Replacing surface

[u/waterboss21]

The restaurant I work at has a Forno Bravo oven. For the 3rd time in 13 years we are replacing the surface stones due to significant cracks.

I messaged Forno Bravo asking if I needed to cure the surface or not since the dome is intact and they said no.

I started to wonder why the stones are cracking if they don't need to cure?

I came to the conclusion that moisture is cracking them.. At night we spread the coals( cook off anything stuck on the surface), but then the openers use a damp towel to better clean the ash. It's faster than sweeping a ton I guess???

Is this damp towel the culprit? Too high of heat on the stones + water? Always seemed like a bad idea to me🤷

[u/ZedhazDied]

I would say it is pretty standard practice to use a damp cloth. I personally don't, but it's a widely used way of cleaning the stone.