Today entertaining on the patio or deck many times centers
around an outdoor cooking area that can be as sophisticated
as an indoor kitchen with all the amenities. Now there is a
trend in outdoor cooking in America to include in the
repertoire an Italian wood fired pizza oven.
The charm of the fire, burning our choice of indigenous
hardwood, somehow makes us feel more in touch, relaxed, and
poses an opportunity to experience something truly
different than we're used to. The pure art of it in the
typical outdoor pizza ovens available on the market today
is attractive to many who tie cooking and eating together
with their fun...their enjoyment of friends and family and
entertaining.
Plainly said, wood fired outdoor oven cooking takes our
barbequing to the next level. The application for pizza and
bread is always there, but I have had some of the best meat
cooked by experienced chefs in a wood fired outdoor oven.
Therein lies a bit of a problem. The typical wood fired
pizza oven is made of some sort of ceramic such as clay or
brick which reaches by design temperatures that are
astronomical turning out the 90 second pizza with all the
blistering and panache that those who use such ovens love.
Wonderful, beautiful, even exotic, but in reality the
application for the outdoor cooking enthusiast is very
limited.
It could be suggested that a different type of outdoor wood
fired pizza oven that would have a broader application may
be the answer for those who are on a more limited budget,
but also have an appreciation for the amenities of wood
fired oven cooking.
So, take a look at the steel wood fired oven, like other
outdoor pizza ovens it does pizza, bread, and the roasting
of all kinds of meats, but it also doubles as a smoker and
slow cooker and can therefore be the all-round barbeque
choice. The fire is fully controllable and indirectly
applied to the oven yet with the smoke available to flavor
just as in the clay or brick models. The steel wood fired
oven is a good compromise for the aspiring cooking artist
who is troubled by the purchase price; these steel models
are comparatively inexpensive.
As an experienced cook from the "Old School" so to speak, I
love the new concept of the "out door" kitchen, or I should
say new to me. I now live where an outdoor kitchen is a
normal part of living, the weather being agreeable makes an
outdoor kitchen a must.. The Wood fired Pizza oven has
been a "heaven sent" tool. Now my dinner parties are at
the top of the list for all our friends. The versatility
of this oven is what makes it such a grand choice. The
ability to control the temperature is a feature that puts
this oven far above the normal Barbeque units. For
instance in cooking a whole "Brisket" the time is cut in
half from barbequing , but the quality of the finished
piece of meat is "outstanding" The oven holds the
moisture and smoke flavors in till serving.
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Millard Hiner editor or GunsAmmo.ws and author many outdoor
cooking articles has a collection of these on the new
website http://www.outdoorpizzaoven.net/ which is a great
source for Wood Fired Pizza Oven information.
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