Homeowners have the opportunity to enjoy their outdoor living spaces year-round by installing a pizza oven. If you’ve recently added a pizza oven to your outdoor kitchen set up, here are a few recommendations to ensure your next pizza party is an experience that the entire family enjoys. 

3 Tips for Making the Perfect Pie in Your Outdoor Pizza Oven

1. Gather the Cooking Materials

Preparing an outdoor pizza oven is simple when you have the right tools. Before getting started, gather all the necessary equipment to cook your pizzas in a wood-fired oven. This includes firewood, stone or steel pizza peels, an oven brush, an infrared thermometer to check the temperature, and specialty heat gloves in case you need to get closer to the flames. When it comes to putting your pizzas together, don’t forget the rolling pin and the pizza cutter. 

2. Create a Functional Workstation in Your Outdoor Kitchen

Since wood-fired pizza ovens are high-temperature, your pie will cook in a short period of time. As such, creating an efficient workstation nearby is ideal to ensure you can cook the food quickly and evenly. Use the counter space to spread out. Have a station for rolling and flouring dough, adding sauce, as well as applying cheese and your favorite toppings to each pie. You also need a dedicated zone for flouring your pizza peel and placing the pie so it’s oven-ready. 

3. Test the Temperature & Bake the Pizzas

Before tossing your first pizza into the oven, check the temperature with your thermometer. Most pizza chefs like their ovens to be in the 575 to 800-degree range. Test some leftover dough or a misshapen pie first to gauge how quickly the crust cooks and crisps up. Once you have a handle on cooking time, bake your pizzas, slice them, and enjoy!

Are you looking to enhance your outdoor living spaces by installing a wood-fired pizza oven? If so, Midwest Pool Builders & Stonecrafters is the right company for the job. Based in Saint Charles, MO, this family-owned and -operated business is known across the state for quality craftsmanship, top-notch customer service, and 50-year warranties on their work. To connect with a member of the team for an estimate, call today at (314) 853-8330. For more information on the services they offer, from installing outdoor kitchens to fire pits and in-ground pools, visit their website.