The Wood-Fired Blog
February 2013 | No. 47; Oven Photo Contest Winner
Feb 13, 2013Welcome to Our Wood-Fired Newsletter February 2013 To quote the Governor in Mel Brooks’ classic Blazing Saddles, it has been nothing but work, work, work. (But it’s all good stuff.) Our company move to 251 West Market is done. With a project like this, however, there are always a lot of details to look after. The showroom area is being painted, and we will have nice, new ovens on display... Read More
Beautiful Wood-Fired Oven in Winter
Jan 30, 2013Wood-Fired Oven picture in Hagerstown, Maryland I can’t honestly say that I wish I was out there with him, but I definitely want to eat whatever it is he’s making in that wood-fired oven. Great photo, wonderful scene. Read More
Wood Stove Design Challenge
Jan 30, 2013This isn’t exactly what we do (we use wood for cooking, they use wood for heating), but it is very interesting none the less. From their website: The Next Generation Wood Stove Design Challenge is now underway! The Challenge seeks to promote next generation stove designs, build a community of innovators and showcase stove innovation to the public. The Design Challenge will culminate in a Wood Stove Decathlon, modeled after... Read More
Pizza Oven Across the Seasons
Jan 29, 2013What a great idea. From Greenville, RI — three photos of a wonderful pizza oven; in the winter, summer and fall. It would be really fun to see more four season photos from our community. Quattro stagione fotografie. Read More
Pure Oven Beauty
Jan 25, 2013Or, how about some pure oven beauty — both man and nature-made. This oven was built by Lloyd Goding and is located at 7000 feet, in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains west of Las Vegas, New Mexico Read More
More Snow Pizza Stories
Jan 25, 2013Pizza in The Cold and Snow We’ve been getting some great photos and stories on pizza in the cold and snow. Check out this one: Ottawa Valley eastern Ontario-Canada While it was not that cold when I took this shot before X-mas , last night we had a pizza party and I made 10 pizzas while it was -31C [about 24 below zero F.] the oven was hot [.2 minute... Read More
$15M Pizza Oven with a Mansion (and three guest houses) Thrown in for Free
Jan 23, 2013Wayne Gretzky is selling his mansion and three guest houses for $15M, but from this headline, you would think that his pizza oven is the property’s best feature. Who knows. Maybe it is. From the Inquisitr: Wayne Gretzky Selling Mansion: $15 Million Pad Has Outdoor Pizza Oven, Three Guest Homes Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/492989/wayne-gretzky-selling-mansion-15-million-pad-has-outdoor-pizza-oven-three-guest-homes/#TcljSc1fzOfPFIDZ.99 Read More
The (Nearly Final) Pizza Oven Contest Photos
Jan 23, 2013We have posted the web pages on Fornobravo.com with the submitted photos for the Winter 2013 pizza oven photo contest! There are still a few days to go for submissions, and we are still getting more photos — so keep ’em coming. We are getting some nice pictures from our community in the north. Click here to see the photos page. We’ll be picking the finalists and posting the poll... Read More
Pizza Sorrentina in the Wall Street Journal
Jan 23, 2013Friends and family are always sending me interesting articles and recipes on pizza and pizza ovens — and I’ve been meaning to post this one for a while. This incredible Pizza Sorrentina Sorrento is located on a peninsula on the southern edge of the Bay of Naples. According to our friends at Wikipedia: Sorrento (Neapolitan: Surriento) is a small town in Campania, southern Italy, with some 16,500 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination... Read More
