Convent bakery in Melbourne use an original wood fired Scotch oven to bake selected bread. Doug the baker "scuffles" the sole of the oven to clean it prior to baking.
I've got a German Haussler wood-fired oven here in Eastern Europe. They insist that their bricks must not be scuffled claiming that the bricks can be damaged. Haussler insists that the remaining ash should be removed by wire brush only, but this is too time consuming and the front section of the oven loses too much heat. VERY FRUSTRATING! Anyone out there with some opinions on this? I'd love to hear from you!
My dad was last in a long line of bakers going back to about 1850 and this is exactly how he cleaned his ovens.
alantgs 1 month ago
@jimhaas3 - I would have thought that a wire brush would be more likely to damage the bricks, rather than the wet cloth of the scuffle.
Rustystone27 3 months ago
To scuffle. infinitive. To mop a gigantic oven.
ElPiconeroalCognac 2 years ago
I've got a German Haussler wood-fired oven here in Eastern Europe. They insist that their bricks must not be scuffled claiming that the bricks can be damaged. Haussler insists that the remaining ash should be removed by wire brush only, but this is too time consuming and the front section of the oven loses too much heat. VERY FRUSTRATING! Anyone out there with some opinions on this? I'd love to hear from you!
jimhaas3 3 years ago
Kijk dit is nou een echte "Sloerie"
FranCPeter 3 years ago
mike rowe?
smezzy 3 years ago
i've just learnt somthing, thanks
ironchefaustralia 4 years ago