Just back from a week in Pittsburgh, where a good time was had by all. Of course, eating is always on the to do list when visiting a city and my favorite Pittsburgh eating experience was Lidia's-nothing else came close. After consuming the best pasta I've had, I visited the Society for Contemporary Craft. The staff could not have been more accommodating, taking time to bring pots out from the back and giving me a personal tour of the current show. While there, I got a Deborah Schwatzkopf bowl, which I love. Deb throws her work, cuts it apart and reassembles it-an exercise in patience.
Once home, the sand was removed from the interior of the oven and the first fire was built. The initial firing was both steamy and smoky. It's hard to believe that the whole thing didn't crack apart and blow up, for it was still quite wet, but it simply became hard. We had our first go at making pizza, and every crumb was consumed-yum... Now we can continue adding clay to the exterior, which will make for better heat retention.
3 comments:
That bowl is lovely. What a nice treasure... hey, the pizza oven is hot!
Patricia, I love Deborah's work. I have been admiring it for quite awhile via magazines. This was my first chance to actually hold one of her pots, and it was hard to choose just one. Over the weekend, we had our first guests over for pizza and yes, the oven is hot! Even though we haven't added the final layer, we had enough heat to cook 5 pizzas and could have kept going but we ran out of dough. I urge you to build one yourself.
The pizza from this oven was DEELISH! Thank you Renee and Rory for treating me soo well and for Renee for doing the driving to Tennessee.
I love you guys!
Jen
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