Just wondering if i'm waiting to long ,do you wait until all wood is enveloped in flames ie really burning or start earlier and let fire burn slowly through wood ie partially burning thanx
Sure, but what if your oven is wood fired?If you pre-heat your splits at 450ºF in the oven
A strong draft, super dry wood, and a hot reload - I'm closing the air down as soon as I shut the door so I don't loose any eyebrows. Under more "normal" circumstances, it's a matter of watching what the fire is doing and reacting to it. I find it's better to let the fire get ahead of where you "want" it to be before cutting back the air. If you've got decent air controls, you can bring it down pretty quickly when you want to. I've gotten too aggressive with cutting off the air a few times and had to nurse the flames back to health, which takes way too long when you just want to go to bed at night.
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