Better fires start with bone dry wood
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The same kiln dried ash, birch and oak as our logs, split thin, 2 to 7cm across instead of a full log. Thin splits catch in seconds and burn hot, so the oven comes up to temperature fast and you feed it one piece at a time to hold the heat, rather than fighting a lump that won’t catch. Same job in a firepit or chiminea. The logs are a standard 22 to 25cm long, so check your oven takes a 25cm log before you order; some smaller ovens won’t. Every log is kiln dried to under 18% moisture and checked with a meter before it leaves us. That’s why it lights first go, burns hot and clean, and doesn’t tar up the oven.
Smoky pizza and a slow oven both come from logs that are still wet inside.
Typical seasoned firewood
Slower, more frustrating fires that can take longer to properly get going
Excess moisture creates heavier smoke and more smouldering around the firepit
More of the fire’s energy is wasted drying the logs instead of producing usable heat
Kiln dried pizza oven logs, split thin
Up to temperature fast, and holds it
No smoke taint, no chemical taste
Split thin, so it catches fast and feeds one piece at a time