Authentic Pizza Ovens
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Back of the Oven Coming Off in Chunks
This customer had his oven for at least 5 years now. He painted the dome using high heat paint and covered the oven when it was not being used. This year he noticed all the paint doubled and bubbles were forming all over. When he tried to pull the paint off, big chunks of the outside layer of the... -
Can I Build In My Traditional Brick Oven Pizza?
Yes! You can! You just wants to make sure you reach out to your local city ordinance to ensure you're in compliance with their regulations. -
Can I tile the exterior of my brick Authentic Pizza Oven? What do I use?
Yes! Many of our customers choose to tile their brick Authentic Pizza Ovens after purchasing to give them a more "unique" design or to make them more cohesive with their entertaining area. You can use any type of tile and choose to decorate however you'd like as long as you are using HIGH HEAT R... -
Can I Use Charcoal in my Wood Fired Oven?
We don’t recommend using charcoal as a heat source in our ovens. Charcoal contains accelerants and chemicals that can be detrimental to the oven, as well as they aren’t safe for consumption.We suggest that you use a hardwood like a mesquite, apple, hickory, maple, etc, and ensure that it doesn’t ... -
Chipped Pizza Oven Base. How To Fix It?
The base of the oven may appear to have some chips when you first receive it but do not worry because it is perfectly normal. It is not damaged. The base is designed to protect the oven itself especially while in transit. The chips can easily be painted using the Ultrafire Repair Kit once the ove... -
Chipped Side Tray of the Maximus Oven Stand
This is an example of what appears to be the effects of weather-related damage to the Maximus Pizza Oven Stand. Some indicators of weather-related issues are: (1) The top coat of the wood on one side is significantly warped and stripped from the base of the wood. In most all cases, this is du... -
Corners of the Base of My Oven Chipped. Should I Be Worried When I Lift My Oven?
The breakage on the corner of your oven is only cosmetic. The eyelets are essentially one piece of steel embedded into the base of your oven and any mortar breakage will not affect its integrity in any regard. There's no need to worry about lifting. You're good to go! -
Detached Metal Strip of Maximus Oven
If the metal piece at the opening of your Maximus Arena or Maximus Prime came off, we recommend you use a silicone that can withstand temperatures of at least 600 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Below is a brand that is nonflammable and suitable for BBQ Grills, etc., and can withstand temperatur... -
Does Authentic Pizza Ovens Ship to Canada?
For our Authentic Pizza Ovens, we do have a warehouse in Canada which we have used to ship many products without the additional shipping and border charges. However, due to current events worldwide, material shortages and the very high demand for these beautiful and popular ovens, containers of t... -
Do You Sell A Smaller Version Of The Maximus Prime Large Pizza Oven?
Absolutely! We also sell the Maximus Arena Outdoor Wood-Fired Oven, which, at 130 lbs is portable and great to take camping or tailgating! Great things do come in smaller packages! They can be found here: https://www.patioandpizza.com/products/maximus-arena-wood-fired-oven-authentic-pizza-ovens?... -
Do You Sell Stands For Authentic Pizza Ovens?
Yes we do, and the the reason we do is because a great pizza oven needs a great place to sit! * Stand for our Maximus Prime Pizza Oven: https://www.patioandpizza.com/products/prime-pizza-oven-stand * Stand for our Maximus Arena Pizza Oven: https://www.patioandpizza.com/products/pizza-oven-stand... -
Eyelet Sizing On Authentic Pizza Ovens
The eyelet used for the anchor hooks on the Authentic Pizza Ovens are 1.5" wide and 2 1/4" high. These can be snipped off after the oven has been placed as long as there are no plans to move the oven to a different location. -
The Famosi Oven is a standard oven model so it has iron doors and an iron chimney flu. Iron will rust in some capacity with usage over time, as is the case with this door. The best way to remedy this issue is to coat it with a high-heat Rustoleum. Rustoleum helps to prevent rusting. You can use ...
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How Does The Lisboa Brick Oven Compare To The Pizzaioli Brick Oven?
