The art and practice of and interest in barbecuing has increased to a new level in recent years with the revived focus in outdoor cooking. Instead of choosing the basic briquette grill we are finding much more satisfaction cooking over wood such as alder, oak, mesquite or whatever hardwood is locally available. For ages bread has been baked in wood fired ovens made steel, stone or out of masonry and the secret to thick crunchy crust is held therein. It is a well known that wood fired cooking is and always has been the key to many cooking secrets and techniques. It is no wonder that every manor or chateau visited in Europe has a wood fired cooking method. The flavor, the smoke, and the heat is unmatchable and those of us who adore cooking fantastic food continue to look for a way that will take us back to that simplicity and quality .

For years, in the West, a tradition of delectable smoked meats from Texas beef to Carolina pork has been a part of Americana. Could there be a way of joining the essence of smoking with qualities that would allow us to bake bread in the same system? Yes, it is 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 love 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 favored meat we can do it unhurriedly with a thick smoke surrounding it forming itself into an exquisite offering for our guests as we work our way through a memorable dinner reminiscent of a night on the Loire River in the middle of France.

The outdoor pizza oven comes in several assorted forms for the very serious follower of old world cooking. The common Italian wood fired pizza oven is ordinarily built into a patio or deck system as a gathering place and conversation piece around which real quality food can be enjoyed in an intimate setting. This structure, because of the need for somewhat sophisticated masonry work, can be expensive and many times the average food lover cannot afford such a system. The alternative choice is a steel, free standing wood fired pizza oven like ours which demands no special masonry work or installment and can be used right from the box.

Utilizing old fashioned convection styled heating, a person simply builds a fire in the firebox and waits for the oven to heat to temperature. All of the controls of a wood stove are included with the unit to control and facilitate the fire so that it lights easily and heats to temperature without any problems and trouble free. After that, once the oven has reached its cooking temperature it can be used to cook meats, bread, pizza and anything imaginable. Our outdoor pizza oven has a system to channel the smoke from the favored wood to the oven to improve the flavor. Not only does it make real wood cooking available to the beginner but it supplies a very engaging addition to your deck or patio when you entertain.

Outdoor pizza ovens bring back the pleasure of the method of cooking with wood. Having your own outdoor pizza oven on a beautiful summer evening, in your own intimate setting, family or friends, and of course, good food can make a delicious and memorable experience you and your guests will long remember.

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