The Wood-Fired Blog
Winter 2014 Pizza Oven Photo Contest
Feb 17, 2014We are ready to kick off the Winter 2014 Photo Contest. The basic rule is that anyone (who has a pizza oven) can play. Send us your photo at photos@fornobravo.com (any of our customer service email addresses will work), and we will post them as they come in at a special location on Forno Bravo Photos. Your photo does not need to be a new oven, but we would like... Read More
New Wood Pizza Oven Photos!
Feb 16, 2014We posted two pages of new wood pizza oven photos today, with some really nice installations featuring oven kits, Pompeii Ovens, and fully assembled Forno Bravo ovens. Take a look: Residential Oven Gallery Read More
Back From a Break From Blogging
Feb 16, 2014It’s been a while since I last blogged, and I have a ton of good stuff queued up to share with you. You might know that 2013 marked our 10th year at Forno Bravo, and we ended the year with a bang. 2013 was our biggest sales year ever, and it marked our 10th consecutive year of year-over-year growth. I’m really proud of that, and for all the people we... Read More
February 2014 | No. 58; Winter Photo Contest and Roma Oven
Feb 13, 2014Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter March 2014. As mentioned in the previous newsletter, 2013 marked our 10th year at Forno Bravo. We ended the year with a bang: Last year marked our biggest sales year ever and our 10th consecutive year of year-over-year growth. I’m really proud of that, and for helping people fall in love with the world of wood-fired cooking. We have now been in our new factory... Read More
January 2014 | No. 57; 10 Years of Forno Bravo and Gratin Potatoes
Jan 13, 2014Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter January 2014. We hope everyone is enjoying 2014 so far, and making good use of your snow-covered (or not!) wood-fired oven. With the new year often comes a time of reflection and taking stock. For us, 2013 marked a significant milestone: our 10-year anniversary. We founded Forno Bravo in 2003 and have been so fortunate to help homeowners and restaurants discover and embrace the joy... Read More
November 2013 | No. 56; Stocking Stuffers and the Primavera
Nov 13, 2013Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter November 2013. On behalf of the entire Forno Bravo team, I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. For our family, an integral part of the festivities is cooking in and enjoying food from our wood-fired oven. There’s just something special about starting that fire – especially on colder days, waiting for your oven to heat up, and then preparing wood-fired dishes for... Read More
October 2013 | No. 55; Holiday Cooking
Oct 13, 2013Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter October 2013. Just like that, the 2013 holiday season is around the corner! This time of year brings festive gatherings with friends, family and coworkers. And, of course, food plays a starring role in these get-togethers. For those of us fortunate enough to have a wood-fired pizza oven, cooking around the holidays can be a real treat. Not only are you able to serve the... Read More
September 2013 | No. 54; Wood-Fired Croatia and Sockeye Salmon
Sep 13, 2013Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter September 2013 Autumn is officially here, and for many, the weather is still very nice. This time of the year is wonderful for wood-fired cooking: the perfect excuse to stay outside just a little bit longer, even as the days are becoming shorter and shorter. With the changing of the seasons often comes the push to do something a little different, to embark on something... Read More
Baking Bread in Someone Else’s Oven
Aug 30, 2013I’ve been baking bread in other people’s ovens for years. It’s a lot of fun. You get to experiment with flour and yeast from other countries, use different ovens, and bake entirely by feel. Forget the digital scale and baking stone, most rental apartments and houses don’t even have measuring cups. And besides, a hand-mixing dough is a lot of fun. It’s therapeutic. A couple of years ago, I even... Read More
