Hi Zoe, most people use an Infrared Thermometer to check the temperature in their wood fired oven, but wood fired ovens have been around for a long time, so there are also more basic methods like the "Mississippi Method," which involves hovering your hand in the oven just above where you plan to bake and counting how many Mississippis you can get through before you need to take your hand out. There are even charts online to translate how many Mississippis equate to what temperature!

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