This Pizza Oven Costs Nothing To Make, And It Can Feed An Entire Family

Every once in a while, we come across a DIY project that is truly amazing, but is too expensive for most people to attempt. Thankfully, this homemade oven was free to make (and still pretty genius).

Using upcycled scraps, one family decided to make an old-style pizza oven in their backyard for zero dollars. They have to buy the dough, cheese, sauce, and toppings, but the oven that efficiently cooks the delicious pies cost nothing to make.

Follow the steps below and see how you, too, can make an amazing pizza oven without spending a cent.

First, they found and cleaned an old oil drum.


You could use any kind of old metal drum -- just make sure to clean it thoroughly first.

Next, they used an unused stove pipe and a hollowed-out paint can to create the oven's chimney.


This required cutting a hole in the top of the drum.

They covered the drum with soil and kept it steady with stones.


The soil will keep the drum insulated, making it a better, more efficient oven. They also used sand and flat bricks as a platform to evenly cook the pizza.

Now, you just need fire...


...and pizza, of course, once the remnants of the fire are removed.


The oven now retains the heat from the fire, and the front and the chimney should be blocked off to keep the heat.

Adding a door also helps with retaining heat.


A wooden door is used after the fire is put out. For the initial fire, they use a metal lid to keep the fire lit.

There you have it! Pizza cooked in an oil drum!


It really looks delicious.

Watch the entire building and baking process below to get a better idea of how to create your outdoor oven:

This entire creation was salvaged from scraps and unused materials. If they can essentially build a pizza oven for free, I can't wait to see what else these master builders can cook up!