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Post by curlygirl on Sept 18, 2016 15:23:20 GMT
Looking great. My vermiculite is steaming like a good'un':0)
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Post by downunderdave on Sept 18, 2016 21:22:55 GMT
If you see visible steam then back off you are going at it too hard. The steam will swell and make the vermicrete crack. That doesn't really matter that much because you are rendering over it later anyway. Try throwing some sheet plastic over the oven to detect any moisture on its underside. Hope you are getting some cooking done in those drying fires. Try some bread or roast a chicken, you won't be disappointed.
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Post by curlygirl on Sept 19, 2016 0:17:47 GMT
If you see visible steam then back off you are going at it too hard. The steam will swell and make the vermicrete crack. That doesn't really matter that much because you are rendering over it later anyway. Try throwing some sheet plastic over the oven to detect any moisture on its underside. Hope you are getting some cooking done in those drying fires. Try some bread or roast a chicken, you won't be disappointed. To be honest I haven't really researched cooking yet! The reason being that I'll get too impatient, fire in a big load of hardwood and crack the bloody thing! If I were to try cooking say, some flatbread am I right in thinking I'd push the fire to the back and leave the door opened?
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Post by curlygirl on Sept 19, 2016 0:19:57 GMT
It's now 1.15, I've a class of kids to teach in the morning and I'm about to start researching first food to cook in my oven - beginning to wonder am I a little bit obsessed?
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Post by oblertone on Sept 19, 2016 9:58:51 GMT
I trust your day went well ? As to flatbread, yep just push back the embers, clear the ash/dust away and plonk them down; do not turn away as they'll need flipping very quickly.
Note: Opinions on how to clear the ash vary, I use a bronze brush and am quite vigilant re it loosing bristles, others use a damp cloth on a pole, and yet more use a length of copper pipe to blow the ash away.
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Post by chas on Sept 19, 2016 16:24:33 GMT
I trust your day went well ? As to flatbread, yep just push back the embers, clear the ash/dust away and plonk them down; do not turn away as they'll need flipping very quickly. Note: Opinions on how to clear the ash vary, I use a bronze brush and am quite vigilant re it loosing bristles, others use a damp cloth on a pole, and yet more use a length of copper pipe to blow the ash away. And some use a bristle brush head fixed lengthways to a short handle, and soaked in a bucket of water. CobblerDave, if I remember rightly, slaps his peel in an assertive sort of way... Chas
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Post by curlygirl on Sept 20, 2016 12:33:40 GMT
I trust your day went well ? As to flatbread, yep just push back the embers, clear the ash/dust away and plonk them down; do not turn away as they'll need flipping very quickly. Note: Opinions on how to clear the ash vary, I use a bronze brush and am quite vigilant re it loosing bristles, others use a damp cloth on a pole, and yet more use a length of copper pipe to blow the ash away. Well, we cooked for the first time last night :0) baked some spuds in the embers and made 8 big flat breads 2 of which we turned into pizza for the kids. First attempt wasn't great but with a bit of experimenting with the fire position and heat they turned out delicious served with a big rustic Caesar Salad! Bottom was a bit ashy but we'll get that sorted! Now need to work on a door and chimney plug!
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Post by curlygirl on Sept 24, 2016 21:49:39 GMT
I trust your day went well ? As to flatbread, yep just push back the embers, clear the ash/dust away and plonk them down; do not turn away as they'll need flipping very quickly. Note: Opinions on how to clear the ash vary, I use a bronze brush and am quite vigilant re it loosing bristles, others use a damp cloth on a pole, and yet more use a length of copper pipe to blow the ash away. Well, we cooked for the first time last night :0) baked some spuds in the embers and made 8 big flat breads 2 of which we turned into pizza for the kids. First attempt wasn't great but with a bit of experimenting with the fire position and heat they turned out delicious served with a big rustic Caesar Salad! Bottom was a bit ashy but we'll get that sorted! Now need to work on a door and chimney plug! Just because it's not round doesn't mean it wasn't delicious! Our very first pizza in the oven - devine! Sure what else would you do on a rainy, windy day in Northern Ireland? Cracked the vermiculite though :0( had to happen sometime! Clay layer seems sound so I'm not too worried. I got my wee laser thermometer in the post - love it! Such a help with knowing when the oven's ready to cook. Really need to get a proper door sorted so I can start baking bread!
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Post by lovepizza on Sept 26, 2016 18:27:27 GMT
Congrats on the first Pizza, looks delicious!
Don't worry about the vermiculite, you can patch it before you render...or not, it'll work fine either way.
Now get off my thread 😄😄 ;-)
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