Our Story

The story of the Dare family is a heartwarming tapestry woven from rich European heritage, individual passions, and a shared love that culminated in a remarkable entrepreneurial success. 

Peter and Marianna Dare, with their three beautiful children, embody a strong European legacy, with Marianna’s roots deeply embedded in the baking traditions of L’Aquila, Abruzzo, where her mother’s family owned and operated a beloved town bakery and pastry shop. This ingrained passion for baking, honed through generations, finds its counterpart in Peter’s lifelong expertise as a senior Construction and Fabrication manager, a career that fostered his natural affinity for metalwork and channeled into his highly praised hobby of crafting intricate metal sculptures.

It was this potent combination of Marianna’s baking heritage and Peter’s metalworking prowess, fueled by their mutual dedication to European culinary traditions, that sparked an innovative idea.

In 2019, Peter fabricated his first baking oven steel from the finest low carbon steel, gifting these exceptional pieces to friends and family. The quality and performance of these steels quickly spread by word-of-mouth, overwhelming Peter with demand.

Supported by his loving wife, Marianna, this organic growth transformed their shared passion into DareBuilt Baking Oven Steel™, swiftly establishing itself as Canada’s largest supplier of the Original Canadian-made Baking Oven Steel Brand™, a testament to heritage, craftsmanship, and entrepreneurial spirit.