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Orchard Ovens The Orchard Ovens Family have brightened UK gardens for decades. As fifth-generation Anglo-Italians, WHY CHOOSE AN ORCHARD OVEN? The truth? Our ovens do.

Our philosophy is to supply customers with nothing less than
we accept ourselves. Our Tuscany-sourced, artisan-built and
DEFRA-approved ovens are built by the fire-brick specialists,
Valoriani, using only material Italians trust. Cooking in a wood oven is a science, requiring first-class
thermal conductivity and excellent insulation. Oven shells
should be cool to both observe and touch. Oven floors should
be almost ‘seamless’. They should relish incredible
temperatures. Others don’t.

To celebrate , we're bringing you an image of our Salmon Veneziana dish, cooked in our wood-fired oven. To prove how...
08/10/2026

To celebrate , we're bringing you an image of our Salmon Veneziana dish, cooked in our wood-fired oven.

To prove how popular salmon cooked this way can be, the insert shows salmon being cooked by Craig, one of our domestic wood-fired oven owners at home. This is a long-standing customer who has learned they cannot be without a Valoriani oven in their life, with the oven taking central place in domestic life.

So, do you serve up delicious salmon from your wood-fired oven? Fish of all kinds can be cooked beautifully the way, so give it a try.

To talk to us about how a wood-fired oven could become the home feature you also can't do without and something that completely changes your lifestyle, call us on 07743 847647 or visit our Orchard Ovens website.

On National Fried Scallops Day, we're bringing you scallops, as an alternative suggestion.Are scallops something you'v...
02/10/2026

On National Fried Scallops Day, we're bringing you scallops, as an alternative suggestion.

Are scallops something you've cooked in your Have you considered rustling such things up in your garden oven or indoor pizza oven?

Here, you can see king scallops, nestling on black pudding (again cooked in the woodfired oven) and served with a delicious mustard sauce.

Ready to give it a go?

On , we are celebrating this superb food product with some information as to how it can enhance the food served on a ....
30/09/2026

On , we are celebrating this superb food product with some information as to how it can enhance the food served on a .

How do you use extra virgin olive oil at home, when cooking with your domestic or as we prefer to call it?

Do you make the use of extra virgin olive oil at all?

Literally, what does it bring to the party, when you are entertaining in your garden or home with friends and family?

Let us know!

Let us know!

And today's lunch could be ... woodfired fish on a Friday. In this case, it's a large Scottish trout - cleaned and prep...
11/09/2026

And today's lunch could be ... woodfired fish on a Friday.

In this case, it's a large Scottish trout - cleaned and prepped.

The cavity is being filled with a pinch parsley, the same of thyme and salt and pepper for taste and seasoning.

Also inside the cavity will be slices of lemon, lime and one strawberry.

Olive oil will be sprinkled over the trout.

The trout will be loosely wrapped in tin foil, before pouring half a glass of white w**e inside the foil with the fish.

The woodfired oven will be at 300 degrees C and, after 15 minutes, we will check how the fish is doing. If it needs longer, we will rewrap and allow it to cook a short while more.

Then, it's just a case of serving it up. On today's menu here at Orchard Ovens, that will be with a salad and asparagus cooked in ch*****ne (which will only take about 5 minutes).

If you love cooking, the world is your oyster when you have a woodfired Valoriani oven from Orchard Ovens. It can cook virtually anything you want to tackle, if you know how.

And it makes light work of deliciously flavoured, slightly smoky, and delightfully flaky, fish on a Friday.

As it's , we have rustled up 8 ideas for risotto dishes that you could be cooking up in your indoor or outdoor , or ...
10/09/2026

As it's , we have rustled up 8 ideas for risotto dishes that you could be cooking up in your indoor or outdoor , or , if you prefer.

With so many different flavour combinations to choose, from the iconic saffron-infused risotto alla Milanese, to a rich-red coloured risotto cooked in Barolo, there's no reason not to experiment.

Prepare ingredients in a pan, with a little olive oil, set to one side as you slightly cook the rice, add w**e/stock and allow the liquid to be absorbed by the rice in the oven, and then put all ingredients together.

Simply garnish and you will have a beautifully flavoured dish, once it's turned out of the oven.

Ready to give it a go?

If you are, but lack the wood oven that could cook this, call us on 07743 847647.

