 Re: Does the oven have to get to pizza heat for baking bread?
Frances
Definitely try to get your dome to burn clean and then spread the coals out across the floor. After about 30 minutes remove the coals and allow the oven temperature to stabilize...sometimes the longer the better if you have a good door and insulation...both of which you probably have. You may even damp mop the floor but it is not necessary. As for the coals question you generally will remove them because it will allow for a better baking atmoshpere inside the oven...meaning you will have the steam available to allow for nice oven spring...if there are hot coals they will make the oven bake drier.
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Dutch
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