The following scale shows the different wood-fired pizza oven temperature levels you will find in your Forno Bravo oven, how to test for temperature, and the types of food you cook at the different levels.
Centigrade | Fahrenheit | Mississippi’s | Description | Type of Cooking |
70C | 160F | Many | Very cool | Keep food warm without drying out |
90-120C | 200-250F | Many | Cool | Slow roast meats, beans and stews |
150-175C | 300-350F | 6 to 7 | Warm | Desserts, scones |
200-230C | 400-450F | 4 to 5 | Moderately hot | General baking, enriched breads |
260-290C | 500-550F | 2 to 3 | Hot | Roasting, focaccia, hearth breads |
320-350C | 600-650F | 1 | Very hot | Fast cooking vegetables, baguettes, tapas |
370C+ | 700F+ | 0 | Pizza hot | Pizza, fast cooking tapas |