Using Your Commercial Wood Fired Pizza Oven

Here are some tips on how to best use your commercial wood fired ovens.

Curing Process

Vesuvio Wood Fired ovens require curing before you use them. Once the building of the oven has been built, we recommend you let it sit for 5-7 days. If the oven has been rendered, it is important to ensure the render is completely dry before curing. Over the course of 5 days, start with a temperature of approximately 100 degrees celcius and increase by 100 degrees each day up to 500 degrees celcius. You will need to build a fire and sustain it at that temperature for the day. You do not want to have a high temperature fire straight away so you will need to try and maintain the temperature as best as you can. The best way to check the temperature is with an infrared thermometer. You can commence cooking on the 6th day.

Cooking Methods

The ovens from that Valoriani Vesuvio wood fired oven range are extremely versatile and provide you with a vast array of cooking options for your menu. The only thing limiting you is your own imagination! Some of the things you can do are:

 - Pizza

 - Baking

 - Roasting

 - Grilling

 - Browning

 - Sauteing

Cleaning

Very little maintenance is required with the Vesuvio Wood Fired Oven. You will need to clean the ashes occasionally when the oven is cold. Simply use a brass wire brush to sweep out the ashes. There is no need to use water on your pizza oven. The flue must be cleaned regularly. For the best results, we recommend cleaning it every 3 months.

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