The Wood-Fired Blog
Innovating the Outdoor Fireplace
May 10, 2012I’ve been thinking about outdoor fireplaces a lot recently. There is something about fire on a cool spring evening with the fog rolling in (we live near the ocean) that is really great. That, and I’ve been using my outdoor pizza oven quite a bit recently, and I’ve been moving the fire and coals from the oven to my outdoor fireplace when it comes time to bake bread. Hey, it’s... Read More
Whole wheat bread with olives in the Presto Pizza Oven
May 10, 2012Still having a great time with my Presto oven. As an update, I can confirm that I will be working with a second prototype of the Presto within a few days as the final OK before releasing it to production and making it available for sale. To quote Apple on the latest iOS 5.1.1 software update, we are working on “minor improvements and bug fixes”. haha. More seriously, we are... Read More
May 2012 | No. 38; How to Price a Pizza Oven & Father’s Day Picks
May 10, 2012Welcome! And just like that: another summer season is upon us. The bounty of produce this time of year makes for some excellent wood-fired cooking opportunities. We hope you are all looking forward to some fun, relaxing times with your friends and family, whether gathered around your backyard pizza oven, off on a vacation getaway, or just enjoying those nice summer evenings. Our May 2012 newsletter is packed with wood-fired... Read More
Food Trucks by the Numbers
May 09, 2012From BusinessWeek. The new model being set by Porc Mobile in Washington and Rickshaw Dumpling Bar in New York has moved beyond hot dogs and ice cream to miso soup, lobster rolls and crepes. Mobile food- preparation businesses increased 15 percent over five years to make up 37 percent of the $1.4 billion of U.S. street vending revenue in 2011, according to researcher IBISWorld Inc. “They’ve grown aggressively,” said Nima... Read More
Whole Wheat Boules in a Small Pizza Oven
May 09, 2012I am enjoying having a small oven in our side garden for the same reasons as the many people who have who have decided to buy our smaller ovens—the Primavera and Andiamo. They are easy to manage, they fire up really quickly and they are just a blast to use. Don’t let the smaller size deceive you; you can do a lot of serious pizza and bread baking in a... Read More
Bread in a Small Pizza Oven
May 07, 2012I had a lot of fun working with a prototype of the not-yet-released Presto oven (it is coming soon, though) this weekend, and one of the capabilities I wanted to test was bread baking. Baguettes to be more specific. Spoiler alter—it came out great. Here’s a little background information. I wanted to shoot for traditional, light, airy, crusty French baguette, so I choose general purpose flour from Trader Joe’s. For... Read More
Fire and Water
May 06, 2012I have to admit right up front that the next couple of things I am going to say are really (really) obvious. But bear with me, I might make a little bit of sense and find a bit of insight. Maybe. 1. Dry firewood, with less than 20% moisture burns fast and better and is far easier split than damp wood. 2. Firewood that has been stored properly, and not... Read More
Tuk Tuk Electric Catering Cart
May 04, 2012I’ve been reading and writing about Food Trucks, and came across this. From www.designboom.com, this is an electric vehicle designed specifically for cater and food vending. What a kick. I want one. Put an oven in the back, and I could deliver pizza to our neighbors. Here is more from Design Boom. The dutch company tuk tuk factory has developed ‘e-tuk vendo‘, a fully electric rickshaw-style van for foodtrucks and mobile catering.... Read More
Sew Hungry in Ottawa
May 03, 2012From the The Spectator in Ottawa. It’s the second incarnation of Sew Hungry, a food truck and restaurant rally sponsored by the Ottawa Street BIA. They say it will be the biggest such rendezvous ever held in Canada, with 15 trucks from all over southern Ontario in one place at the same time. And yes, wood-fired pizza from a truck. Sew Hungry takes place May 4 along Ottawa North between... Read More
