The Wood-Fired Blog
Bread and Bakeries
Aug 19, 2012Here are some more photos of bread and bakeries from Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels. So fun. Read More
Half Whole Wheat Baguette
Aug 18, 2012It’s never that great coming back from vacation, but one thing I can always look forward to firing one of my pizza ovens. You just can’t beat a good fire to lift your spirits. Another interesting thing about having been away is that the cupboard can be pretty bare — which was the case today, where I could barely scrape together 500 kg of flour without having to go shopping.... Read More
More Bread from Belgium
Aug 18, 2012Here are a couple of additional photos of the wonderful whole grain bread bought at the Stokell street market — a nice, upscale village just outside of Brussels. Lots of diplomats and career foreign service people to be found. The dark bread was an 8 grain, loaf leavened with yeast. It was light and moist considering the whole grains, and it worked really well as fresh bread with a cheese... Read More
Bread from Northern Europe
Aug 16, 2012We’re back from a very nice trip to see friends in Brussels, and one of my favorite parts was (of course) the bread! I will be posting some fun photos of bread and some beer (liquid bread), which have given me inspiration to start using more rye and more seeds. But for now, it’s baguettes a l’ancienne at the street market in Stokell in Belgium on a nice sunny Saturday... Read More
August 2012 | No. 41; The Strada60 & Curried Cauliflower
Aug 10, 2012Welcome! We at Forno Bravo hope you have enjoyed your summer. My family and I were fortunate to visit Brussels recently, and one of my favorite parts was – of course – the bread! I’ve been posting some fun photos of bread and other sights from our trip on the Wood-Fired Blog. It’s never that great coming back from vacation, but one thing I can always look forward to is firing... Read More
3,200 Calories a Day
Aug 02, 2012You might have noticed that I bake a lot of bread — so what do we do with all of it? We don’t have a huge family, I don’t give my bread to neighbors or sell it, and I don’t throw it away after I test a new oven. And I don’t have a crazy high carb diet. Baking has been a hobby that I have enjoyed for years. I... Read More
Kitchen Sink Bread
Jul 31, 2012It was one of those moments where you have lots of odds and ends of things lying around — so I made them into bread. It’s quite a list, but it came out nicely. Here goes: 300 grams whole wheat flour 600 grams white whole wheat flour 100 grams AP flour 30 grams honey 30 grams olive oil 30 grams molasses 10 grams yeast 20 grams salt 50 grams flax... Read More
Embers Wood Fired Pizza Hits the Road
Jul 31, 2012We received a really nice note from the guys at Embers Wood Fired Pizza in Steamboat Springs CO — and I wanted to share it with you. Hi, My name is Adam Mackey. I purchased an oven from you (casa2g100) about 5 months ago, mounted it on a trailer, and have started a mobile wood fired oven catering company, “Embers Wood Fired Pizza” in Steamboat Springs, CO. I am curious... Read More
Steaks and Broccoli
Jul 30, 2012Hey, it’s summer. I need to be sharing more photos of some of the fun stuff I’ve been doing in my ovens. Yes, I have yet another prototype for a potential new oven, and it’s been a lot of fun getting to know a new oven. It’s too early to say anything about the oven itself, but I’m getting quite a little collection here! One funny side note. We live... Read More
