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This Summer's Must-Have Outdoor Kitchen Accessories

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  It may be cold out still, but many people are already thinking ahead to summer cookouts and evenings on the patio--the Round Grove Products team included! Our passion is to bring you high quality outdoor fireplaces and brick ovens, which will enhance your outdoor living space and impress guests with their homey and sophisticated feel. We'll also help you design the outdoor kitchen of your dreams, something that has become pretty popular in recent years! Something you might not know, though, is that aside from these higher-dollar projects, we also sell outdoor kitchen accessories to complement your cooking setup. Sure, you probably have a pair of tongs at your disposal, but are you prepared to get the most out of your Round Grove Products piece this year? Here are a few products we always recommend.  1. A Mesh Pizza Screen With one of these bad boys, you can prepare fresh-made or even frozen pizza! They're lightweight and 12" in diameter, which is perfect for creating a ...

Brick Oven Care

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Our Fiesta Combo Unit Family (unfinished) Having a brick oven is a lot of fun, but it is also an investment. Like anything you spend your hard-earned money on, you want it to last! Round Grove Products makes fantastic, durable brick ovens, but there is some maintenance that will help it stay in great condition so that you can use it for decades. 1. Keep it Clean As you use your oven, ashes will accumulate. A quick sweep after each time you use it will be good for a while, but when there are a lot of ashes in the hard to reach spaces, it's time to get out the shop-vac. Vacuum out the tough spots and don't worry about eating ashy food! 2. We have the Cure Maybe you didn't know this, but you should "cure" your oven before using it! Why? Well, there is always a bit of moisture that is trapped during the construction process. If left alone, when you go to use it, the moisture becomes steam and that steam can expand and crack and damage the masonry. Before you use it t...

Dreaming of An Outdoor Fireplace?

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Mezzo fireplace with wood storage Imagine it's a cool summer evening in August. The kids aren't back in school just yet, so they are outside running in the damp grass playing as the sun slowly sets in the west. You are sitting in your favorite cozy spot in your backyard, watching them laugh. You feel a little breeze and it gives you a chill, and you shiver for just a second. Then you get up, throw a fresh log into your outdoor fireplace . The fire bursts into life again. You feel the heat from it and smile. This is your favorite time of year and you are in your favorite place. Sounds pretty great, doesn't it? Outdoor fireplaces really do bring a feeling of home to the outside. So what should you think about if you are dreaming of an outdoor fireplace? Outdoor fireplaces can be found in almost any home improvement store. They range from small metal bowls as a place to throw some wood all the way to larger bar-type tables that offer a gas-powered open fire surrounded ...