Understanding cracking in your pizza oven
Part of owning a wood fired oven means that you will at times see small cracks in the oven. However, it is perfectly normal to see a few hairline cracks. Let's explore why these cracks happen and what to do if you notice larger cracks. Why do small cracks happen...
Benefits of Wood-Fired Pizza Ovens
There are many different ways to make a pizza. You can buy one from a pizza shop, stick a frozen pizza in the oven, or even make a pizza in your conventional oven. However, nothing compares to the flavour of a pizza made in a wood-fired oven. Wood fired pizza ovens...
Courier Services Available for Ordering Pizza Ovens
Are you interested in purchasing a pizza oven? Do you live outside of the Cape Town area? Don’t worry! When you purchase an oven from Eco Pizza Ovens, it doesn’t matter where in South Africa you are located. Our courier services allow for your pizza oven to be...
How a Wood-Burning Oven Works
When cooking food, home gas ovens and grills rely on convection and conduction heat that bake a pizza from underneath. However, this is not how a true pizza should be made. In a wood-burning oven, radiative heat is what bakes a pizza. This means that it is the heat,...
How To Cure Your Pizza Oven
Curing your oven is a crucial step. It ensures that your oven is completely moisture-free before you cook your food, which can help prevent damage to the oven itself. When small pockets of moisture inside your oven, which are invisible to the naked eye, evaporate too...
Pizza Recipes for Your Pizza Oven
Looking for perfect pizza recipes to utilise when using your awesome pizza oven? Keep reading for a tried and tested, lip-smacking recipe! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup (125ml) garlic oil (see related recipe), plus extra to drizzle 2 cups (500ml) good-quality tomato pizza sauce...
How To Fire Your Pizza Oven
Build your fire in the centre (left to right and front to back) of the pizza oven using 7-9 sticks of dry kindling, one to two odour-free, non-toxic fire starters, and two to three pieces of seasoned medium or hardwood. Alternatively, you can light your fire with a...
Best Fire Wood To Use for Your Pizza Oven
A piece of wood contains two totally different fuels which burn in quite different ways. The first parts to burn are the “volatiles”. These are the resins and creosotes which are converted to flammable gases and smoke by the heat of the fire. Volatiles contain almost...
Understanding cracking in your pizza oven
Part of owning a wood fired oven means that you will at times see small cracks in the oven. However, it is perfectly normal to see a few hairline cracks. Let's explore why these cracks happen and what to do if you notice larger cracks. Why do small cracks happen...
Benefits of Wood-Fired Pizza Ovens
There are many different ways to make a pizza. You can buy one from a pizza shop, stick a frozen pizza in the oven, or even make a pizza in your conventional oven. However, nothing compares to the flavour of a pizza made in a wood-fired oven. Wood fired pizza ovens...
Courier Services Available for Ordering Pizza Ovens
Are you interested in purchasing a pizza oven? Do you live outside of the Cape Town area? Don’t worry! When you purchase an oven from Eco Pizza Ovens, it doesn’t matter where in South Africa you are located. Our courier services allow for your pizza oven to be...
How a Wood-Burning Oven Works
When cooking food, home gas ovens and grills rely on convection and conduction heat that bake a pizza from underneath. However, this is not how a true pizza should be made. In a wood-burning oven, radiative heat is what bakes a pizza. This means that it is the heat,...
How To Cure Your Pizza Oven
Curing your oven is a crucial step. It ensures that your oven is completely moisture-free before you cook your food, which can help prevent damage to the oven itself. When small pockets of moisture inside your oven, which are invisible to the naked eye, evaporate too...
Pizza Recipes for Your Pizza Oven
Looking for perfect pizza recipes to utilise when using your awesome pizza oven? Keep reading for a tried and tested, lip-smacking recipe! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup (125ml) garlic oil (see related recipe), plus extra to drizzle 2 cups (500ml) good-quality tomato pizza sauce...
How To Fire Your Pizza Oven
Build your fire in the centre (left to right and front to back) of the pizza oven using 7-9 sticks of dry kindling, one to two odour-free, non-toxic fire starters, and two to three pieces of seasoned medium or hardwood. Alternatively, you can light your fire with a...
Best Fire Wood To Use for Your Pizza Oven
A piece of wood contains two totally different fuels which burn in quite different ways. The first parts to burn are the “volatiles”. These are the resins and creosotes which are converted to flammable gases and smoke by the heat of the fire. Volatiles contain almost...
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- Pretoria
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About Eco Pizza Ovens
We are based in Cape Town but can supply our pizza ovens throughout South Africa, Namibia and Botswanna. Fast and cost-effective delivery of your pizza oven is important to us. All our pizza ovens are handcrafted only using the highest quality materials. Feel free to contact us.
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