Masonry oven Masonry oven A masonry oven, colloquially known as a brick oven or stone oven, is an oven consisting of a baking chamber made of fireproof brick, concrete, stone, clay, or cob. Though traditionally wood-fired, coal-fired ovens were common in the 19th century, and modern masonry ovens are often fired with natural gas or even electricity. Modern masonry ovens are closely associated with artisanal bread and pizza, but in the past they were used for any cooking task involving baking. Masonry ovens are built by masons. Humans built masonry ovens long before they started writing. The process began as soon as
Compaction of ceramic powders depending on whether the starting materials involve a gas, a liquid or a solid. Examples of methods involving gases are: chemical vapour deposition, directed metal oxidation and reaction bonding, whereas examples of methods involving liquids are: sol-gel process and polymer pyrolysis. Methods involving solids, and especially powder methods, dominate ceramic forming and are extensively used in the industry. The practical realization of ceramic products by powder methods requires the following steps: ceramic powder production, powder treatment, handling and processing, cold forming, sintering and evaluation of the performance of the final product. Since this process permits an efficient production of parts