yo, that dome is HOT

[splatgirl]

Has anyone noticed that the dome clearing--the soot burning off and the bricks getting white hot--has a smell? It's not like any other part of the fire smell, but when it happens, it sets off my internal timer that tells me 45 minutes to pizza!

[Les]

Sorry - there is no way I am sticking my head into the oven to see if there is a smell.

[splatgirl]

yea, I know, It's officially arm hair and eyebrow makeover season.

Really though, it comes out of the chimney, and it's the signal to get my prep in order!

[Tscarborough]

That SMELL...That gasoline smell.........it smells like....Victory.

[brickie in oz]

Being the old steam train buff from my youth that I am, the smell reminds me of all the old trains that I used to enjoy watching.

[Neil2]

It is the "creosote' smell from the burning off of the soot layer.

[splatgirl]

yea. I think it smells like diesel fuel or a house fire. Which might be why it freaked me out the first couple of times I noticed it. Now---ahhh. I am sickly addicted to the whole WFO aroma. And the food, of course. But really, just the smell of some WFO action makes me so happy.

[Neil2]

The "creosote" smell will go away very quickly and indicates you have reached a high enough temperature to burn the oven "white".