Pizza is a true passion for Italians. One they can hardly give up. There are many who put themselves to the test in their home kitchen by experimenting with new doughs or relying on family recipes perfected over the years.

However, in order to make tasty and fragrant pizzas, like the ones you eat in a restaurant, it is necessary to have a home pizza oven that is capable of reaching high temperatures that range around 450°- 500° C.

The reason being is that the pizza dough needs the so-called “heat blast” so as to swell and cook perfectly in just a few minutes.

There are numerous home pizza ovens on the market with different features: they can be portable, light and not too bulky, fueled by wood or gas, capable of cooking one or more pizzas at the same time.

Since there are so many options available, it’s important to find the solution that best suits your needs.

Let’s then discover what features to look for and take into account when choosing the best pizza oven for your home. In this article, we will see:

How to choose a pizza oven

• Design
• Size
• Type of fuel

The best oven for making pizzas

• Easy to install
• Efficient
• Safe to use
• Equipped with custom accessories

How much a home pizza oven costs

How to choose a pizza oven

As the warm season arrives, outdoor spaces begin to be taken care of. Perhaps by setting up an area dedicated to the outdoor kitchen to be used to comfortably organize dinners with family and friends.

It goes without saying that choosing a good oven is essential in order to create a wide variety of recipes with excellent results, based on the flair and needs of the moment.

But before starting your search for a home pizza oven you need to establish what your needs are in terms of space and habits in the kitchen.

Well then, how do we go about choosing a pizza oven? 3 elements need to be taken into consideration:

• Design - When you are about to buy a new oven for garden pizzas, it is important to choose a style that is capable of integrating with the other furnishings already present outdoors.
• Size - Once you have identified your style, it is essential to understand how many pizzas you need to cook, so that you can choose the oven with the most suitable size for your needs.
  In fact, the ideal model is one that manages to combine the right size of the cooking chamber and the available space.
• Type of fuel - When one thinks of a home pizza oven, the first model that comes to mind is undoubtedly the traditional wood-burning oven. However, this is not the only solution on the market.

Let The Fireplace Shop and Grill Center at West Sport in Sudbury help you design your Outdoor Kitchen and when you add the ALFA Pizza Oven we'll take $500 off the price!

Spicy grilled salmon fillets – a fresh, spicy marinade adds flavor and taste to a salmon dinner! This quick and easy grilled salmon dinner will inspire you to fire up the grill this summer.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tablespoons oil
• 1 lime
• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 Tablespoons hot sauce
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 inch piece ginger
• 1 ½ pounds salmon fillets
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Juice the lime.

1 lime

Mince the garlic and grate the ginger.

1 clove garlic,1 inch piece ginger

In a small bowl, combine the oil, juice of one lime, soy sauce, hot sauce, honey, minced garlic and grated ginger.

2 Tablespoons oil,2 Tablespoons soy sauce,2 Tablespoons hot sauce,1 Tablespoon honey

Put the salmon fillets in a flat dish and pour the marinade over the top. Make sure the fillets are skin side up so the marinade can soak in.

1 ½ pounds salmon fillets

Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 8 hours.

Sprinkle the fillets with salt and pepper if desired.

Salt and pepper to taste

Grill the salmon on a grill set on low. Put the salmon skin side down if you aren’t using a grill basket for the fish. Cook for about 10 minutes, flipping after 7 minutes.

The salmon is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 140 degrees F or flakes easily with a fork.

Let the fish rest for about 5 minutes before serving.

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1. Authentic HeatKeeper® Firebrick

Produced at the Alfa plant in Italy, the Heat Keeper™ firebrick absorbs and stores heat far better than lava stone or ceramic used in other pizza ovens.

Thanks to the HeatKeeper™ refractory firebrick, the cooking floor of the Alfa ovens quickly cooks your pizzas making them crisp and moist at precisely the right temperature.

2. DoubleDown Ceramic Superwool® Insulation

This ceramic fibre offers twice as much heat resistance as rock wool usually used in home pizza ovens.

The DoubleDown Ceramic Superwool® guarantees excellent temperature retention during cooking, prevents the side surfaces from overheating and allows you to consistently bake perfect pizzas.

3. Patented Full Effect Full Circulation Flue System®

This system optimizes the circulation of hot air inside the cooking chamber so as to heat the refractory brick even more and cook the pizza better.

