 Re: winter cooking ?
When I was firing my oven for the first few times... it popped and cracked and popped some more.
It's a different sort of sound than wood. A pinging tone. PIng ping pong pong After awhile I could tell when there was another crack, just by the sound.
During the build I kind of figured the mortar in the joints would crack, but it still amazes me that bricks can crack.
I never would of guessed that.
As James told me several months ago.
"Embrace your cracks.
And enjoy the pizza!!!"
These thing will stand tall! I have some severe cracks. A brick even fell out of my inner arch. Right where the dome ties in. But the dome still stands...(waiting for repair)
So don't worry too much. (frustrating... after all the hard work)
But I really don't think that there is much that can be done to prevent them!
Dave |