The Wood-Fired Blog
Winter 2014 Snow Best Pizza Oven Competition Photos
Feb 21, 2014Here is the page with the first great photos of the best pizza oven, snow and fire. Thanks for everyone’s submissions so far — we have some wonderful photos. But, I would not that we don’t have one of a person standing in the freezing cold making a great Pizza Napoletana. Best Pizza Oven Images, click the link below to check them out. Winter 2014 Pizza Oven Photo Competition This... Read More
Snow, Snow, Snow. And Fire
Feb 20, 2014We are getting some wonderful photos of snow, outdoor pizza ovens, and even some fire. And we have reports from the even hard core wood-fired chefs who have not used their ovens this winter for the first time ever. Ouch. Keep the photos coming, and I will start posting them as they come in on www.fornobravo.com tomorrow! Hang in there pizza oven lovers. Spring must be out there somewhere. ... Read More
A Bit More on Folding, Bread-Baking Technique
Feb 19, 2014Here are some fun resources on bread molding, my newest bread-baking technique. 100% Whole Wheat Bread that Doesn’t Suck I have always really liked this one. There is even a technical thread on Stack Exchange, a user group for computer programmers. Fun stuff. Stretch and Fold vs. Kneading Read More
Back to Bread; Folding-a bread baking technique
Feb 18, 2014My bread baking skills are slowly improving, which is a good thing for all — for me and the family. I have learned a handful of new skills over the past few months, including temperature control, long (24 to 48 hour) fermentation, builds and folding. On folding, I started baking when you were supposed to punch down the dough after the bulk fermentation. The idea was to push out some... Read More
Winter 2014 Pizza Oven Photo Contest
Feb 17, 2014We are ready to kick off the Winter 2014 Photo Contest. The basic rule is that anyone (who has a pizza oven) can play. Send us your photo at photos@fornobravo.com (any of our customer service email addresses will work), and we will post them as they come in at a special location on Forno Bravo Photos. Your photo does not need to be a new oven, but we would like... Read More
New Wood Pizza Oven Photos!
Feb 16, 2014We posted two pages of new wood pizza oven photos today, with some really nice installations featuring oven kits, Pompeii Ovens, and fully assembled Forno Bravo ovens. Take a look: Residential Oven Gallery Read More
Back From a Break From Blogging
Feb 16, 2014It’s been a while since I last blogged, and I have a ton of good stuff queued up to share with you. You might know that 2013 marked our 10th year at Forno Bravo, and we ended the year with a bang. 2013 was our biggest sales year ever, and it marked our 10th consecutive year of year-over-year growth. I’m really proud of that, and for all the people we... Read More
February 2014 | No. 58; Winter Photo Contest and Roma Oven
Feb 13, 2014Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter March 2014. As mentioned in the previous newsletter, 2013 marked our 10th year at Forno Bravo. We ended the year with a bang: Last year marked our biggest sales year ever and our 10th consecutive year of year-over-year growth. I’m really proud of that, and for helping people fall in love with the world of wood-fired cooking. We have now been in our new factory... Read More
January 2014 | No. 57; 10 Years of Forno Bravo and Gratin Potatoes
Jan 13, 2014Welcome to our Wood-Fired Newsletter January 2014. We hope everyone is enjoying 2014 so far, and making good use of your snow-covered (or not!) wood-fired oven. With the new year often comes a time of reflection and taking stock. For us, 2013 marked a significant milestone: our 10-year anniversary. We founded Forno Bravo in 2003 and have been so fortunate to help homeowners and restaurants discover and embrace the joy... Read More
