Now that you’ve gotten a taste of why Yoder Smokers are considered The World’s Most Versatile Pellet Grill by experimenting with smoking, baking, roasting, direct grilling, and indirect grilling, it’s time to experience a grill setup that takes the game to a whole different level with the help of the Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven.
Designed to cook from the bottom up and top down simultaneously for quick cooks and broiler-like browning, the Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven will allow you to bake, sear, and even sauté like a professional. And yes, it can quickly and easily produce world-class Neapolitan pizzas, thanks to the way the flames roll across the oven's roof while simultaneously heating the ceramic stone to 700°+ Fahrenheit.
Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven Setup
- Remove all grates and shelves as well as the diffuser plate.
- Place the Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven heat distribution plate on the left side of the grill, directly over the firebox. Make sure the rectangle opening is over the fire with its heat deflector panel facing up.
- Set the dome directly onto the heat distribution plate, and locate the tabs at the front of the plate and dome that lock the two pieces into place.
- Insert the stone into the dome with the rough side up.
- Preheat the oven to the desired cooking temp for approximately 30 minutes.
Six Essential Yoder Smokers Wood Fire Oven Recipes
The versatility of the Yoder Smokers Wood Fire Oven isn’t just a sales slogan; it’s a reality. Here are six essential recipes that help demonstrate the range of this setup.
- Lasagna - Add wood fired flavor to your lasagna and enjoy the golden-brown perfection of crispy cheese that can only be achieved by the flames that dance across the top of the Yoder Smokers Wood Fire Oven.
- Honey Habanero Hot Wings - Get some extra texture on your chicken wings without deep-frying by cooking them on a hot oiled skillet in the wood fired oven. Top them off with some sweet heat and enjoy both the taste and texture of a perfectly cooked wing.
- Hawaiian Pizza - Simmer your sauce in a pan on top of the wood fired oven while at the same time searing the ham and pineapple for the pizza inside the oven. Once the pizza is assembled, it will be perfectly cooked, with a great crunch on the crust and the perfect amount of smoky charred goodness in under five minutes.
- Italian Sliders - Don’t settle for cold sandwiches. These sliders are easy to make and are ready to serve in minutes, melting the cheese perfectly while the bread turns golden brown and toasted.
- One Pan Chicken Fajitas - Spice up some veggies and chicken thighs and get them sizzling on a single pan with this recipe packed with flavor and as straightforward to serve up as it is to prepare.
- Apple Brown Betty - Keep the wood fired oven working on dessert while enjoying dinner. Similar to a crisp or cobbler, you can substitute your favorite fruit to suit this recipe. The oven does a great job of browning and crisping the top of this dessert, making it perfect for a vanilla ice cream topping.
The Wood Fired Oven as an Outdoor Kitchen Setup
With its unmatched functionality, the Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven setup is the ideal cornerstone for an outdoor kitchen. Armed with just a few pieces of cast iron cookware, the Yoder Smokers pellet grill can also function as an oven and a stovetop in close proximity to your outdoor eating space. There’s no longer any need to miss out on social time because you’re prepping a delicious meal inside while friends and family gather outdoors.
While cooking entire meals outdoors might sound overwhelming, it’s actually quite manageable with this setup when you consider:
Ease of Setup
Wood Fired Oven setup takes just a few short minutes. Now, you can put your ingredients together while waiting for the oven to heat up just like any other meal.
Quick Pre-heating
We’ve found that the Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven requires no more time to heat up than a conventional oven. Although the warmup time for Neapolitan-style pizza may be longer, it still takes far less time to reach 750 degrees than most other wood fired ovens, which can take an hour or more.
Temperature Control
Thanks to the temperature control of the Yoder Smokers pellet grills, managing heat in the wood fired oven is as easy as setting the grill temperature. With temperature control, you don’t have to worry about balancing the heat over the top with the heat on the stone. Let your grill do the work so you can focus on the meal.
We’ve really just scratched the surface here. The Yoder Smokers Wood Fired Oven setup is a valuable element in maximizing your grill’s potential as an everyday cooking tool. Be sure to check out our extensive library of insights and recipes, which have been honed over the last two decades as we’ve cooked countless meals for friends and family.
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