Traditionally Australian potters have used stoneware and fired to cone 8-10 (1280-1300 deg C).  I was part of St George Potters Association when they built a gas fired kiln and loved the amazing colours and effects that cone 9 reduction firing produced.  However that kiln was de-commissioned many years ago and living in a unit means a gas kiln at home is out of the question.

In recent years there has been a trend to cone 6 (1200-1220 deg C) to save energy and have less wear on electric kilns.  In 2016 I was able to buy a second-hand Skutt electric kiln and I have decided to work in the cone 6 range.  Oxidation firing in an electric kiln is very easy, but it is a great challenge to work with the glazes to produce interesting results.  I continue to experiment with glazes looking for interesting colours and effects.