What kind of wood can I burn in my oven?
The best woods to burn in an oven are clean burning woods like oak, maple, beech, birch, and ash. Some people don’t like burning pine because of the tar from the pitch. In the Baltic countries they smoke meats with Aspen and it’s delicious. Mesquite is always a favorite for smoking as well.
How do you maintain/clean a wood fired oven?
Heating an oven to pizza temperatures will burn off any soot. Cleaning out the ash should be done with an oven shovel. Before you cook on the surface you should take a wet rag, wrap it around your oven brush and clean the brick floor.
Can I use the same cooking material that I do in my regular oven?
We recommend typically using cast iron for cooking in wood fired ovens. However, you can also use oven pans for veggies, bread pans, and pyrex.