One of the most important steps in making good pizza dough is proofing, or the final rise the dough goes through before baking. It’s essential to achieve the perfect crust. It’s also one of the key points in which the dough develops flavour, aeration and structure, aside from the bulk fermentation phase. However, it’s one […]
Hosting a pizza party should be a fun experience for you as a host, as well as your guests. However, it can often descend into chaos without the correct preparation and organisation. If you’ve ever found yourself frantically stretching out dough while guests hover over you, you’ll know just how stressful it can become. The […]
We’re often asked by our customers what the most popular ovens we sell are, and the Igneus Classico always makes the shortlist. Whether or not it’s the right oven for you fully depends on your individual needs and requirements for an outdoor pizza oven, but we think it’s up there with the best pizza ovens […]
Everyone has their favourite style of pizza, right? We talk a lot about classic Neapolitan pizza here at The Pizza Oven Shop, but your pizza oven is capable of so much more. Detroit style pizza certainly divides opinion, and with its thick crust, signature crispy cheese edges and rich tomato sauce stripes draped on top, […]
When it comes to choosing the right pizza oven to suit your needs, most of the time there has to be a compromise between authenticity and convenience, i.e. wood fired pizza ovens vs gas pizza ovens. Not the case with the Gozney Dome. Its dual fuel options make it the ultimate all-rounder, and pair that […]
There’s no denying that using a pizza oven and cooking using a live flame is a fun thing to do for us adults. We were always told as kids, ‘Don’t play with fire!’, but pizza ovens allow us to do just that. So, getting your children involved might not sound like the most responsible thing […]
Here in the UK, we’ve long been conditioned to whip the BBQ out of the shed as soon as there’s the slightest glimmer of sunshine. Sometimes in the height of summer, it feels as though you can’t walk out of your house without the smells of charcoal-seared sausages wafting over the fence. That’s perfectly fine […]
Whether you’ve just bought your very first pizza oven or you’re a seasoned pizza aficionado, the chances are you’ve entertained your friends and family and maybe even impressed them with your homemade pizzas. Of course, you can perch your pizza oven on an old garden table or even a purpose-built pizza oven stand, but nothing […]
It’s the time of year when we all start to take our pizza ovens out of hibernation and get them fired up, ready for a summer of al fresco dining. For those of you with a wood-fired or dual-fuel pizza oven, you’ll know the type of wood you use plays a crucial role in the […]
One of the key benefits of a pizza oven is the high temperatures they can effortlessly achieve, and the temperature at which a pizza is cooked plays a crucial role in achieving the perfect texture. We’ve all experienced a pizza that’s either too doughy because it’s not cooked enough or dried up and too crispy […]