piZZa oven supplies
pizza ovens, Wood bUrning ovens, bread ovens, call them
what you may, but there is no doubt they are becoming more
and more fashionable as people look towards entertaining at
home more.
Not a new idea by any mean, ovens that burn wood and store
heat go back thousands of years. Every continent has their
own version of a woodfired oven, with the Italians and Ancient
Greeks being responsible for the main development of standard
design.
Nick Riley, MD of Pizza Oven Supplies Limited, story begins
around six years ago he was asked if he could build a pizza
oven like what Jamie Oliver was cooking on in his television
programme.
“I trawled youtube and Google for ideas, then, eBay and Amazon
for pizza oven materials. Mmm, so confusing, the information
contradicted itself and the prices varied so much.”
Then he contacted the local pottery business’s in his home
Stoke on Trent. And that was the Eureka moment. “Stoke had
been building pottery kilns for centuries” All the knowledge and
materials were right on his doorstep.”
The design he developed obviously works as after four years in
business, he has over 600 customers, with three of them being
premiership footballers.
He uses what is called kiln furniture in the manufacture of his pizza
ovens, this is what the famous pottery manufactures sit their ware
on while it is fired. It is used once, then discarded. “We crush this
down and mix it with our secret mixture of other ingredients which
include perlite for insulation”
Re using what are top quality materials enables Pizza Oven
Supplies to keep their costs low.
All the worry of wood oven design that Architects, garden designers,
landscapers, builders and the general public would usually come
across have been removed. Pre-designed kits with all the bricks
pre-cut save valuable time on not only designing but relaying
those designs to tradesmen.
“Cutting over 500 bricks in someone’s garden can raise lots of
safety issues, not to mention the neighbours”
“Full and detailed instructions are available and I’m there for any
questions you may have.” Nick states.
Brian Mellor @ Harthill Cookery School comments
We have a beautiful oven thanks to Nick & Sam. Not only does it
look great...it cooks beautifully too which is pretty important. Our
tutors and guests love it as it comes up to temperature easily and
holds the retained heat, great to be outside with friends working
with the oven.”