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Post by truckcab79 on Sept 28, 2019 19:18:44 GMT
Looks great. As do the pizzas. From my limited knowledge of my one build the cooking time seems a little long. Mine are done in about 60-90 seconds. In the pics it looks like you have soot on the roof still. By the time it’s hot enough that should all be burnt off.
Worth getting a digital infra red thermometer. Less than a tenner off eBay or amazon.
Likewise peels. Got my square and round ones off there for not much money. Make sure to get the longer handled ones and it’s worth getting at least 2 of the square ones, preferably more. That way you can be prepping the next batch as you cook.
Enjoy it.
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Post by scotsoven on Oct 6, 2019 17:11:59 GMT
Thanks truckcab 79 the oven was black from all the curing fires with a 6" ring round the bottom when i started the fire. Got it pretty clear but agree still some soot! Was scared to go to big to fast so once i seen i had enough temp i had to get a pizza in. I hope as i use it i will get rid of the moisture and get better temps and for longer. Will check out ebay for the pizza peels👍. Curious if you dont use the oven for a few months in the winter should you start the curing fire cycles again or is this only for the initial build?
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Post by downunderdave on Oct 6, 2019 19:32:10 GMT
Great job. The answer to your question is yes, you need to take it easy if the oven gets wet again. But not as slow as the initial fires. Did you add the burn out fibres? They provide a fair measure of protection from steam spalling in the inner dome casting. If the insulation layer is moist the exterior of the oven will be hot to touch on the outside. This tells you a lot about how moist it is.
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Post by scotsoven on Oct 7, 2019 18:02:52 GMT
Downunderdave, yes took your advice and added fibers👍 thanks for that advice and all the rest during my build helped me build a decent oven👏 Not had any issues yet or cracking just curious as we have quite wet weather in Scotland so not sure if its best to leave curved up and start curing fires in the spring or use on the few dry weekends we get? Dont want to cause any damage. Long term plan is to build a roof over to help.
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Post by oblertone on Oct 8, 2019 8:43:51 GMT
Cover it when not in use, at least until you build a roof. A dry oven (or any other object) will absorb moisture from the atmosphere until it reaches equilibrium, a cover will help as will a decorative door at the outer lip.
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Post by scotsoven on Oct 8, 2019 20:35:05 GMT
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Post by truckcab79 on Oct 9, 2019 17:37:08 GMT
Great oven and enjoyed the film. Superb ‘repurposing’ of the garden gate.
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Post by scotsoven on Oct 11, 2019 17:00:53 GMT
Thanks truckcab79, not the best video but first time i have pulled a load of pictures together like that. Wanted to give something back to encourage others to build a WFO a lot of work but the results are worth it, once again a big THANKS to everyone on the site who helped with advice 👏👏👏
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Post by scotsoven on Dec 28, 2019 22:19:35 GMT
Hi All, just been catching up on the forum some great builds out there can't wait to next spring when i can fire the oven up and get my first full years use out of it after this years build. Going to start the curing process again just to be on the safe side curious about the usual spring time start up process you all go through, any advice would be appreciated. I know some of you lucky ones use all year round maybe next year when i buil a gazebo / roof structure over the oven. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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Post by truckcab79 on Jan 1, 2020 17:49:28 GMT
If you want to be super-cautious you could always follow the Forno Bravo site recommendations for new ovens. I cover mine over the winter with a tarpaulin hopefully after a few dry bright winter days. Had to give up waiting for any of those this year so after weeks of rain I had a dry day and covered it regardless. In spring I’ll unwrap it and for what it’s worth last year what I did was to just have a long slow fire for a few hours before first using it again in anger the following day. Whether that’s the correct way or not it didn’t seem to do any harm. Cooked fine all all season.
Ive read plenty of threads where they don’t cover them at all. My biggest concern would actually be freeze/thaw damage to the brickwork or render rather than moisture in the oven.
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Post by scotsoven on Mar 24, 2022 21:55:08 GMT
Done my first curing fire of the spring, thought I would get one done before the clocks change. Looking forward to another year of using the oven for cooking. Will post some picture soon showing the finished oven and how it has performed after three years, any one in two minds about building a cast oven fear not it has held up great.
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