Wood Fired Oven

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes its nice to do something quick and easy in the wood fired oven. This week - I am cooking a Turkish inspired Lahmacun in my wood fired oven. This episode is a bit unique - as I am making this for the first time - live on the podcast!  Join me as I experiment with making something different! You can grab this recipe at my website below. Support the show Become a Supporter...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am taking a deep dive into using an andiron in your wood fired oven.  I use one almost every time I cook. I explain why I love using one.  I work through the advantages and disadvantages of using an andiron, and see if you would benefit from using one too. If you enjoying cooking in your wood fired oven - make sure you listen to this weeks episode. If you want to learn...

Send us Fan Mail It's Tagine time! Join me in front of my wood fired oven as I cook one of my absolute favourite dishes. The dish had a couple of lucky escapes as I make two complete fails as I prepare this in my flaming hot brick oven! Listen in if you want to learn what not to do. Thankfully, the finished dish is amazing - you are guaranteed to smell it through your podcast app! If you are...

Send us Fan Mail This week, I am cooking up authentic Chicken Tikka Masala - live at my wood fired oven. I've got a few tips and tricks to help you cook this up at home. I explore the history of this dish - its origins may surprise you! Also, I discuss how to use stainless steel skewers deep in the wood fired oven, where your food will benefit from the hot brick dome. You can grab this recipe...

Send us Fan Mail Join me this week as I explore the long and rich history of the Tagine, and why it's a great cooking vessel for your Wood Fired Oven. Grab your copy of the One Thousand and One Nights: https://amzn.to/3ihziT1 If you choose to purchase the books from the links above, I may earn a small affiliate fee to help support the show. Support the show Become a Supporter of the show Plea...

Send us Fan Mail It’s tapa time! Join me at my wood fired oven, as I cook up three of my favourite Spanish tapas.  I’ll be cooking a gorgeous Chicken wings with wine and whisky tapa, a vegetarian Spanish stuffed peppers tapa and one of my absolute favourites - Chorizo in red wine tapa. These small dishes are easy to prepare and cook in a wood fired oven. Spread out over three or four hours, cookin...

Send us Fan Mail Join me for an in-depth chat about my wood fired oven. I discuss what was involved in planning, building and finishing my oven. I also discuss what motivated me to start the four month build, and why it is now such an important focal point at our family home. If you are thinking of building a wood fired oven, already enjoy your own oven, or just curious about cooking with fire, ch...

Send us Fan Mail This week I chat about one of the more unique wood fired oven cooking tools in my arsenal. The medieval Flambadou is an incredible fire tool which adds spectacular flaming fat to any dish.  Check out my short video of my flambadou cooking up a storm on some Picanha: https://youtu.be/V1VZiUbXIRk Check out @NiklasEkstedt on instagram. Amazing chef - and his restaurant is incredible....

Send us Fan Mail Join me in my back yard, right in front of my wood fired oven, as I cook up this gorgeous family favourite  - Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks with Smoked Pulled Pork and Red Wine. This delicious slow cooked meal is easy and fun to prepare. I also talk about other wood fired oven techniques you can try like hay smoked broccolini and cheery tomato's. For the full recipe, check out my w...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how to build a wood fired (pizza) oven? Perhaps you already have one in your back yard - but you need some tips and tricks to supercharge your cooking? Fire after all is a tricky beast. Interested in the history behind these ancient oven designs?  Check out the trailer for my new Wood Fired Oven podcast. Lots happening over the coming weeks - so make sure yo...