Your Mugnaini wood-fired oven is made from Refrattari Cotto or refractory clay. The water used to form the clay must be cooked out before your oven can be put into use.

This process is called curing. The first step involves cooking the water out of the clay and the next step involves tempering the clay. This is done very simply by a process of fires started inside the oven.

The curing process will take multiple small fires over a 4 day period. Overheating an uncured oven can cause thermal shock or cracks in the clay components and should be avoided. (Small hairline cracks in the surface of the clay will appear after normal usage and are not cause for alarm.)

CAUTION: Follow the complete curing schedule before cooking in your oven. Failure to do so may cause permanent damage to your oven and will void the warranty.

Download curing instructions for Piccolo ovens

Download curing instructions for Medio or Prima ovens