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[Tony 5Bones]

Hi all, I'm new to this forum however I'm up to my 3rd Oven build. I've never attempted this but has anyone ever fired up their outdoor oven in the rain. I know that my grandparents had to cook in the village no matter what the weather, but I'm thinking about the ovens structure, water on extreme heat, will it crack etc?

[dakzaag]

Properly built, an oven needs to be able to be exposed to the elements and not get ruined. I have cooked in the rain and it works just fine except I got wet. If water is getting into the oven when it rains, you have big problems unless you live in a desert. Wind driven rain can get in mine a little, but the first fire just dries it out quickly. I didn't have a roof over my cooking area so that was an issue, but the oven itself is waterproof. Well water resistant might be a better term.

[RandyJ]

I have cooked in the rain and snow. I haven't had any problems. I do have a roof on mine and the over hang protects the opening . If you are worried then do a design that has a roof. I almost never even have the lip on the front of mine get wet.

Randy