How to barbecue or grill foods in a wood-fired oven

Wood Fired Oven Grilling and BBQing

This technique is ideal for cooking small items such as steaks, burgers, sausages, fresh prawns, fish fillets, skewers etc whilst ensuring that your foods get the special charcoal flavour.

Step 1. Light up your wood-fired oven.

Follow the instructions on how to light a fuego wood-fired oven and get your oven up to a high temperature of around 200-225°C using kiln dried wood that has a moisture content of less than 20%.

If you want to sear or brown the outside of any meat joints prior to cooking, do
it at this stage, keeping an eye on your food so you don’t burn it.

Step 2. Prepare your foods.

Whilst your wood-fired oven is cooling down in temperature, you can prepare the foods you are going to barbecue or grill with your favourite seasonings, rubs, spices, herb mix or marinade.

Step 3. Prepare your grill.

Using your metal peel or spade, spread the embers and pile them in the middle of the door entrance. You will need to allow the hot embers to turn white in colour before cooking on them.

Place a steel rack on top to make your own oven barbecue or use a cast iron grill to achieve some restaurant style ‘scorch marks’ on your steaks.

Step 4. Regulate the temperature and barbecue or grill your foods

Place a wired metal rack on top of the white embers if you are barbecuing or a cast iron grill if you are grilling and cook your foods to perfection within moments.

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