Selwyn Times: March 21, 2017
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38 Tuesday <strong>March</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
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SELWYN TIMES<br />
Cooking outdoors<br />
Barbecuing and eating outdoors is<br />
particularly enjoyable whether a pizza<br />
cooked on a wood fired oven, ham falling<br />
off the bone of a rotisserie or black<br />
charcoaled sausages straight off a charcoal<br />
barbecue.<br />
Outdoor cooking has progressed from<br />
the homemade or small round charcoal<br />
barbecues once common in New Zealand.<br />
While still great with the true charcoal<br />
flavour they add to steak and sausages,<br />
there are bigger, shinier and some might<br />
say better alternatives now available.<br />
Gas fired barbecues have become very<br />
affordable and fantastic when cooking<br />
up a feed for the regular troops or a large<br />
crowd. Those with a hot plate, side burner<br />
and rotisserie, cover all the bases, taking<br />
the mess out of the kitchen and into the<br />
yard where a few fat splatters are less of a<br />
concern.<br />
Gas pizza ovens can also be purchased<br />
as free standing models or for fitting into<br />
a hand crafted fireplace. Complete gas<br />
ovens range in price from as little as $200<br />
up to the $10,000 mark. Powder coated<br />
and stainless steel options are available,<br />
some with ceramic stones for producing<br />
a crisp based pizza. Many are like a gas<br />
barbecue in that they can be wheeled to a<br />
position so can be stored under shelter in<br />
inclement weather.<br />
Building pizza ovens in the backyard<br />
has grown in popularity. These give a true<br />
wood fired pizza taste and do a pretty<br />
tasty roast, which takes around an hour<br />
and a half while the fire burns at the back<br />
of the oven. Initially, the fire is built in<br />
the centre of the oven to heat the walls,<br />
floor and roof, then pushed to the back<br />
before placing the food in the centre. For<br />
roasting, the fire needs turning from time<br />
to time to maintain the heat while the<br />
roasting pan should also be rotated.<br />
Wood fired pizza oven kits, to fit into<br />
a structure that is bricked or plastered<br />
around, or complete portable ovens can be<br />
purchased with some fire safe at any time<br />
of the year – something that those living<br />
in Canterbury need to be mindful of.<br />
Another trend is towards fire pits that<br />
are finding their way into backyards.<br />
These are available readymade, some<br />
coming with a safety mesh cover so safe<br />
to use when there are fire restrictions.<br />
They generally burn charcoal or gas and<br />
some may be incorporated into a table as<br />
a centrepiece offering the potential for the<br />
Japanese Hibachi style of barbecuing (not<br />
to be confused with Teppanyaki, which is<br />
cooked on a flat solid griddle surface).<br />
Fire pits are great for throwing out heat<br />
and a good form of cooking as the fire dies<br />
down. Try throwing some potatoes into<br />
the embers (wrap them in foil if you want<br />
to eat the skins). When cooked, scoop<br />
out the warm potato with a spoon, to eat<br />
around the fire for a different snack.<br />
Gas barbecues with a hot plate,<br />
side burner and rotisserie cover all<br />
the bases.<br />
Push the fire to the back before placing<br />
the food in the centre.<br />
Building pizza ovens in the backyard<br />
is now popular.<br />
A wood fired pizza oven.<br />
Gas fires are also popular features<br />
in backyards.<br />
Outdoor cooking has progressed from<br />
the homemade barbecue.<br />
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