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How-To & Care
Why Brick Oven Pizza? The Real Reasons It Tastes Better
Brick oven pizza is prized for its unique texture and flavor, and there’s a reason it’s considered the gold standard by restaurants, outdoor cooking enthusiasts, and home pizza makers across...
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Buying & Planning
Are Commercial Ovens Gas or Electric? Here’s How to Choose the Right One
Commercial ovens can be gas or electric. For a restaurant serving pizza, wood-fired and gas-and-wood Hybrid ovens are also worth considering. The right choice depends on what you cook, how...
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Buying & Planning
Where to Use a Pizza Oven: Best Spots for Safe and Effective Cooking
A pizza oven is a versatile addition to any home cooking setup, especially for outdoor cooking enthusiasts across the USA. At Chicago Brick Oven, our American-made wood-fired and hybrid ovens...
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How-To & Care
How Hot Do Home Kitchen Ovens Get?
Knowing how hot a residential oven can get plays a major role in how your food cooks. Temperature affects texture, browning, moisture retention, and overall flavor. While most home ovens...
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Recipes & Cooking
When Is Pizza Done? Signs to Check Before Taking It Out
There’s nothing quite like a perfectly baked pizza with a crispy crust, a soft yet firm center, gooey melted cheese, and toppings cooked just right. At Chicago Brick Oven, we’ve...
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Buying & Planning
What is a Pizza Peel? Everything You Need to Know Before Using One
If you love making pizza at home whether in a wood-fired oven, gas oven, or indoor kitchen oven a pizza peel is one tool you simply can’t skip. A pizza...
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How-To & Care
How Pizza Ovens Work: The Basics of Heat, Airflow, and Perfect Cooking
Pizza ovens combine a heat source, a heated cooking surface and a chamber that transfers heat to food. In a CBO wood-fired oven, the refractory hearth and dome store heat...
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Recipes & Cooking
Pizza Oven Temperatures for Pizza, Bread & More
This guide brings pizza styles and other foods into one temperature reference, including bread, focaccia and vegetables. Use the focused guides linked below when you need more detail on a...
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Recipes & Cooking
Can a Pizza Oven Bake Bread? Yes - Here’s How to Do It Properly
If you love the versatility of your pizza oven, here’s great news: yes, you can bake bread in a pizza oven and the results can be exceptional. Whether you’re using...
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