Cooking in a Wood-fired Garden Oven and the Food Safety Certification
When purchasing an oven, taking the food safety certification into account is a smart move and a great example of customer awareness.
When purchasing an oven, taking the food safety certification into account is a smart move and a great example of customer awareness.
The refractory structure of our outdoor ovens consists in the visible outer lining built around the core. This is actually the cooking chamber where the fire burns, and as such, must be built to last. Also, it must be suitable for cooking pizza and other types of food in total safety with no risk of invisible, harmful particles falling into the food.
For clarity’s sake, we wish to reiterate that the terracotta used by Goti is an inert, sturdy, compact, natural and healthy material.
Since ancient times, refractory terracotta has been the material of choice for achieving excellent cooking performance. Thanks to our company’s wealth of experience and the investments destined to research, we can proudly affirm that Goti Terrecotte's wood -fired ovens deliver the utmost performance.
A fully preheated oven, attainable thanks to the excellent heat retaining and insulation properties of our exclusive refractory terracotta mixture, enables achieving first-rate cooking performance and great savings in terms of wood consumption.
Goti Terrecotte Certified Refractory Terracotta DOES NOT contaminate food. The certificate of conformity issued by chemical laboratories testifies to the suitability of this material for food use.
The certificate guarantees the safety of all oven components, including the cooking floor (that may come into contact with the food) and above all, the vault. The exclusive clay mixture, combined with Goti Terrecotte’s long - established manufacturing method, prevents the release of food contaminants.
Thanks to the interlocking modular structure of our ovens, we are able to avoid the use of joint sealants. The core of all our ovens is entirely made of food safe Refractory Terracotta.
Wood-fired ovens, the cooking accessory par excellence for enhancing aromas and flavours of any recipe, had been replaced in the past for practical reasons by various types of gas or electric cookers, but are now making a comeback. Simple food, like bread and pizza taste much better when cooked in a wood-fired oven compared to an electric stove.
The taste of a Tuscan ragù sauce prepared in a terracotta pot and cooked in a wood-fired oven is incomparable.
Goti Terrecotte, situated in the heart of Tuscany in the province of Florence, produces its artifacts exclusively under the "Made in Italy" label.
The company chose to put quality and the final result first instead of considering cheaper alternatives to Refractory Terracotta such as concrete or non-certified production outside of Italy.
Artifacts made from a concrete mixture poured into a mould would be a cheaper solution for cutting production costs, to the detriment, however, of quality, performance and most importantly, consumer safety.
A wood-fired oven must be made to last and safe to use. Concrete tends to crumble and may release particles into the food being cooked, whereas, Refractory Terracotta produced by Goti Terrecotte is certified, safe to use ad highly performant.