Oven cleanout

[Fio]

Only if you're using your oven for retained heat

An ash pit is not worth the trouble if you are making pizza. I don't have one and don't want one. I bake with a fire in the oven using direct heat.

If you plan to use your oven as a retained heat oven to bake bread, then an ash slot may be worth considering.

[Jack Chastain]

Some ovens are shown with an opening in the floor of the oven just outside the entrance, Is an "ashpit" worthwhile? Jack