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Just for the record, Le Panyol USA is all about backyard oven building (that’s why we sponsor and help organize this event in our own neck of the woods: http://bangornews.com/news/t/lifestyle.aspx?articleid=167755&zoneid=14). The simple reality, though, is that not all bakers and chefs have the time or resources to build their own oven. In an effort to provide an alternative for these folks, we created the Provence with our partners in France. We could have easily created a similar looking oven with questionable materials sourced from questionable suppliers around the world. Instead we built the Provence to our own standards—with quality and durability as our first priority. That means 100% made in France professional grade stainless steel and hardware, and the same artisan crafted “Terre Blanche” core that we sell in all of our modular construction kits. That quality always comes with a price tag these days, but given the choice all over again, we’d create the exact same oven.