Lighting A Fire for Our Wood Fired Oven

Remember to keep your wood dry and in small pieces so that they catch fire easily and fit in side the oven.

The stainless steel door keeps the heat inside the fire and stops the fire burning too fast. We need a chain on it to stop it falling down.

Our oven needed a "flue" so that the oxygen can be sucked up through the fire via the entrance and out of the flue to keep it burning.

Your fire needs to fill the whole oven and burn for at least an hour to generate enough heat to cook your pizzas.

Our Instructions

First: Roll sheets of newspaper up really tight after folding them into quarters.

Second: Arrange the rolled paper in a triangular layer on top of each other.

Third: Sprinkle dry bark, wood chips, dried fern leaves (brown), or cabbage tree leaves over paper sticks.

Fourth: Add two slightly larger pieces of dry wood and then more paper sticks.

Fifth: Build up your stack in layers allowing plenty of room for air to flow through.

Six: Light the fire down low in three different spots with a BBQ lighter.

Seven: Stand back a safe distance and add more wood as the fire grows.

CAUTION: Do not use petrol or any other flammable liquids to start your fire.

Make sure there is always an adult supervising you.