National Cheese Pizza Day was celebrated on September 5, but is cheese pizza a 'yes', 'no' or 'maybe' for you and your f...
08/09/2026

National Cheese Pizza Day was celebrated on September 5, but is cheese pizza a 'yes', 'no' or 'maybe' for you and your family and friends? Do you ever cook cheese pizza in your , or do you always go for more meatier options?

Not sure what to think about cheese pizzas or what cheeses you could use as toppings? Well, we've provided some possible inspiration by taking a look at some of the varieties you could consider adding to your toppings options and creating as gourmet woodfired pizza at home.

For lots of cheesy inspiration, you can just head to our link in the graphic - also the first comment below - and read our article.

Need a first-class in which to cook your cheese pizza in your garden, yard or indoor kitchen? Just call us on 07743 847647.

Our contribution to - a rack of lamb cooked in a Valoriani woodfired oven in such a way as to create a succulent feast...
03/09/2026

Our contribution to - a rack of lamb cooked in a Valoriani woodfired oven in such a way as to create a succulent feast with that inimitable flavour that comes from cooking with a real flame.

Is this the sort of thing you would simply love to rustle up in your own woodfired oven at home?

Did you know that you can fit a woodfired oven indoors, as well as out, with the right flue arrangement?

Do you realise we can create both bespoke oven builds and supply ready-to-use woodfired ovens?

Head to orchardovens(dot)co(dot)uk to find out more about different options we can offer and get in touch if you want to talk it through and get some advice.

The start of the Real Bread Campaign's is appropriate for the next part of our story of the Valoriani family brand and...
01/09/2026

The start of the Real Bread Campaign's is appropriate for the next part of our story of the Valoriani family brand and its ovens.

We are now in the factory of today in Reggello, where the component parts of a woodfired, or pizza oven if you prefer, are manufactured in-house. Unlike other manufacturers, Valoriani produces both domes and floors under the expert artisan eyes of its operatives. Quality control is everything.

Furthermore, such is the manufacturing skill that they can produce a different floor, with a different composition for those who wish to bake bread - sourdough or otherwise. Artisan woodfired oven manufacturers truly deliver for artisan bread makers.

This is yet another way in which Valoriani stands apart. It speaks of expertise, specialisation and dedication to the art of woodburning oven manufacturer.

Is your garden or indoor pizza oven lovingly created by such a team?

We continue our Valoriani pizza oven story today with some pictures of the factory in Reggello in the years after Silvio...
28/08/2026

We continue our Valoriani pizza oven story today with some pictures of the factory in Reggello in the years after Silvio Valoriani had created the world's first pre-fabricated pizza oven.

The artisans working in the Valoriani factory brought something equally important to the story: practical knowledge of refractory materials, an understanding of clay, an eye for quality and skills honed through years of working with materials required to perform under extreme heat.

This wasn't mass production without a soul. It was innovation built upon craftsmanship.

Hands shaped components. Eyes judged materials. Experience informed decisions. Knowledge passed from one person to another.

And today, this is still the case.

It's easy to look at your pizza oven and see only the finished product.
What you don't see are the decades of experimentation, innovation and accumulated knowledge behind it – or the generations of craftspeople who helped perfect what came next.

So when buying a woodfired pizza oven, the question shouldn't just be
“What does this oven cost?” but also "What knowledge and experience has gone into its production."

Today it's a spot the difference challenge as we highlight the next step in the history of our oven manufacturer, Valori...
27/08/2026

Today it's a spot the difference challenge as we highlight the next step in the history of our oven manufacturer, Valoriani's, history.

In 1948, this picture was taken. In the foreground, you will see pizza oven components. By this point in history, Valoriani was dispatching the component parts of ovens to locations across Italy, to support the post World War II recovery programme.

A means of constructing an oven from component parts had been cleverly created by Silvio Valoriani. It was a step towards what came next - the simplification of the whole process by creating the world's first pre-fabricated oven.

Silvio channelled the family’s centuries-old experience in selecting and handling best-in-class raw materials and designed a self-supporting, segmented vault. He then managed to increase the stability of the design. With this advance, the first pre-fabricated refractory oven in the world came into being.

This is the basis of the wood-fired ovens from Valoriani that we know today and what every other manufacturer has tried to copy, with little success.

If you have a wood-fired oven from Valoriani, its story lies in the genius and problem-solving ability of Silvio Valoriani. The stakes were high. People need to be fed. Thankfully, his knowledge won through and created an oven that has never been surpassed.

For more on that, keep checking this page.

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Unit 3 & 4, Old Brewery Trading Estate, Mona Place, Croft St
Preston
PR18XA

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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