, ready to print

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