Barbecuing methods have risen to a higher level in recent years with
the revived interest in genuine wood fired cooking. In place of using
the customary briquette or gas fired grill we are finding much more
satisfaction cooking over wood such as cherry, alder, apple, mesquite
or whatever good cooking hardwood is available near where we live.
Bread has been baked in wood ovens made out of masonry, stone or steel
and that is the secret to thick crunchy crust. Most bakers have known
that wood fired cooking is and always has been the solution to many
cooking secrets. It is no wonder that every chateau in France has a
wood cooking system. The flavor, the smoke, and the heat is unrivaled
and those of us who love cooking continue to search for a way that
will take us back to that excellence.
For years, in the South, a tradition of luscious smoked meats from
Texas beef to Carolina's pork has been a part of Americana. Could
there be a way of combining the essence of smoking with qualities that
would allow us to cook bread in the same system? It is indeed the wood
fired pizza oven. Not only can we have the cooking process outdoors on
those warm summer evenings, but we can enjoy pizza in a gourmet
fashion, the way we like it, with the crust of Italy and flavor that
takes us and our guests to an experience of the old country. And when
we want to cook our favorite meat we can do it slowly with a thick
smoke surrounding it forming itself into a savory offering for our
guests as we work our way through a memorable dinner reminiscent of a
night on the Loire River in the midst of France.
Outdoor pizza ovens are now available in several different forms for
advocates of old world cooking. The traditional Italian wood fired
pizza oven is often built into a deck or patio system as a gathering
place and conversation piece around which real quality food can be
enjoyed in an intimate setting. This system, because of the need for
fairly sophisticated masonry work, can be expensive and many times the
average food lover cannot afford such a system. The other choice is a
steel, free standing wood fired pizza oven like ours which requires no
special masonry work or installment and can be used right from the
box.
Using old fashioned convection styled heating, one simply builds a
fire in the firebox and waits for the oven to heat to temperature. All
the controls of a wood stove are provided with the unit to control and
encourage the fire so that it lights easily and heats to temperature
safely and trouble free. When the oven has reached the correct cooking
temperature it can be used to roast meat, bake pizza, bake bread, and
anything imaginable. Our outdoor pizza oven has a system to channel
the smoke from the favored wood to the oven to enhance the flavor.
Other times, such as bread baking time, the wood smoke can be
channeled out the chimney and not affect the delicate essence of the
product. Not only does it make real wood cooking available to the
average person but it provides a very attractive addition to your deck
or patio as you entertain.
Outdoor pizza ovens bring back the enjoyment of the process of cooking
with wood. Having your own personal pizza oven outside on a beautiful
summer evening, in your own intimate setting, with good friends or
family, will make for a memorable experience that you and your guests
will long remember.

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