Ep 44: Clearing the Dome and the Floor of your Wood Fired Oven

I have been contacted frequently about how to clear soot from the dome and residual food from the oven floor. Taking care of both is very simple, and can be achieved at the same time.

[@aronchas]

Clive's back!! Its been ages, hope everything is going well. We missed your videos

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Glad to be back! More coming soon. Clive

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Hear hear!

[@TimCluyts]

Clive! You have no idea how much I missed your videos this summer. I am so happy you are back again! Looking forward to more of your content while I rewatch the rest.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you! More coming soon. Clive

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We missed you Clive!❤

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

I always come back 😄 More coming soon. Clive

[@z0rgMeister]

Wow. It's been a while. Thank you for another video Clive. A tip if anyone wants it. Those bigger pieces of leftover ash are charcoal really. So I use them in the barbecue or even back in the oven to bulk up my main fuel.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Great advice, thank you. More coming soon. Clive

[@randybruner2728]

Clive, good to see you again brother. Excellent video, as always.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks. More coming soon. Clive

[@Willow_and_Sage]

Welcome back my friend. Hope all is well.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

All's well. More coming soon. Clive

[@LanderPlatteau]

The legend is back. Great seeing your back. Thanks to your videos my wife let me build a wood fired oven in the backyard. I am going to fired it up for the first time coming weekend. Can't wait!! Great video again.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

So glad you have a generous wife. In my experience that's usually the first step to getting an oven. I look forward to hearing all about your cooking adventures. More coming soon. Clive

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Watching these videos is like stepping into quiet cathedral in the middle of busy city, always a pleasure.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you!

[@donaldcrane3945]

Looking forward to more cooking videos. I really enjoy watching, they are very well put together.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

[@cristian_munoz]

Nice tips! I'll use it, definitely. Glad you're back!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

[@yootoob7048]

Wow, I was over thinking that solution. Yours was a much simpler way, using SCIENCE!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks! More coming soon. Clive

[@royderikx3281]

This is exactly how I have been doing this 😂. Works very well! Good to see you again with great videos that are also calming and about fire and food. Love the combination .

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

[@neiltube8004]

Hope to have my oven built soon. In the meantime I will be watching and enjoying your calming and enjoyable videos.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Great news about your oven. I look forward to hearing about your cooking adventures. More coming soon. Clive

[@jbacon4514]

I do the same with my indoor oven. Definitely got a little excited when I saw another video!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you!

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The man is back ! Wow ! Absolutely love your energy!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

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More coming soon. Clive

[@danhem100]

Welcome back chef 👋 Glowing ambers at the end of a cook with the outdoor lights off is a sight to behold….one of the many pleasures of using these amazing ovens.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

So true. More to come. Clive

[@WoodFiredOvenPodcast]

So great to see you Clive 😊. Fab video - love it. 🎉

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you!

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❤❤❤want more and more ❤❤❤

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon

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Im so excited that you may be back, I got the notification this video was released and immediately ran up stairs to get my wife. I hope you plan more vids. Thanks for this one ❤

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks! More coming soon. Clive

[@mirto5663]

Your vlogs are extremely helpful and well-presented! Thank you.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

[@Flickerbrain]

Great to see you back Clive! I made myself an adjustable curved stainless steel ash puller and an ash box that fits directly into the door. It means that I can pull the ash out really quick without losing too much heat and pull the ash into the box (The ash box is about 5" deep and enough room above it to see what I'm doing with the ash puller).

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

That's a great set-up. I have an ash scraper, but prefer to use the peel. More coming soon. Clive

[@gregsimmons2274]

I'm a new follower and so happy that you are back. I'm planning on building an oven and your information and videos are a huge asset to know what direction to take.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks! More coming soon. If you would like to email me through my website I will send you all the information you need about my oven. Clive

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First to watch and say the best channel on youtube

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

😂 More coming soon. Clive

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Glad to see you are still looking as alive as you were in you last video. The soothing sound of charango is back

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you! More to come.

[@moore_rb]

These are great tips and tricks for keeping your oven clean between uses. One other advantage with letting the embers burn out naturally, and then leaving the ash in the oven until the next use, is that the ash is a natural dessicant, which helps keep your oven's internal humidity level nice and low between uses, which is good for the refractory concrete...

