wood fired oven ( suitable wood for cooking)

[mark7131]

Hello everyone, I have a question related to cooking with a wood fired oven. I am currently living within the city of Santiago and I have just constructed a wood fired oven and I’m trying to get some information about what types of wood are suitable for cooking and clean burning because some such as pine, cedar and fur are not due to the fact they are filled with sap and other materials that would cause problems. Does anyone have any info related to wood for cooking in a wood oven?

[danely]

Great question ! I wonder that myself as I see it used around Sosua for grilling chicken, and also in the pizza oven at the French restaurant, Oh La Vache. Next time you are there go have a look. They keep a large pile of fire wood in plain view.

[cobraboy]

Mountainfrog has an AWESOME brick oven he made to cook excellent German breads.

[Hillbilly]

You want "leña" which might be hard to come by. Mostly scrub trees, like mesquite. Ask at a few of the bakeries, they mighthave sources..
HB