Part of owning a wood fired oven means that you will at times see small cracks in the oven. However, it is perfectly normal to see a few hairline cracks. Let’s explore why these cracks happen and what to do if you notice larger cracks. Why do small cracks happen in wood fired ovens? Small cracks happen in your oven…
There are many different ways to make a pizza. You can buy one from a pizza shop, stick a frozen pizza in the oven, or even make a pizza in your conventional oven. However, nothing compares to the flavour of a pizza made in a wood-fired oven. Wood fired pizza ovens have been used for centuries, and for good reason!…
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When cooking food, home gas ovens and grills rely on convection and conduction heat that bake a pizza from underneath. However, this is not how a true pizza should be made. In a wood-burning oven, radiative heat is what bakes a pizza. This means that it is the heat, which comes directly from the flames, that cooks food in a…
Curing your oven is a crucial step. It ensures that your oven is completely moisture-free before you cook your food, which can help prevent damage to the oven itself. When small pockets of moisture inside your oven, which are invisible to the naked eye, evaporate too quickly by a large, hot fire, it can be risky. Even if your oven…
Looking for perfect pizza recipes to utilise when using your awesome pizza oven? Keep reading for a tried and tested, lip-smacking recipe! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup (125ml) garlic oil (see related recipe), plus extra to drizzle 2 cups (500ml) good-quality tomato pizza sauce 1 cup (150g) kalamata olives 10 slices Primo Gourmet Selection Prosciutto, torn 2 x 150g Mozarella cheese (see…
Build your fire in the centre (left to right and front to back) of the pizza oven using 7-9 sticks of dry kindling, one to two odour-free, non-toxic fire starters, and two to three pieces of seasoned medium or hardwood. Alternatively, you can light your fire with a butane torch. It can be easier and faster than the traditional match…
A piece of wood contains two totally different fuels which burn in quite different ways. The first parts to burn are the “volatiles”. These are the resins and creosotes which are converted to flammable gases and smoke by the heat of the fire. Volatiles contain almost all of the pollution content of the wood. The second part of the wood is…
