The Wood-Fired Blog
The Crawford’s Napolino Food Extravaganza
Sep 26, 2019Alan and Shelly Crawford, of the greater Sacramento, CA area, purchased a Napolino60 wood fired oven for their outdoor kitchen back in 2018. They chose a custom tile pattern in red, black and grey, and added a “C” front and center to represent their family name. They may have started with making (somewhat) basic pizza in their oven, but they immediately began to up their cooking game! Alan is a... Read More
Wood Fired Roasted Vegetables
Sep 17, 2019This yummy fall recipe is from our Forno Bravo dealer/installer friends at The ARCH Architectural Finishes, Flooring and More. “The cooler evenings are perfect for roasting, grilling, baking, and watching the glow! Enjoy this Sunday-night side dish of roasted vegetables made in our Forno Bravo Casa2G90 wood fired oven.” *Chef’s Note: Timing is everything with this recipe. You will be cooking similar items together in a progression, so that everything... Read More
September 2019 | No. #124; And the Winner of the 2019 Summer Photo Contest, The Crawford Family’s Food Extravaganza, Wood Fired Roasted Vegetables from The Arch NC
Sep 08, 2019Fall is a feast for the senses – where the color of the changing leaves, the smell of a wood fire, the taste of fresh baked bread, the feel of pizza dough in your hand, and the laughter of friends all joyously unite on a… Read More
2019 Summer Photo Contest Winners and Other Top 20 Finalists
Aug 26, 20192019 Summer Photo Contest Top 20 Photo Finalists and Winners Congratulations to Duane and Nancy Niemi – our 2019 contest winners! They take home the grand prize of a new Tuscan grill for their Primavera70 oven. They also win the special intangible joyful prize won by introducing so many people to the fun of wood fired cooking and Neapolitan pizza. This is a valuable prize that keeps on giving! We... Read More
Forno Bravo Slings Pizza at the 2019 Salinas Valley Food and Wine Festival
Aug 16, 2019Forno Bravo was happy to jump in and be a part of the Salinas Valley Food and Wine Festival on August 10th in Salinas, CA. Held in Oldtown Salinas, just a mile or two from the Forno Bravo factory and showroom, the festival was a fun way to introduce participants to Forno Bravo ovens and the delicious wood fired pizza they produce! Forno Bravo was a Platinum level sponsor of... Read More
Wood Fired Cedar Plank Salmon
Aug 16, 2019Home chef, Doug Garner, from Kyle, Texas loves cooking in his custom, wood fired brick oven. He mostly makes pizzas, but has added salmon, steaks, cobblers, and roasted veggies as other go to items! He submitted these beautiful photos for our 2019 Summer Photo Contest, and they looked so good, we just had to get his recipe! Following is his recipe for a Wood Fired Cedar Plank Salmon that is both... Read More
August 2019 | No. #123; Primavera Performs Beautifully for Smaller Gatherings, Wood Fired Cedar Plank Salmon by Doug Garner, Wood Fired Apricot (or Peach) Chicken Pesto Pizza by Chef Bart,
Aug 08, 2019For many, this is back to school time; for others, it is state fair season and still the heart of the summer. For the Forno Bravo Team and community, it is a time of festivals, evenings around a wood fire, delicious pizza treats…and… Read More
Fire It Up! Forno Bravo’s New Modulating Commercial Burner
Jul 23, 2019While some of our commercial customers prefer the ‘Go Wood or Go Home’ traditional cooking approach in their kitchen, many chefs choose to also install a gas burner in their ovens for maximum flexibility and convenience. Forno Bravo has been offering gas and gas/wood combo options in our commercial ovens for the past 4 years. While our old burner performed well, we felt we could do better. After a lot of research... Read More
Overview of Fully Assembled Ovens for Summer
Jul 23, 2019Ready to make the leap and start cooking in a wood fired pizza oven this summer? It’s not too late. Forno Bravo has a whole line of easy-to-install, fully assembled, residential ovens that fit that goal exactly. Let us introduce you to a few of them, so that no matter what your style or available space is, we have an oven for you. Make 2019 the year you stop ‘waiting for... Read More
