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The Essential Wood-Fired Pizza Cookbook by Anthony Tassinello has 80+ Recipes and Techniques from his Wood-Fired Oven. First, can I mention the pictures? They are amazing! Clear, crisp, and inspirational; I just wish there were more. There is a part one and part two to this cookbook. Part one covers all the basics and how-to, while part two has all the magic and tasty goodness. You are covered from the ideas, the dough, the sauce, the ingredients and the step-by-step directions. Most of the recipes are creative explorations of flavors and not necessarily traditional (although pepperoni is included first). There are some bonus recipes at the end which are not pizza, but just as inviting.
I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.

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At the beginning it gave a good introduction and describing the wood oven. There was recipes for different doughs, pizzas, and some drinks. I found several recipes and ideas I would love to try. The directions were not in quick/short bullet points but more detailed.
The only thing that I would have liked to see more of is pictures of what the recipe is making. There were a couple, but when I see a picture of what the recipe makes I'm more likely to make it.

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Great recipe ideas, loved the ones I tried out. Well worth looking through and using over the summer or whenever you feel like pizza!

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I really think this is an excellent cookbook to get if you have a wood-fired oven! And if you don't have one, I'm sure looking through these recipes will 100% convince you to get one! The Essential Wood-Fired Pizza Cookbook will give you exactly what you'd expect from the title and honestly a quite bit more. I loved how this book starts with getting you comfortable to use your wood-fired oven and then moves on advice on the how to host the perfect pizza night. It's a great way to make someone excited and ready for the recipes. And wow are there are lot of great recipes! From different types of pizza to different types of dough, and even more. There's so much to try, and I really was very impressed by how well the recipes were written. They are all very easy to follow. I appreciated the extra tips for things like prepping, getting ingredients, etc that some of the recipes had. It made me feel like I was actually being taught how to do this by someone who wants me to get the best results I can, not just mindlessly following steps. Also, the photography in this cook book is amazing and is genuinely such a great feature!

Thank you to NetGalley, Callisto Publishing, and Anthony Tassinello for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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This is a very thorough and complete book on different types of wood fire pizza ovens and recipes. Although I don’t have a wood fire oven to cook my pizzas on, just a pizza stone but I still found it very helpful. Nice gourmet recipes even recipes for salads and drinks. Wonderful ideas for entertaining guests too.

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What is not to love about this cookbook. It gives great detail and clear instructions on how to make amazing wood fired pizza from the very beginning step till the very end. Great illustrations in the book that make each recipe so enticing.

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