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Post by mattfarmer on Jul 26, 2013 16:42:12 GMT
Hi James, I'm not aware of any advantages. I had seen some other builds use separate pieces of wood for the door so I followed their example. My place of work also has lots of scrap pieces of wood so it was free to make the door in this way. There is one thing that I did learn about wooden doors when I was researching it and that is that they are best soaked in water before they are placed in the entrance to a hot oven. This stops the wood from burning and also generates steam which is good for the cooking process of certain foods.
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Post by Woody on Jul 26, 2013 21:27:14 GMT
Fair enough, cheers Matt.
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Post by Gaelceltic on Jul 27, 2013 1:42:22 GMT
Your oven looks amazing.Really love your website to, what attention to detail, really impressed.
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Post by cannyfradock on Jul 27, 2013 11:52:38 GMT
Matt
Love the way your oven is coming together.....nice job!!
Well impressed with your door. I still haven't got round to making one myself. We do have a detailed plan somewhere on the forum of a laminated door (don't know where it is though) where the member used a timber front and a metal rear with fire-board sandwiched between the 2. I have seen that when members have used a solid wooden door, they soak the door in water before use?
Terry
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Post by mattfarmer on Jul 27, 2013 13:32:02 GMT
There is a really good video on youtube by Kiko Denzer which explains the best way to fire a wood burning oven. In the video he mentions that he soaks his wooden baking door in water while the fire is still burning in the oven. If you have not seen the video before it is well worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rUwmV6ci9Q
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Post by mattfarmer on Aug 12, 2013 10:16:27 GMT
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Post by rivergirl on Aug 12, 2013 10:24:54 GMT
I like your door!! Mine is just a chunk of tree trunk but I am looking for an old aga type door for my next build
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