The “around and down” heat means that the oven consistently maintains the right temperature allowing to cook both the base and the pizza sauces optimally.

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POPULAR MECHANICS GOLD MEDAL

Made in Italy, the Alfa Nano had authenticity going for it, both in pizza-making and flair in its design. The shiny enamel finish seemed a little precious and luxurious at first, but we found it durable and easy to clean. While the Nano is portable, it does weigh about 65 pounds and is a little awkward to move. You’ll want to set it up on an outdoor, built-in counter or table unless you get the optional color-matched cart as we did with our test model. The cart made the Nano easy to move from the porch to patio, with large, rubber-wheeled, locking casters.

The Nano is a very nice oven if you’re invested in pizza making and want to get an appliance you’ll have for years. While the Nano we tested had a propane burner (with a kit to convert to natural gas), it is also available as a wood-burning oven.

Let The Fireplace Shop and Grill Center at West Sport in Sudbury help you design your Outdoor Kitchen and when you add the ALFA Pizza Oven we'll take $500 off the price! 

Only ALFA has Heat Genius, a trifecta of tecnologies that allow you to consistently bake perfect pizza at home.

1 - Authentic HeatKeeper Firebrick vs ordinary lava stone or ceramic

Alfa uses an authentic firebrick in every pizza oven they make. This HeatKeeper firebrick, which they make in their factory in Rome, Italy, the home of pizza, absorbs and stores heat far better than the lava stone or ceramic used in other pizza ovens. This is crucial to baking a crispy, moist crust at precisely the right temperature, quickly and without burning.

2 - DoubleDown Ceramic Superwool ® Insulation vs ordinary rock wool insulation (or no insulation at all)

The space between the two stainless steel walls on an Alfa Pizza Oven is filled with DoubleDown Superwool® insulation. This European ceramic fiber offers up to twice the heat resistance of the rock wool insulation used in other artisan at-home pizza ovens, which maintains the heat and allows you to consistently bake perfect pizzas. It also allows for faster heat recovery between pizzas and dramatically lowers the temperature of the outer oven wall.

3- Patented Full Effect Full Circulation Flue System ® vs ordinary “up and out” chimneys

Other pizza ovens exhaust precious heat out the chimney at the top of their oven. Up and out! Not Alfa. The chimney may be at the top, but, thanks to the patented Full Effect Full Circulation Flue System®, hot air circulates fully around the chamber and is driven back down to where it can heat the firebrick and pizza. This is key, as it ensures the proper temperatures required to bake both crust and toppings. The circulating heat then hits a deflector at the top of the oven and travels up an escape where it finally exits out the chimney. Around and down. Then up and out. Clever!

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Only Alfa has Heat Genius™ technology that allows you to cook the pizza base and toppings at different temperatures, just like in professional wood-burning ovens used in pizzerias.

Let The Fireplace Shop and Grill Center at West Sport in Sudbury help you design your Outdoor Kitchen and when you add the ALFA Pizza Oven we'll take $500 off the price!

Blaze Grills has three different gas grill series, so how do you know which one is best for your outdoor kitchen?

First, let’s start with the push-and-turn flame-thrower primary ignition system. Simple and effective. Plus, all of our grills come with a flash tube ignition giving you an alternate ignition option.

There are two parts included in all Blaze Gas Grills that really make them stand apart from the competition: the heat-zone separators and the flame tamers. The heat-zone separators create individual temperature zones so if you want to cook two different foods and two different temperatures, you can! The flame tamers minimize flare-ups while adding flavor – and they are included in the Blaze Lifetime Warranty unlike many of our competitors flame tamers.

Also included with all of our gas grills is a removable warming rack, a full-width drip tray and a double-lined grill hood. Plus, in all models besides the 3-Burner Traditional Gas Grill, a 10,000 BTU infrared rear rotisserie burner is included.

So now let’s explore the differences between the three different lines.

Traditional Series

The Blaze Traditional Gas Grill is available in a 3-, 4- and 5-burner model and can be either built-in or placed on a cart. Blaze Traditional Gas Grills have commercial-quality 304 cast stainless steel burners – each burner with 14,000 BTUs of cooking power. In the Traditional Series, the grill comes with 8mm round stainless steel cooking rods and 14-gauge flame tamers.

Like all Blaze Gas Grills, the Traditional Series comes with the alternate ignition option – this series has a single flash tube ignition with crossovers that allow you to light all burners from the single alternative ignition.

