Control the temperature

Heat, the thermometer and the wind

One control: the dial sets the flame between high and low.

1. Heat up on high until the thermometer reads 300 °C (572 °F): about 20 to 30 minutes on gas, depending on the weather (help centre).
2. Read the dial as the floor temperature: its probe sits below the stone (Wood Burner manual).
3. Turn the dial down to hold a lower heat. Gozney gives no table of dial positions.
4. Stay below 500 °C (950 °F), the oven's maximum (Gozney's store).
5. Keep the back of the oven to the wind: strong wind can blow out the flame or push heat out of the back (2016 book).
6. Put nothing in bigger than the mouth, no plastic or glass, and never cover the burner (2016 book).