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Wood Fired Pizza Ovens
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 pizza 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 pizza 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. Thus, the Backyard Bistro….like other outdoor pizza ovens does pizza, bread, roasting of all kinds of meats, but also doubles as a smoker, and slow cooker and therefore 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. It seems a good compromise for the aspiring cooking artist who is concerned about the practicality of purchase.