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Great advice, thank you. More coming soon. Clive

[@CaptainScarletSPV1]

You’re back yaaaay 😁 we have all missed you Sir! My wood oven hasn’t been lit since your last video…. It’s been in mourning😢 I’m lighting it tomorrow in celebration of your return😀

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

😂 More coming soon. Clive

[@randomfpv22]

I have just moved back into my home. Been 3 years since I’ve had my wood oven running. Cannot wait to use it for the first time

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Congratulations. More coming soon. Clive

[@MrMoosefire]

Welcome back! Hope you have some more videos in stock, theyre among my favorite on youtube

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

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I love your videos. Glad to see you're back.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

THanks. More coming soon. Clive

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[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you! More coming soon. Clive

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Hi Clive! We've been yearning for more. Glad you are back. You are indeed the goat!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Much appreciated

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Good to see a new video Clive! Well done!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Many thanks

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You're back!!! Bloody hell I've missed you. Haven't even watched the video yet. Great to see you here again. Ok, gonna watch now.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

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@@TheWoodFiredOvenChef That makes me, honestly, very happy

[@Jbiglin]

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Thank you. Welcome back, please keep going.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks! More to come.

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Glad you are back Clive! Hope all is well. Looking forward to some new content! Really appreciate the quality work you do!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you! More coming soon. Clive

[@kylepeffer4895]

Clive! I've missed your content! Your work is inspiring as well as a comfort watch at the end of a busy day for me! I appreciate you!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks so much! More coming soon, Clive

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So happy you are back Sir!!!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you!

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So wonderful to see this video Clive 😉

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks so much, more coming soon

[@thevagabonddoc]

We are waiting for such a long time, pls dont keep us wait

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

[@Torrnintwo]

Thanks for this info. I have over time started to do the same methods as you do here, except placing the oven door on at the end. I will be doing that next time, Cheers. I did do a suckling pig a month ago and that dropped a lot of fat and I tried to catch what I could but it was impossible to catch it all. After cooking I remade the fire and later spread the coals, it was the only way to clean the oven floor. On a side note I made a small brick wall barrier between the pig and the hot coals during cooking and it really saved the pig from cooking and burning on one side. It did get a little burnt from the dome top but I caught that early and loosely place several layers of aluminum foil over the top as a shield and it worked fine. Move vids please.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

The suckling pic sounds great. More coming soon. Clive

[@ebola1974]

Was cleaning my oven yesterday, only had it for 2 months and was wondering how Clive cleaned his! Perfect timing

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Perfect! More coming soon. Clive

[@soullimbo]

This is a very useful video....I'm new to cooking in a wood oven and when I attempted pizzas for the first time, it went horribly wrong (I have since been successful and realised where I made mistakes) and there was food all over the oven floor. Followed this video and hey presto, clean floor again

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

I'm glad it was helpful. I've had my share of disasters in the wood oven, but the more you use your oven the greater your understanding of how it performs, and what it’s capable of, and your instincts will become more in tune with it when you’re cooking.

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Yay. You’re back. Awesome.

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More coming soon. Clive

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Welcome back Clive been watching some of your videos again because I love em!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks! More coming soon. Clive

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Great to have you back! You’re looking well.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

I am! Thank you. More coming soon. Clive

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So happy you are back!! Hope to see some new cooking video's. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

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Lange nicht gesehen. Schönes Video 😍😍

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Danke schön! More coming soon. Clive

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Clive your back! Good to see you again sir. Hoping you and yours were okay. We (I) could appreciate more frequent videos from you good sir, I enjoy them greatly.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you! More coming soon. Clive

[@stevenperez8157]

Much respect chef. I have an Ooni oven which I fire with oak. It does a fantastic job, but it’s nothing compared to your setup. I had the pleasure of taking a class from Andrea Mugnaini in Napa some years ago, which I highly recommend to anyone thinking of getting a wood-fired oven. I’m saving my pennies and hope to upgrade to a true brick oven soon.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

The Omni is a great place to start. More coming soon. Clive

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Yes, great to see you again, Clive!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you. More coming soon. Clive

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He's back! ❤

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

I am! More coming soon. Clive

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Thank you Clive! 😊

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

You are very welcome, more coming soon

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I am glad you are back Clive

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Thanks! More coming soon. Clive

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Just when I’d given up all hope!

