The Wood-Fired Blog
A Primavera Wood Fired Oven Remodel
Nov 30, 2015Forno Bravo wood fired ovens can last a lifetime but sometimes an owner may want to give the outside a facelift. That’s what happened to Greg S. of Southern California, who purchased a Forno Bravo Primavera 60 oven in 2009. After several years of enjoying his oven on a stand, he decided to take his Primavera to the next level to match his outdoor fireplace. He hired Ray Morrow Designs... Read More
November 2015 | No. 79; Chef Lea’s Thanksgiving, Photo Contest, Custom Ovens
Nov 24, 2015Welcome! Winter is upon us but that shouldn’t slow down wood fired ovens, especially with the family gatherings and parties coming up. Watch Chef Lea show you how to cook a Thanksgiving turkey in a wood fired oven that will melt in your mouth followed by an apple-inspired dressing. Are you a fan of Black Friday? Read about Bella Outdoor Living’s Black Friday sale on the popular Nano and Medio... Read More
Forno Bravo Casa Helps Build a Community
Nov 13, 2015In 2014, The Murer House Foundation (a non-profit that protects the historic Giuseppe Murer House in Folsom, California) raised funds to buy a Forno Bravo Casa2G110 modular oven kit. They were fortunate enough to enlisted the local Rotary Club of Folsom (which includes a lot of contractors) to build it, along with a bocce court at the historic site. No one had seen a Forno Bravo oven before, but the... Read More
October 2015 | No. 78; Chef News, Pizza Quest Webisode, Forno Bravo Helps Community
Nov 05, 2015Welcome! As we creep into the cooler fall weather, it’s a good time to fire up your oven and invite people over for a friendly fall feast! Chef Bart shares some of his favorite pizza toppings and wood fired oven recipes as we welcome Chef Lea Bergen into the Forno Bravo community. Be sure to watch her video featuring a pizza dough recipe using gluten-free flour. Read More
A Girl and Her Dragon – Quest Night
Nov 04, 2015It was a few months after the conference that I found myself contentedly looking over my progress. The applications were submitted, the oven was built and beautiful, so is it really any surprise that I overlooked one eensy weensy detail? Because of a series of comical/endlessly frustrating/I-am-beginning-to-understand-the-attraction-of- anarchy regulatory delays, I hadn’t actually made any pizza (without professional supervision) yet. Easy thing to overlook, right? RIGHT? And my first event was rapidly approaching. Of course I... Read More
The Fire Within Mobile Pizza Conference – Day 3
Oct 28, 2015The Fire Within mobile pizza Conference, attended by guest blogger, Kylie before the dragon wagon was born. Day 3 of 3 of the pizza workshop. Another breakfast of cinnamon buns and my new favorite fruit: pineapple before a short lecture on branding and the event we’ve all been waiting for: trust falls. No, seriously, it’s pizza time! We get a quick lesson from some Brava employees, who make it look... Read More
Wood Fired Oven Pot Holder
Oct 23, 2015Many wood fired oven enthusiasts make more than pizza in their ovens and a favorite cooking accessory is a cast iron skillet. Peter Reinhart, Todd Fisher and Brigit Binns all used Lodge cast iron skillets in their cooking demonstrations at the Forno Bravo Expo this year. Peter cooked a melody of seafood in the skillet first, then cooked the pizza dough and added the seafood as topping to the pizza.... Read More
The Fire Within Mobile Pizza Conference – Day 2
Oct 20, 2015The Fire Within mobile pizza Conference, attended by guest blogger, Kylie before the dragon wagon was born. Day 2 of 3 of the pizza workshop. I will not lie and tell you that I didn’t wake up to the thrice darned alarm, playing soft, happy and entirely situation appropriate music, and regret staying up past 11 the night before. The 7:20 am wake up time hurts to remember (all you... Read More
September 2015 | No. 77; Wood Fired Apricot Pizza, Expo Recap, Recipe Contest Winner
Oct 05, 2015Welcome! It’s officially fall! September was a busy month at Forno Bravo finishing up the details for the Expo! Read more about the event in this month’s newsletter. As usual, Chef Bart gives us a unique twist on using fruit and chicken in a tantalizing pizza recipe. Our recipe contest concluded this month, and Chef Bart announces the winner of a $75 shopping spree in the Forno Bravo Store. If... Read More