LTE Series

The Blaze LTE Gas Grill is available in both a 4- and 5-burner model and can be either built-in or placed on a cart. Blaze LTE Gas Grills, like the Traditional Series, have commercial-quality 304 cast stainless steel burners – each burner with 14,000 BTUs of cooking power— and 14-gauge flame tamers. Also comparable to the Traditional Series, there is a single flash tube ignition with crossovers for the alternative ignition.

When you step up to the LTE Series though, you upgrade to the 9mm triangular stainless steel cooking rods. The Blaze LTE Series also comes fully equipped with SRLs – or sexy red lights – and interior lights for your late-night cookouts. Plus, you’ll get a full replacement set of halogen bulbs, SRLs and buttons.

Professional Series

The Blaze Professional Gas Grill is available in a 2-, 3- and 4-burner model and can be built-in or placed on a cart.

When you step up to the Professional Series, you’ll notice a lot of differences. First, the grill comes equipped with 304 stainless steel H-burners – each with 18,000 BTUs of cooking power. The Professional Series comes with 12-gauge flame tamers and the cooking rods are hexagon-shaped and are made of 12mm stainless steel.

You’ll also find a rotisserie with a waterproof motor included in your Blaze Professional Gas Grill. The Professional Series also has an upgraded alternative ignition option – each burner has its own individual flash tube ignition instead of using the crossovers.

Like the LTE Series, the Professional Series comes fully equipped with SRLs – or sexy red lights – and interior lights for your late-night cookouts. Plus, you’ll get a full replacement set of halogen bulbs, SRLs and buttons.

Blaze has a variety of gas grills available to fit any outdoor kitchen. Whether you want a standard high-quality grill or top-of-the-line professional grade gas grill, Blase has what you need – plus much, much more. Contact The Fireplace Shop and Grill Center at West Sport in Sudbury to learn more about Blaze Grills and what we can do for your outdoor living space.

The Blaze product line isn’t complicated (like other brands). Blaze designs products that allow everyone to experience high quality grilling. But simple to use and maintain doesn’t mean unsophisticated.

Blaze style combines sleek and modern elements so that each Blaze product is constructed to meet their standards of excellence and efficiency

Engineered for Life

To this day, Blaze builds outdoor living products better. Well after other brands have been left on the curb, Blaze grills and outdoor kitchen equipment will continue to serve as centerpieces for your spaces. That’s what makes

Blaze special.

• Better designs. Purposefully simple
• Better materials. Stronger and superior
• Better functionality. Best-in-class, lifetime warranties

From the stunning elegance and unrivaled durability of 304-grade stainless steel construction to extraordinarily efficient performance, every last inch of the Blaze Professional gas grills were designed for an unbeatable experience.

All told, it is an eye-catching outdoor centerpiece that will impress you and your guests with high-end aesthetics, performance, and longevity.

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Blaze Outdoor Products has three different gas grill series so how do you know which one is best for your outdoor kitchen? Learn about all three series here and decide for yourself which grill is right for you.

Blaze wanted to create a reliable, durable product that will last a lifetime. While they offer three different gas grill series, all these gas grills come standard with several things, like a Lifetime Warranty. What else do all Blaze Grills have in common? Many things!

First, let’s start with the push-and-turn flame-thrower primary ignition system. Simple and effective. Plus, all of our grills come with a flash tube ignition giving you an alternate ignition option.

There are two parts included in all Blaze Gas Grills that really make them stand apart from the competition: the heat-zone separators and the flame tamers. The heat-zone separators create individual temperature zones so if you want to cook two different foods and two different temperatures, you can! The flame tamers minimize flare-ups while adding flavor – and they are included in the Blaze Lifetime Warranty unlike many of our competitors flame tamers.

Also included with all Blaze gas grills is a removable warming rack, a full-width drip tray and a double-lined grill hood. Plus, in all models besides the 3-Burner Traditional Gas Grill, a 10,000 BTU infrared rear rotisserie burner is included.

So now let’s explore the differences between the three different lines.

Traditional Series

The Blaze Traditional Gas Grill is available in a 3-, 4- and 5-burner model and can be either a built-in or placed on a cart. Blaze Traditional Gas Grills have commercial-quality 304 cast stainless steel burners – each burner with 14,000 BTUs of cooking power. In the Traditional Series, the grill comes with 8mm round stainless steel cooking rods and 14-gauge flame tamers.

