The Stone ovens tiled with standard unshaped stone:
Using the oven: Place some dry wood and twigs in the middle of the oven’s dome. When starting the fire avoid abrupt changes in the temperature of the fuel chamber by using burners and petroleum products. It is normal for the bricks in the dome to become black after the first kindling. The fire should be maintained until the bricks turn white. It takes about 1 to 2 hours to get the oven ready. Once the bricks turn white, the oven is ready for usage and you can place inside the baking dish. Finally, close the dome with the iron lid and seal the sides with mud or a sticky mixture of ash, flour and water.
Fitting instructions: The easy and correct installation of your oven depends largely on the platform. Make sure that the platform is stable, flat and even. The individual components are fitted in the order given in the installation guide, and are glued together using cement adhesive. It is recommended that you use a thermostable adhesive when fitting the components within and around the dome. Ensure that all parts are thoroughly wetted with water for better conglutination. Finally, joint and clean all surfaces. After the adhesive goes dry (from 3 to 5 hours depending on the season), your oven is ready to use.
The dome, weighing about 200 kg, is the heaviest part, so 3 or 4 persons will be needed to move it.
Insulation recommendation: The better the oven’s insulation, the better its roasting efficiency, as the accumulated heat will last longer. We recommend placing a cement roof on top of the oven’s dome and filling the empty space with a mixture of salt and quartz sand (50/50). We offer our clients such a roof. The other possibility is to insulate the dome using rock-wool, hexagonal wire mesh and coating it with a fireproof mixture such as chamotte.