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😂 More coming soon. Clive

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Wowww..... after a long time 😊

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Oh happy day.... new video!

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Hope you’re well and safe from what’s going on

[@MrXasan10]

You are inspiring again the community! I learn a lot from the videos while I am building my own oven this summer in Germany. It is time for me to cook Turkish and Greek delicacies which is in my root! How is your book is going? This book is one of top on my waiting list!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Great to hear about your oven. More coming soon. Clive

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Beautiful, thanks

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

[@chelsealimmer1820]

I've just stumbled upon your videos. Firstly, I would like to say, I am loving your content. I've watched a few videos this arvo. Secondly, your voice is so calming and thirdly, your wood fired oven is absolutely beautiful. I'm curious to know; have you recorded a video of you making the oven? Or can you point me in the right direction of where I can find this particular make it is? I absolutely love your tile choice also. I'm so glad that my husband found your page. He's planning to build a wood fired oven, but hadn't found one that he likes. Yours is beautiful.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks for your kind comment. If you would like to email me through my website I will send you all the information you need about my oven. Then your husband can start building! Clive

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[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

😂 More coming soon. Clive

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@@TheWoodFiredOvenChef I hope you know your calm approach to cooking is very addictive to watch you have made a lot of people happy coming back nicely bone brother welcome back.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

@@christokaloudis2050 thank you

[@juliegibbons4989]

Thank you for the video i found it very helpful. I have had a wood fired oven for about ten years now and recently someone bought a terracotta chicken brick for me. How would you go about using it in the WFO?

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

The recommendation for the chicken brick is to start it in a cold oven, and then heat it up. It would be an interesting experiment to try in the wood oven. More coming soon. Clive

[@ibiubu99]

Please do more roasted vegetables videos

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

I think my wife would agree with you 😂 More coming soon. Clive

[@TMac0925]

Good stuff. Glad to see you back! Curious, do you cap chimney to keep water out when not in use?

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

The chimney already has a cover over it as a part of the design. More coming soon. Clive

[@TMac0925]

@@TheWoodFiredOvenChef Thought maybe it did but couldn’t recall ever actually seeing the very top previously. Thank you.

[@goranstankovic6054]

It would be nice if you showed us around. The house, town you’re in, place where you get your ingredients, dog house 😁. A bit of a backstory of how you made it. Are you a dentist? 😂 what’s your portfolio? Or not, good videos man.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thanks for commenting. More coming soon. Clive

[@henrycow203]

Thanks!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

More coming soon. Clive

[@FrankDowns]

Welcome back! Did you do some work on the oven, it looks very fresh?

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Coat of paint

[@henrycow203]

How important is the cleaning of the dome? I have a wood oven (approx 100 years old) in my house, and I will test fire and test cooking soon, first time.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

I think it's important to avoid a build up of soot, otherwise it can tend to drop onto your food. More coming soon. Clive

[@1971478]

Clive it’s been awhile since!!!! Everything ok???? Are you back????

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Took some time off. More coming soon. Clive

[@centurione6489]

Still waiting for the porchetta ;-)

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

It's on a very long list of things to do. More coming soon. Clive

[@jhippl]

What oven do you have? I’d love to get the same one

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Mine is a Forno Bravo Premio 2G 100 which has a 40”/102cm interior cooking surface. If you would like to email me through my website I will send you all the information you need about my oven.

[@jhippl]

@@TheWoodFiredOvenChef found it on their site, thank you so much. It looks like it’s a good one and has held up well for you over the years.

[@Pitcrew1960]

Nothing to add to this Clive but thankyou

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Thank you, much appreciated

[@StGroovy]

Exactly the same way Elon is going to get us to Mars. A big fire and a glass of wine.

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

😂 More coming soon. Clive

[@bobjackson7516]

Not as tasty as your last video, but still quality information. Thanks!!

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

Haha! More coming soon. Clive

[@laurahaneuer]

Can somone give me the name of the backround music

[@TheWoodFiredOvenChef]

The track is called “Charango" by Mark Thomas Hannah.