Like all Blaze Gas Grills, the Traditional Series comes with the alternate ignition option – this series has a single flash tube ignition with crossovers that allow you to light all burners from the single alternative ignition.

LTE Series

The Blaze LTE Gas Grill is available in both a 4- and 5-burner model and can be either built-in or placed on a cart. Blaze LTE Gas Grills, like the Traditional Series, have commercial-quality 304 cast stainless steel burners – each burner with 14,000 BTUs of cooking power— and 14-gauge flame tamers. Also comparable to the Traditional Series, there is a single flash tube ignition with crossovers for the alternative ignition.

When you step up to the LTE Series though, you upgrade to the 9mm triangular stainless steel cooking rods. The Blaze LTE Series also comes fully equipped with SRLs – or sexy red lights – and interior lights for your late-night cookouts. Plus, you’ll get a full replacement set of halogen bulbs, SRLs and buttons.

The new addition to Blaze Outdoor Products is the Marine-Grade line, which includes the Blaze 4LTE model. The Blaze Marine-Grade 4-Burner LTE Gas Grill is the same as the regular 4-Burner LTE but it is made with 316L Stainless Steel, which offers increased durability in marine environments.

Professional Series

The Blaze Professional Gas Grill is available in a 2-, 3- and 4-burner model and can be built-in or placed on a cart.

When you step up to the Professional Series, you’ll notice a lot of differences. First, the grill comes equipped with 304 stainless steel H-burners – each with 18,000 BTUs of cooking power. The Professional Series comes with 12-gauge flame tamers and the cooking rods are hexagon-shaped and are made of 12mm stainless steel.

You’ll also find a rotisserie with a waterproof motor included in your Blaze Professional Gas Grill. The Professional Series also has an upgraded alternative ignition option – each burner has its own individual flash tube ignition instead of using the crossovers.

Like the LTE Series, the Professional Series comes fully equipped with SRLs – or sexy red lights – and interior lights for your late-night cookouts. Plus, you’ll get a full replacement set of halogen bulbs, SRLs and buttons.

New to the Professional Series is the Blaze Portable Grill – there is a standard Professional Portable Grill and a Marine-Grade Professional Portable Grill with 316L Stainless Steel exterior components. Now, you can go anywhere with your Blaze Grill.

Blaze Outdoor Products has a variety of gas grills available to fit any outdoor kitchen. Whether you want a standard high-quality grill or top-of-the-line professional grade gas grill, Blaze has what you need – plus much, much more. .

Right now Save $100 off last year's prices on NEW Blaze Gas Grills! Contact The Fireplace Shop and Grill Center at West Sport in Sudbury to learn more about Blaze Grills and what we can do for your outdoor living space.

It’s a great time to find a fireplace door that meets your home’s needs! Let’s discover 5 reasons fireplace doors are a must-have.

#1 – Energy Efficiency

Outdoor temperatures are always working against that power bill and the fireplace is basically an open door for summer heat and winter cold. When left open in the winter, the fireplace will allow warm air to escape up and out the chimney and in the summer cool air from indoors is able to escape from the chimney. In both cases, fireplace glass doors increase efficiency by minimizing the amount of air lost up the chimney. In simple terms, a fireplace door saves you money!

#2 – Safety

We all love the crackling, popping sound fire creates as it burns, but embers that jump from the fireplace can burn people or pets sitting nearby. Fireplace doors and screens put a barrier between the fire and your home, your family, and your pets. They also keep embers and crackling logs safely in the firebox.

#3 – Hide the Unsightliness of an Open Firebox

Following on the heels of safety, is the messiness of an open firebox. Fireplace doors subtly tidy up the appearance of a firebox, keep ashes where they belong, and just generally keep your hearth cleaner during the burn season.

#4 – Aesthetics

With many gorgeous options offered, you can choose a fireplace door that fits the look and feel of your home, whether it’s rustic, modern, farmhouse or anything in between.

#5 – Fireplace Facelift (more aesthetics)

Looks matter, right? Prefabricated fireboxes are anything but artistic or attractive. They bring the beauty of fire into the home and offer safety but that’s about as far as they go! There are so many gorgeous fireplace door options!

Right now Save $200 of the combination purchase of gas logs and glass fireplace doors! For more information, contact The Fireplace Shop and Grill Center at West Sport in Sudbury.

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