Wood-fired Dish Fit for a King: Smoked Mackerel Patė
For the King's coronation, we devised a very special menu for our wood-fired oven. We say that, because you could not possibly cook it in many a wood-fired oven! The…
Italian Wedding Soup
Create a Wood-Fired Oven Italian Extravaganza This Easter
If you're avoiding the chocolate overload that comes with the Easter holidays, look a little further afield for celebratory food inspiration, easily created at home using one of our Orchard Ovens wood-fired…
Create a ‘Lamb-tastic’ Wood-Fired Oven Easter Feast!
With Easter just around the corner, our thoughts turn to cooking delicious seasonal food and what’s more in-season at Easter than lamb? Easter presents the perfect opportunity to fire up…
Making the most of your wood-fired oven and outdoor kitchen
A few months ago, we published a blog about building an outdoor kitchen with a wood-fired oven. In this blog, we’ll talk about how to get the most out of…
8 Reasons to Include a Wood-Fired Oven in an Outdoor Kitchen
Spring is around the corner, so now is exactly the right time to get planning your dream al fresco entertaining space. If an outdoor kitchen is very much on your…
What’s Cooking In Outdoor Kitchens? The Top 2023 Trends
Outdoor kitchens continue to be top of homeowners’ wish lists in 2023, with the trend of 'staying in is the new going out' increasingly influencing lifestyles and home socialising. With…
The Wood-Fired Origins Of National Pizza Day
Although it's not entirely clear how a dedicated day for the Italian delicacy of pizza came about, (it's believed to have first been celebrated in the year 2000) we do…
Say ‘Ti Amo’ With A Lovingly Cooked Wood-Fired Menu
At Orchard Ovens we believe good, home cooked food, shared with loved ones, is so much more meaningful than flowers or chocolates on Valentine's Day. So, as the origins of this…
Fire Up the Wood-fired Oven on National Pizza Day
When we talk to customers about the benefits of a wood-fired oven, we explain there are many outdoor ovens that burn wood but none hold a candle to a Valoriani…
Outdoor cooking – it’s all the rage!
Outdoor cooking has become very popular over the years. The barbecue boom started way back in the 1950s in the United States, quickly spreading to countries like Australia, Germany, and…