{"id":12,"date":"2022-01-14T18:38:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T18:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outfitthehouse.com\/?p=12"},"modified":"2022-01-15T04:18:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T04:18:38","slug":"does-a-pizza-oven-need-a-chimney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outfitthehouse.com\/does-a-pizza-oven-need-a-chimney\/","title":{"rendered":"Does A Pizza Oven Need A Chimney?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
So, you are probably deciding whether to buy a pizza oven or build one from scratch. In any case, what a fantastic idea, since a pizza oven contributes to such a terrific atmosphere, and, of course, delicious pizzas! However, the pricing difference may make you wonder if a chimney is really necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having a chimney on a pizza oven is not necessary as the oven will still work without it. However, pizza ovens without a chimney lack the proper draw effect needed to produce really hot fires. Also, smoke will escape through the front entrance, making the cooking experience unpleasant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Deciding whether to buy or build a pizza oven with a chimney can be confusing if you do not have the correct information. Below we have listed whether a chimney is necessary and how to reduce smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While you certainly don’t ‘need’ a chimney, having one for your pizza oven will undoubtedly provide more benefits than drawbacks. Pizza ovens without a chimney will still work, but their efficiency and user-friendliness will be drastically reduced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Think of it this way, if your chimney does not have a designated outlet for the smoke to go, the smoke will find the nearest way out, which will, unfortunately, be through the front oven door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This means that when you are cooking, you’ll be inundated by hoards of black smoke and hot air in your face – fun, right? In addition, this is not the sort of smoke that will impart a flavorful blended taste to your pizza. No. Rather, the smoke will give it a less than ideal taste and possibly leave your pizza blackened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, an oven without a chimney will likely develop black stains around the entrance. This is because the smoke has nowhere else to go but via the front door, as previously stated. However, buying or building an oven with a chimney will provide the oven with the necessary air circulation, reducing the possibility of staining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An oven creates a pressure imbalance, of sorts, with the hot air inside of the oven and the cold air outside. A chimney allows the hot air to be pushed out the chimney, while cold air enters through the front of the oven, creating a drawing effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cold air flowing into the oven adds oxygen to the fire. Furthermore, the chimney’s overall convection mechanism provides for a hotter fire. In summation, it is definitely worth investing a little more for a chimney.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDoes A Pizza Oven Have To Have A Chimney?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Where Should The Chimney Be On The Pizza Oven?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n