5 Reasons to Consider Adding a Stone Pizza Oven to Your Backyard
Whether you’re looking for a temporary or a permanent way to spice up your outdoor oasis, a stone pizza oven, or any outdoor pizza oven, is the way to go. Adding one to your back yard living area is smart and unique for a number of reasons.
1) A Stone Pizza Oven Helps Retain Nutrients
Due to the high heat of a stone pizza oven, cooking times are much faster. This allows your food to retain more nutrients than cooking in a convection oven or boiling the food. Now your veggies are maintaining all of those nutrients and antioxidants that are so good for you. So, not only is your pizza extra yummy, but it’s nutritious too!
2) It’s Fun!
One of the best reasons to add a stone pizza oven to your outdoor space? They’re fun! Outdoor pizza ovens not only expand your cooking space but are also a great way to bring your social activities outdoors. The fire from your stone oven pizza warms the surrounding area, so your backyard festivities can extend into the night even when it’s still a bit chilly.
Because a stone pizza oven is an open cooking source, you can also show off your chef skills right in your own backyard. To make yourself look like a pro, add a little bit of cornmeal to your pizza peel to help slide your pizza into your stone pizza oven more easily. To keep the fun going, make your pizzas ahead of time. A stone pizza oven cuts your pizza cooking time to 2-5 minutes, so it’s best to have your pizzas ready to go before you begin cooking.
3) It’s Eco-friendly
A bonus to cooking with outdoor pizza ovens is that they’re eco-friendly! Cooking with wood is a low-carbon alternative compared to other cooking appliances. This can also save you money as you aren’t using the electricity to run your convection oven and you’re not using your kitchen as a prep area. Plus, your stone pizza oven will last a lifetime with proper care and maintenance.
Cooking with a stone pizza oven can create smoke. So, it is important to understand your local smoke laws before purchasing or renting outdoor pizza ovens. Some areas have restrictions on smoke, so it’s best to know ahead of time before investing in a stone pizza oven.
4) It’s Not Just for Pizza
While it may be called a pizza oven, the meals you can make in your oven are never ending! You can cook a perfectly crisp roasted chicken in about an hour, you can roast veggies, or make a huge cookie cake to top off your meal!
If you’re planning on a long night, let your stone pizza oven do the work for you. Residual heat from your stone pizza oven is a great way to keep food warm. You can also use the pizza oven to reheat food to the perfect crispiness (who likes soggy pizza reheated in the microwave – no one!).
5) Food Tastes Better in a Stone Pizza Oven
While there are obviously other cooking options, food made in a stone pizza oven just tastes better. A pizza stone may get you close, but you’re missing out on the smokiness from the wood and the high heat created by a pizza oven. Pizza on a grill is probably the closest you’re going to get to pizza from a stone pizza oven, but again, you’re missing that smokey flavor that makes a stone fire oven pizza unique.
Ready to add a pizza oven to your outdoor oasis? You can now shop online for pizza ovens at Haynes. If you’re not sold on adding a stone pizza oven to your backyard permanently, then you can rent one! You have the option of renting a large or a small pizza oven so that you can make as many pizzas as necessary for your get together. Your stone pizza oven rental includes delivery, a pizza peel, the wood you’ll need, and a thermometer to make sure you’re all set for an awesome party.
If you’re interested in learning more about adding a pizza oven to your backyard but have questions, contact us at Haynes today. We’ll help you choose the outdoor pizza oven that perfectly fits your yard and expectations.