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Wood-Fired Oven - and how to build one in your backyard

7/30/2017

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“Heat equals flavour.”

Turning up the flame a few notches on my stovetop, I’ll mutter this cooking quip under my breath from time to time in the kitchen. A self-fulfilling prophesy. And it's hard to dismiss the truth behind this culinary aphorism when cooking with the new wood-fired oven in dad's backyard.  There's just something about a pizza cooked for sixty seconds in fiery heat that elevates the flavours to heights unimaginable in a standard electric oven. 

This is a story about building a wood-fired oven in a St. John's backyard with my father. If you want to build one yourself, hopefully this post will inspire you to get started. And if you’re just curious about what it takes to construct a wood-fired oven, you'll find plenty of information here to whet your appetite. And regardless of whether you build one or not, hopefully you'll come away with at least one message: heat equals flavour.

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Classic margherita pizza on sourdough crust

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    I'm Erik, the Burnt Chef. I'm a Finnish-born Newfoundlander living in Norway. I have a passion for cooking and a deep fascination for the culinary history of the North.  Simplicity guides my cooking. Time, place, and history guide my storytelling. This is my personal blog about food. 

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