Six frequently asked questions about wood burning ovens

Having and enjoying our wood oven is essential for enhance the oven-oven experience.

Although many doubts arise when buying and using it, in reality, its use is easier than we think. Therefore, from Hornosdeleña.com, we want to solve some of your most frequent questions.

What are the most recommended wood-fired ovens?

There are many types of wood burning ovens. The most recommended, depending on their quality and traditional use, are the ovens made with refractory bricks and, especially, the Traditional model.

What is better, buy the KIT to manufacture it or buy it directly prefabricated?

This point has a very personal answer. If you are one of the people who prefer to make your own oven, you can buy the KIT to assemble your oven. Or if the place where you are going to place it is difficult to access to carry a finished oven. Of course, from Hornos de Leña, we provide all the information you need, with assembly instructions, advice, and, if necessary, telephone or email assistance.

On the other hand, there are people who choose to have their prefabricated oven ready to use directly. In this case, you have to be very clear about the measurements and space necessary to place it, we will take care of the rest 😉

Do you have to have specific knowledge before using a wood oven?

You do not need any prior knowledge or training to use and enjoy a wood burning oven. Simply, it is advisable to know some basic guidelines such as the ideal temperatures to be reached for cooking food, how to light a wood oven in an optimal way, how to keep the heat and, of course, the recipes that you want to cook. All this information will be received together with the oven, in the User Manual that goes with the Warranty Book.

How to turn on and recover the heat of the wood oven?

This is the most important point for a correct cooking of food. Lighting it is simple but, even so, in our previous blog entry, we told you how to light a wood oven. You can also see it in this video.

To recover it, just follow these tips that Vicente Boix tells us below.

What is the ideal temperature for cooking food?

The correct temperature to make your recipes come out delicious and at their point, ranges between 200 and 300 degrees.

It depends on what we are going to cook, we will maintain one temperature or another:

For pizzas a temperature of 300 degrees would be adequate.
For meat it is advisable to reach 200 degrees and let it cook slowly to avoid drying out.
For rice 225 degrees.
For fish we recommend 200 degrees.
For vegetables with 200 degrees it is enough.

How to cure clay pots?

The cure is very simple. The day before using it, we leave it in water for approximately 8 hours. Afterwards, we dry them with a cloth and that's it! This process is done only once, when we are going to use the casserole for the first time.

As you can see, it is not difficult to use your wood oven to achieve a highly satisfactory experience. It is enough to have certain clear recommendations and everything will go on hot coals ...

These 6 questions are the most frequently asked about wood-fired ovens, but if you still have some to solve, don't be shy and ask us for information without obligation! We will be happy to advise you on everything you need.