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Published: 14th May 2025

North Yorkshire Homeowner Praises Our New Fornino 50 Pizza Oven

Orchard Ovens’ customer, Peter Lowman, has been using our new Fornino 50 wood-fired oven at home for around 10 months now, having instantly fallen in love with it when it made its appearance at the Lancashire Show in July 2024. When we caught up with him to find out what he thought of it, there…

The Similarities Between the World of F1 and Valoriani Wood-fired Pizza Ovens

If you think about some of the most iconic things to come out of Italy, Ferrari cars would definitely be up there. So, as we head towards the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, Orchard Ovens has been comparing a grand prix car with its top-of-the-range Valoriani pizza ovens, which may not have a…

NICs and Energy Costs Lead to More Valoriani Commercial Pizza Oven Enquiries

The core issues affecting the hospitality sector in the UK in spring 2025, whether that is a restaurant, pizzeria or hotel, are keeping the Orchard Ovens’ team busy with enquiries, as our pizza ovens are presenting more than one solution for beleaguered caterers. The hospitality sector has had to…

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Pablo's Chicken, cooked by Orchard Ovens customer, Peter Lowman, in the Fornino 50 oven

Asian-style sea bass, cooked by Orchard Ovens customer, Peter Lowman, in the Fornino 50 oven

Spicy pork ribs cooked by Orchard Ovens customer, Peter Lowman, in the Fornino 50 oven

Roast chicken, stuffed with lemon and thyme,, cooked by Orchard Ovens customer, Peter Lowman, in the Fornino 50 oven

A pizza oven being hand decorated in the Valoriani factory in Tuscany

The Valoriani family factory in Tuscany, where in-depth knowledge and artisan detail go into making the very finest pizza ovens.

Pizza ovens in the artisan-focused Valoriani factory in Tuscany

A pizza oven being hand painted with a bespoke design, in the Valoriani factory in Tuscany

An oven being handcrafted in the Valoriani factory in Tuscany

A Formula 1 Ferrari car in the museum at Maranello, Italy

Serving guests dining al fresco around a Valoriani wood-fired oven.

Sea bass, ready to be cooked in a Valoriani wood-fired oven.

Guests arriving for some al fresco dining courtesy of a Valoriani wood-fired oven, as seen in the background.

Roasted lamb cooked in a Valoriani woodfired oven. Perfect for Easter or any other time during the year.

A Valoriani Fornino pizza oven with a mosaic finish - one of the bespoke options available.

The Jenga-style arrangement of kindling that is so useful when firing up a Valoriani wood-fired oven or pizza oven.

Preparation for an outdoor dining feast using a Valoriani wood-fired oven.

Pizza oven pioneer, Andrew Manciocchi, checks the flame inside the new Orchard Ovens Fornino 50 pizza oven, new for 2025.

A build-your-own pizza oven from a Valoriani kit supplied by Orchard Ovens.

Families bonding over pizza making in a UK garden and with an Orchard Ovens supplied Valoriani pizza oven

Boy loading pizza into an Orchard Ovens supplied Valoriani Fornino pizza oven, in a UK garden.

A Valoriani oven being manufactured in the Valoriani factory in Reggello, Tuscany, Italy.

Oven components being manufactured in the Valoriani factory in Reggello, Tuscany, Italy.

Oven components in the Valoriani factory in Reggello, Tuscany, Italy.

The new Fornino 50 oven from Orchard Ovens, excelling through longevity and the unique feature of a top-of-the-range Valoriani floor that can be removed and used inside a standard internal oven.

Family pizza nights can become more affordable and fun, if families invest in one of the new Fornino 50 ovens from Orchard Ovens.

Lamb Romana cooked in the Valoriani woodfired oven by the team at Orchard Ovens

Lentils Nonna cooked in a Valoriani woodfired oven by the team at Orchard Ovens

Lamb Romana cooked in the woodfired oven by Orchard Ovens

The food hall at Mercato Centrale in Rome, close to Termini rail station.

A DIY pizza oven build underway, with a Valoriani build-your-own pizza oven kit from Orchard Ovens.

Valoriani ovens, as supplied in the UK by Orchard Ovens, in Mercato Centrale, Rome

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