Cooking on a Wood-Fired Oven
Cooking on a Wood-Fired Oven
Learn how to cook on a wood-fired oven with wood-fired cookery expert David Jones from Manna from Devon.
You’ll use the traditional style brick wood-fired oven as well as our Esse Fire Stone oven. Learn how to get the best from your own oven and how to cook plenty of delicious dishes.
Wood-fired ovens are perfect for pizza but they can do so much more! Learn how to use a wood-fired oven to it’s full potential, including:
- Pizza: making dough, shaping, topping and baking
- Fish dishes
- Roasting meat with herbs from the garden
- Vegetable dishes
- Flat breads
Using your oven to maximum effect takes a little getting used to and we’ll discuss many aspects of use:
- Siting your oven
- Wood selection
- Lighting and heating the fire
- Measuring and controlling temperatures
- Cooking utensils and other equipment
This class is always sociable, great fun and a very hands-on learning experience. You’ll cook a lot of different dishes during the day and naturally, we have to try them all.
What you'll learn
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Getting to know the basics
Learn about: different kinds of wood-fired ovens available; where to site them; how to light, maintain and control the fire; essential kit.
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Aprons on
David will show you how to get the ovens hot, then you'll help to prepare and cook the variety of dishes on the menu today.
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Q&A
You'll finish by sitting down to eat together and have the opportunity to ask any further questions.
Testimonials..
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We have had such fun with our new found confidence. We no longer have cold oven issues! We tried a slow roasting a chicken and shoulder of lamb. Checked it this morning the smell was amazing as was the taste... we are now totally hooked.
Belinda & Phil -
Really good day - learned so much! Now I need to go and try some recipes out at home!
Caroline -
An excellent day - very instructive and enjoyable with lots of food to eat.
Pete
The Essentials
Cooking on a Wood-Fired Oven runs from 10am until 4pm.
We’ll provide all the ingredients and you’ll cook on our Esse Fire Stone and traditional style brick wood-fired oven.
There will be plenty to eat throughout the day and you’ll finish with a sit down meal.
The course involves putting dishes in and taking them out of our wood-fired ovens, which will involve being near naked flames. Sandals and shorts are not recommended.
Please ensure you are wearing long trousers and your feet are fully covered by shoes.
This course will take place outdoors. Please check the weather for NP25 and bring either layers/ a waterproof jacket, or a sun hat/ sun cream, as appropriate.
Your instructor for the day..
David owns Manna from Devon Cooking School and is a wood-fired cookery expert For David the joys of cooking with…