It took me a whole summer but I’m finally getting consistent results from the pizza oven.

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    1 year ago

    Thanks for the info. I’ve heard they take a while to heat up. How much time do you need to fire it up and preheat prior to baking the bread?

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      1 year ago

      Usually 40min to an hour to get the floor hot and build up a bed of coals. Once the flames are out though there is time to do at least 2 batches.

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        1 year ago

        Wow, that’s faster than I thought. One hour to prep gives a few hours of heat. If you’re making your own bread dough, you’re probably waiting for the final rise while you stoke the oven.

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          1 year ago

          Exactly, I light it just before shaping and proofing. I’ll build an unreasonably roaring fire from very small pieces of wood that settles down to coals pretty quickly. Then the temperature can be maintained by adding fuel a tiny bit at a time until the dough is ready. It’s fickle but more fun than working indoors.