http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/ Oven curing, lighting fires, how big is big, and firewood. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:58 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/ http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/curing-schedule-question-8874.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:05:07 GMT I started curing my Primavera two days ago. The first day went well. Initially started around 250 degrees but eventually got up to 300 into the evening. Day two went pretty well. Got it to 350 sooner and kept it there for about 3 hours. It started raining lightly so I closed the oven up and let it... I started curing my Primavera two days ago. The first day went well. Initially started around 250 degrees but eventually got up to 300 into the evening. Day two went pretty well. Got it to 350 sooner and kept it there for about 3 hours. It started raining lightly so I closed the oven up and let it sit. My question is this: Was 3 hours at 350 enough or should I go another day at 350 before I go to 400? ]]> Firing Your Oven davewise http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/curing-schedule-question-8874.html http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/curing-constant-temp-bringing-up-down-8873.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:56 GMT The curing instructions for the Primavera say that you should get the oven to temperature and keep it as long as possible throughout the day. I also read a post that says that you should bring the oven to temperature and then cool it. Is the procedure different for the Primavera? The curing instructions for the Primavera say that you should get the oven to temperature and keep it as long as possible throughout the day. I also read a post that says that you should bring the oven to temperature and then cool it. Is the procedure different for the Primavera? ]]> Firing Your Oven davewise http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/curing-constant-temp-bringing-up-down-8873.html http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/what-happens-when-you-close-door-8872.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:01:45 GMT Let's say you have a small fire going when you're curing (350 degrees). If you close the door to the oven blocking the air. Will the temperature of the oven go up at all? Or will the fire be starved and go out quickly leaving the temp at 350. ]]> Firing Your Oven davewise http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/what-happens-when-you-close-door-8872.html http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/firing-photos-needed-8758.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:34:55 GMT I just can't get the fire right. I either have too much wood or not enough... It takes me well over 2 hours to get the oven heated and sometimes it's still not right..

Could someone post a pic of their wood stacked and ready to light? Maybe I'm putting to much in or the bottom pieces are too big?

If someone who gets theirs fired up in an hour could take a pic every 15 minutes or every time they add wood, with a timeframe of when they add it, that would be awesome..

Thanks,
BlackNoir ]]> Firing Your Oven blacknoir http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/firing-photos-needed-8758.html http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/quick-curing-question-8737.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:46:26 GMT I recently had to remove the chimney and replace it. The original construction had not used the correct chimney pipe and had been covered in brick and mortar. Well, in my pizza cooking days, I started seeing significant cracks at the base of the chimney. Between cracked mortar and the... I recently had to remove the chimney and replace it. The original construction had not used the correct chimney pipe and had been covered in brick and mortar. Well, in my pizza cooking days, I started seeing significant cracks at the base of the chimney.

Between cracked mortar and the weight of the bricks (chimney was 72 inches high), I started worrying that it could come down on my kids, and I had it changed.

Now, I want to cook in the oven, whose basic structure was left untouched. The only part that war removed was the front and the chimney.

Do you guys think I need to cure the mortar of the chimney base? The exhaust from the oven remained the same as well, so we just built up a part to put on the anchor plate and secure the chimney.

If I have to cure it, is it the same process as before? A full eight days, getting the oven to pizza cooking temp?

Thanks! ]]> Firing Your Oven ErFornaio http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/quick-curing-question-8737.html http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/f16/coal-8512.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:45:42 GMT Have put about 75 pizzas through our oven now and obviously using wood. Abslolutly love it. Some 20 years ago I had a wood/coal burning unit in my basement that I used for several years till I realized it was too much work and I went back to oil. I have a half dozen 80lb bags of pea coal left and... Have put about 75 pizzas through our oven now and obviously using wood. Abslolutly love it. Some 20 years ago I had a wood/coal burning unit in my basement that I used for several years till I realized it was too much work and I went back to oil. I have a half dozen 80lb bags of pea coal left and was wondering if anyone has used coal in their WFO after making pizza to keep the temp up and cook bread or roasts etc.
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