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Baking home-made bread is an old passion that is being rediscovered. Bread has been a staple in the diet of many earlier civilizations and at its simplest can be boiled down to two ingredients: [...]

ALFA is proud to introduce the ALFA ONE – Compact and lightweight with the power of our traditional ovens. Designed to fit in your space – no matter what size – ONE brings an [...]

Wood-fired oven is certainly at the top of the heap because of various reasons. It can reach very high temperature, distributes heat evenly and the firewood imparts pizza that extra kick that [...]

When summer comes and you can’t wait to make the most of your outdoor space, buying an oven can give outdoor cooking a whole new meaning. Whether it be a masonry oven or a mobile one, [...]

WARNING: one of the main causes of fire is the non-compliance with minimum safe distances from combustible materials. It is imperative that you install the appliance according with the [...]

Sooner or later all pizza makers wonder whether there is a relationship between the pizza dough that they make and the oven in which they will bake it. Of course there is. Pizza making is a [...]

Wood ovens are ideal for retaining heat to cook an amazing meal, but how do the ovens stand such high temperatures and why is it important? The secret to Alfa’s wood ovens comes in the form of [...]

You’ve probably heard about the versatility of the Alfa oven and how backyard cooks in North America are creating not only delicious pizzas, but steaks, roasts, burgers, cedar plank salmon and [...]

Cooking with open flame dates back as early as mankind and we’re always drawn back to it. With the growing popularity of Alfa Ovens in North America, we get many questions about the best way to [...]

In the age-old battle of man (and woman) vs fire, who wins? You win! By tradition, the wood oven has always been the best design for cooking pizza and bread. The high temperatures and refractory [...]

Alfa Ovens began 40 years ago in the backyards of two cousins from the south of Italy. At the time, Rocco Lauro and his cousin Marcello Ortuso simply wanted to build a wood-fired oven for their [...]

The key to a good pizza is in its dough. And there’s no better way to spice up your wood oven pizza night than by making your own dough. It can sound intimidating, but once you try it out, you’ll [...]