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When summer comes, and you cannot wait to make the most of your outdoor space, buying the best outdoor pizza oven can give outdoor cooking a whole new meaning. Whether it be a masonry oven or a mobile one, professional-grade, or family-oriented, it will help you take your cooking skills to the next level. In this article, we provide you with several tips to help you choose the best for you by pointing out the pros and cons of different kinds of outdoor pizza oven and grill.

Fire control
Fire control in an outdoor pizza oven was the tipping point of human evolution. Taming fire allowed humans to stay warm, cook food, keep predators away, and increase human activities. It is in our DNA, and there is something in its smell, color, and sound that makes you feel better and safer.

Temperature
A wood-fired pizza oven can reach a temperature as high as 1 000°C even though you will not require so much heat to cook. These appliances require a few hours to heat up, but once they are hot, they retain heat for a long time. There are also wood-burning ovens with steel domes that reach cooking temperature faster. You can cook anything in a wood-fired oven by slightly changing recipes.

Smoky flavor
Cooking with wood gives food that smoky flavor that is impossible to recreate in standard ovens like an electric pizza oven. The flavor changes based on the type of wood chosen. Some of the best options include beech and oak, but olive or juniper is excellent, especially for roasts.

Neapolitan pizza
This could be the main reason why most people buy a wood-fired pizza oven outdoors. A reliable Neapolitan pizza must meet several requirements like the dough that must be made with “tipo 0 or 00” wheat flour, salt, yeast, much water (70% hydration). Afterward, hand-kneaded and left to rise for 8 hours before baking it for 90 seconds at 450°C (800°F) in a wood-burning oven. 

Display cooking
Nothing beats a wood-burning pizza oven in the backyard when it comes to putting on a cooking show in front of your guests. You can turn your outdoor space in the theatre, socializing venue, and restaurant all at once.

A long lifespan
A wood-fired outdoor grill and pizza oven is a worthy investment for the long run provided that you keep it in tip-top shape with frequent cleaning and maintenance.

Eco-friendly
Wood-burning ovens are a low-carbon alternative to an oven that uses fossil fuels. They use renewable and cheap fuel, and burning wood does not add to the carbon footprint.