Bella Grande Series
Owner’s Manual ©Forno Bravo, October 2018
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Type of Cooking
Temperatures
Notes on Fire, Food Types, & Tools
Clay Pot in a Bella Oven
400°F
– 600°F
Fire: Fully fire your oven and let the
temperature fall to about 650°F, then add
your covered dish. Allow temps to fall as
the food cooks.
Type: Tender, Moist Whole Chicken, etc.
Tools: Use a covered clay pot such as a
Forno Bravo terracotta pot, with
seasonings and liquid in the pan, along
with the bird. See the Community
Cookbook for recipes for this type of dish.
Warming and Melting
Mouth of the Oven Fire: Place dish at the front of the oven
away from the direct heat and let warm.
Type: Warm a sauce or stock, melt butter,
or make flavored olive oils for dipping.
Tools: Small heat-safe dish, cup, or pan.
TIP FROM OUR CHEFS:
If you are cooking pizza sequentially for a large gathering, after
you finish each pizza, pull some coals out onto the cooking floor to quic
kly “recharge it.”
When your next pizza is prepared and ready to go in, simply push the coals back to the
side, give the floor a quick brush off, and begin cooking again.
13. Bakeware to Avoid:
White porcelain pans tend to crack in wood fired ovens. Be careful with terracotta-looking
pans mass-produced in Asia. They might not withstand the temperature of your wood fired
oven. High quality, Italian terracotta pans that are guaranteed to work well in your oven are
available in the Forno Bravo online store.
In general, be careful with any ceramic pan that you would be sad to lose. Better safe than
sorry. The combination of high heat, flame, and being moved around with a pizza peel can
be rough on any pan.
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