Chicago Brick Oven · Free resources

Bring wood-fired cooking home.

Get six wood-fired recipes and a step-by-step CBO 750 build guide. Two free PDFs for your next pizza night or backyard project.

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The Chicago Brick Oven Cookbook, Volume 1: The Basics
The CBO Cookbook · 8 pagesSix wood-fired recipes
Build It, Your Way: Outdoor Brick Oven, CBO 750 DIY project guide
CBO 750 DIY guide · 6 pagesOne project, 15 steps

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A taste of what’s possible.

Cook · 8-page PDF · 1.7 MB

The CBO Cookbook

Volume 1: The Basics. Six recipes for wood-fired cooking, from dough and sauce to pizza-night favorites.

  • Basic pizza dough & tomato sauce
  • Pizza, rib eye steaks & fire-roasted vegetables
  • Meatball calzones

Build · 6-page PDF · 2.6 MB

The CBO 750 DIY guide

Build It, Your Way. Follow one outdoor brick oven project, with materials, photos and 15 steps for a masonry base and surround.

A CBO 750 project example. Refer to your model’s current installation manual for requirements.

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