1 September 2009
Final oven specs - Oven opening is 19" wide and 11.75" high. Internal dome reaches 20" high at the peak so the oven's door height to dome height ratio is a little low at just under 59% (instead of the target 63%). The widest point inside the oven is 39" and from the cooking door brick to the back wall is 42". It's 11" of landing from the inner door line to the ash slot. The ash slot is 22" wide by 3.5" with another 12" of landing in front of the ash slot provided by the bullnose bricks.
We decided the first curing fire warranted a party. Twelve of our friends were able to come down for an impromptu toast to the first fire in the oven. One of our friends brought some white lightning to start the brief newspaper fire and to share with the gathered guest glasses. Fed the fire twisted sections of newspaper slowly for about 15 minutes to see if my low door height to dome height ratio would draw and breath properly. No problems with the draw once I took off the chimney cap. Put another section of flue pipe on top to improve the draw (and primarily to expel the smoke slightly above the crowd).
Home made whole wheat bread crisped with olive oil and salt & pepper, chunks of Parmesan cheese and some Peppadew (sweet peppers) for snacking while the fire burned. Brownies for dessert after the "fire ceremony".
Over the next week or so, it will probably just be me and my Black Butte Porter tending the curing fires.
Final oven specs - Oven opening is 19" wide and 11.75" high. Internal dome reaches 20" high at the peak so the oven's door height to dome height ratio is a little low at just under 59% (instead of the target 63%). The widest point inside the oven is 39" and from the cooking door brick to the back wall is 42". It's 11" of landing from the inner door line to the ash slot. The ash slot is 22" wide by 3.5" with another 12" of landing in front of the ash slot provided by the bullnose bricks.
We decided the first curing fire warranted a party. Twelve of our friends were able to come down for an impromptu toast to the first fire in the oven. One of our friends brought some white lightning to start the brief newspaper fire and to share with the gathered guest glasses. Fed the fire twisted sections of newspaper slowly for about 15 minutes to see if my low door height to dome height ratio would draw and breath properly. No problems with the draw once I took off the chimney cap. Put another section of flue pipe on top to improve the draw (and primarily to expel the smoke slightly above the crowd).
Home made whole wheat bread crisped with olive oil and salt & pepper, chunks of Parmesan cheese and some Peppadew (sweet peppers) for snacking while the fire burned. Brownies for dessert after the "fire ceremony".
Over the next week or so, it will probably just be me and my Black Butte Porter tending the curing fires.
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