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2018 International Pizza Expo Demo Wrap-up
The Forno Bravo Booth was buzzing at the 2018 International Pizza Expo as Maestro Instruttore and World Pizza Champion, Chef Leo Spizzirri kept us fed, educated, and entertained for 3 days! We created...
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Maestro Istruttore Chef Leo Spizzirri Shows How It’s Done!
Master Instructor Chef Leo Spizzirri wowed the crowds at the National Restaurant Association Show with his cooking demonstrations again this year. We were pleased to have him back at the Trade Show...
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Dutch Oven Bread
Blog by Guest Chef John Livera Dutch Ovens are a Great Way to Make Bread in a Wood Fired Oven Baking Bread in a Dutch Oven Fresh bread is one of the most satisfying things to bake in a wood fired oven....
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The Ever Humbling Art of Bread Baking
Just when you think you have seen a lot, you do something new wrong in this ever humbling art of bread baking. haha. This is a 75% hydration sourdough rye boule (the flavor was really good), where I...
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Baking Bread in Someone Else’s Oven
I’ve been baking bread in other people’s ovens for years. It’s a lot of fun. You get to experiment with flour and yeast from other countries, use different ovens, and bake entirely by feel. Forget the...
View ArticleBack to Bread; Folding-a bread baking technique
My bread baking skills are slowly improving, which is a good thing for all — for me and the family. I have learned a handful of new skills over the past few months, including temperature control, long...
View ArticleA Bit More on Folding, Bread-Baking Technique
Here are some fun resources on bread molding, my newest bread-baking technique. 100% Whole Wheat Bread that Doesn’t Suck I have always really liked this one. There is even a technical thread on Stack...
View ArticleBread Photos. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I’ve been baking bread for years and years. It was my baking and building hobbies that led me to start Forno Bravo in the first place (those many years ago). So I am happy to say that my baking has...
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Newly Recovered Fresco from Ancient Pompeii Shows an Early Form of Pizza
Back in 1888 and 1891, a team of excavators began to clear ash and debris from a building in the ruins of ancient Pompeii, the Italian town buried, and then preserved, by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius...
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