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What is the best wood for a pizza oven?

Cooking with wood over an open flame may seem primitive, but when it comes to wood-fired pizza ovens, it is an art form. The unique flavors imparted by the wood and the intense heat of the oven create a culinary experience that is truly one-of-a-kind. Imagine biting into a perfectly crispy crust, with just the right amount of char and smokey flavor, topped with fresh, melted cheese and your favorite toppings. It’s a taste sensation that cannot be replicated by any other cooking method.

Does kiln dried wood burn hotter?

When it comes to choosing firewood, the moisture content of the wood can greatly affect its ability to burn hot and efficiently. Kiln drying is a process that removes moisture from wood, making it a popular choice among those looking to achieve higher burning temperatures. Kiln dried wood typically has a moisture content of around…

Best Wood for Brisket: 7 Options You Should Consider

Successfully smoking a delicious brisket is one of the more challenging BBQ dishes you could prepare. The longer cook times, using indirect heat, and the higher price tag of quality brisket means you need to know what you’re doing and execute each step correctly. The good news is that despite brisket being a bit trickier…

How to Cook Ribs on the Grill – Cuban Style!

We get a lot of people asking us how to cook ribs on the grill. While there are plenty of recipes out there, we wanted to take your ribs to the next level and who better to show us how to cook ribs on the grill than Chef Kevin Gillespie. In this post and demonstration…

The Best Firewood to Burn for a Great Experience

Let’s face it…when it comes to creating great memories, a full sensory experience, and sharing comfort time with friends and family, sitting around a wood-burning fire is a hard act to beat. The sight, sounds, and smells associated with a crackling fire, watching the coals glow, and smelling the intoxicating aroma of burning wood, touches…

Is Kiln Dried Wood Good for Cooking?

The fact is, not all wood is equal for cooking. Much like that gourmet-on-the-grill dinner you’re planning, a lot of the final quality has to do with how each ingredient (in this case, the wood itself) is prepared and handled before it ever being used.

How to Use a Wood Fire Pizza Oven

According to a recent survey, pizza is America’s favorite food. Consisting of round baked dough topped with sauce, cheese, meat and veggies, it’s an incredibly versatile dish that can be prepared in countless ways. One of the most delicious ways to make pizza like a pro us using a wood fire pizza oven. However, you’ll…

Benefits of Using Wood Chunks to Smoke Meat

Whether you’re planning to smoke chicken, beef, pork, or fish, choosing the right type of firewood for cooking is essential to achieve the perfect flavor. If you smoke meat using only charcoal, then you are missing out. While charcoal is excellent for grilling meat at high temperatures, only high-quality wood offers that delectable smoky flavor…

The Ultimate Showdown: Pellets vs Wood Chunks – Which is the Best Fuel for Grilling?

There’s nothing new about cooking with a wood fire, but the fact is, the world’s oldest cooking method has returned as one of the great modern culinary frontiers.

Matching Cooking Woods to Types of Meat

A general rule of thumb is that you want to use stronger flavors of wood with heavier, more flavorful meat options that won’t be completely overpowered by the smoke, like beef or pork, but that will still let the flavor of the meat shine through.

How to Reverse Sear a Piece of Meat

Reverse searing, a method developed in the early 2000s and, over the last two decades, reverse searing has become the new favorite method of chefs all over the world, and one of the most talked-about cooking innovations of the last century.

How to Cook the Perfect Wood-Fired Pizza

High-quality, gourmet pizza is more accessible than ever thanks to the wide range of portable pizza ovens you can buy for your home. You don’t have to be a chef to make restaurant-quality pizzas for your family and friends, but you do need the right equipment to get the job done. The task can seem…

Charcoal or Wood…Which Should I Cook With?

Spring is in the air, and summer is just around the corner. In neighborhoods all across the land, folks are scrubbing grills and grates, sweeping off the deck, and dusting off tongs and spatulas, getting ready for the best time of the year…grilling season! That means, once again, that countless patio pit-masters are asking the…

How to Smoke a Brisket

We’ve always felt like smoking a brisket is a more advanced level of BBQ. But enough of the doubts and fears – we’ve spent several months mastering the Primo XL 400 and now it’s time to go for it.

Meat and Spices: How to Find the Right Balance on the Grill

Any outdoor chef – whether they’re a professional or a home cook – will tell you that the right spices are one of the most important components of cooking a great dish. Even if you cook the perfect rack of ribs or fry up the consummate chicken breast, without the right combination of spices, the…