What does the quality of a pizza depend on? It certainly depends on the ingredients chosen, on the craftsmanship in its preparation and on the tools used, but it also depends on the regular cleaning of the oven. In fact, pizza after pizza, food and flour residues, as well as the remains of ashes and embers tend to settle on the bottom of the oven.
If not properly removed, these deposits risk compromising the taste of the pizza with unpleasant smells and “burnt” flavours that can spoil the work of the most experienced pizza maker. Moreover, an unclean oven can jeopardise its own proper functioning, whether it is wood-fired or electric.
To every oven its brush
The main tool for a perfect oven is the brush. Not all models, however, are created the same. In order to choose the most suitable brush depending on the oven and its cleaning needs, attention must be paid to several aspects. Which aspects are those? Certainly the brush’s shape, the materials it is made of and the length of the handle.
Without a doubt, brushes with brass bristles enable fast and efficient cleaning of the refractory stone. The models offered by Gi.Metal are also equipped with a stainless steel rear scraper to remove stubborn residues stuck to the oven floor.
Based on this feature, the Gi.Metal Azzurra, Evoluzione, Gluten Free and Carbon lines offer a high-performance rotating head oven brush with brass bristles . Thanks to the possibility of movement, the rectangular head of the brush can clean the oven in depth.
For circular ovens, it can be handy to choose the round brush to clean every nook and cranny perfectly. All this without sacrificing the efficiency of the brass bristles and rotating head. Electric ovens, on the other hand, can shine again thanks to the thin brush, also with brass bristles and a back scraper, but designed for low cooking chambers. Its height is only 6 centimetres!
For those who fear that, in the long run, brass bristles may excessively attack oven surfaces, Gi.Metal offers a brush with natural bristles for gentler - but just as effective - cleaning of surfaces.
Lastly, the Gi.Metal range of grill brushes with mainly steel bristles is designed to meet the needs not only of professionals, but also of enthusiasts who have grill ovens or barbecues for cooking pizza.
And that’s not all. Most Gi.Metal brushes have a spare brush available for replacement in case of wear and tear. In this way, the tools are more practical and durable, making it possible for the pizza maker to change only the head and not the entire brush when necessary.
Oven accessories
In addition, as allies to the brushes, Gi.Metal offers a whole range of accessories for oven management. The rakes are useful for recovering solids, such as wood and coal, while the shovels can handle ash and embers, preparing the oven for better cleaning. Ember movers, ember spreaders and andirons complete the offer to optimise the combustion phase necessary for baking pizzas in a wood-fired oven, and the subsequent cleaning.
The Gi.Metal accessories for a perfect oven come in various shapes, sizes and materials. From the lightness of tubular stainless steel to the heat resistance of polymer, from the scraper or paddle-shaped head, the different models are able to meet the needs of pizza makers, both in terms of cleaning habits and the type of oven used.