To sum up our Authentic Brick Ovens, the Lisboa and Famosi are the same oven with different faces. The Pizzaioli and Brazza ovens are the same with different faces. The differences with the Lisboa pizza oven from the Pizzaioli/Brazza are as follows: (1) The Lisboa and Famosi brick ovens have a hi... -
How Long Will It Take My Authentic Pizza Oven To Be Delivered?
We typically ship our Authentic Pizza Ovens when you order them (same or next day). The Maximus Pizza Oven ships from our warehouse in Houston so depending on where you live, the delivery time could be 1 - 7 days. You will receive a tracking email as soon as your pizza oven ships so you will be a... -
How To Install Replacement Maximus Tile Bricks
Your pizza oven just got delivered! But everything inside is all jumbled up and in places where it's not supposed to be (yes, this could happen during transit). Placing the parts back correctly is easy and can be done in 3 simple steps! Make sure to empty out the contents of your oven and check ... -
Inside of the Door of My Oven Caught Fire and Melted
This is one of the rare instances that we encountered with the Authentic Pizza Ovens. This customer was heating up their oven but the inside of the door caught fire and melted some parts of it. They tried to scrape it off since it was melting into the oven. When an oven gets too hot fast durin... -
Instructions for Seasoning Terracotta Baking Dish
Ceramic dishes can withstand these high temperatures without breaking but it is important to season the dish properly to avoid breaking or cracking. Below is a link to the Instructions for Seasoning a Terracotta Baking Dish: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0018/7655/7884/files/Instructions_for... -
Modifying a Maximus Oven for a Food Truck or Trailer
If you are planning to use this oven for a food truck or trailer, it must be modified to handle the suspension. Your vehicle must have satisfactory suspension and the face of the oven must be secured with added bolts from the dome into the face. This is an after-purchase modification. The warrant... -
My Oven is Cracking! Do You Sell a Product Which Will Repair These?
Yes we do! The reason we do sell this product is because all authentic brick wood fired pizza ovens develop cracks over time. These are a result of the expansion and contracting of your oven as it heats and then cools. In fact, in Portugal, an oven with many cracks is considered to be well seaso... -
This is a case from a customer who purchased their oven in 2017. The oven they own is the Pizzaioli Brick Wood Fired Pizza Oven. This model is a traditional brick oven that has a stainless steel chimney flue system and an iron door. Some of the rust in this oven is a result of normal use over t...
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Should You Keep the Maximus Pizza Oven Covered When Not In Use?
While the Maximus Pizza Oven is made of stainless steel and aluminum which stands up well in harsh weathers, we always recommend covering any outdoor appliance when not in use to protect if from the sun, rain and harsher weathers with the proper care and covering with the Maximus Pizza Oven Cover. -
Ultrafire Repair Paint Removal
If you accidentally painted or spilled a little bit of the Ultrafire Repair Kit on the face of your oven, do not worry because we have a simple solution on how to remove it without damaging the color of the brick. Our Ultrafire Repair Kit is a special-formulated paint-like consistency that is wat... -
What Base Should You Use For The Pizzaioli Wood Fired Pizza Oven With Cork Finish ?
The Pizzaioli wood-fired oven is perfect for your patio and should be fine with its base sitting on your pavers. For the Pizzaioli brick oven, you simply need a base that can hold around 1100 lbs. Lots of customers use concrete blocks to build their bases. If you send a quick email to hello@Patio... -
What Can Your Authentic Pizza Ovens Set On?
These ovens just need a base that will hold 1100lbs so you have lots of options depending on the look you are tyring to accomplish. You can build a base out of cylinder blocks, bricks or concrete. We also carry metal carts that were built to hold these ovens. You can find it here: https://www.pat... -
What Is Our Choice of Colors For The Pizzaioli Pizza Ovens?
The Pizzaioli Brick Pizza Oven comes with the traditional white dome, a stone covered dome, or a brick covered dome. For the traditional white dome, you can paint or tile the dome to the color of your choice. Here is the link to all the authentic brick ovens so you can see many different styles! ... -
What Is The Difference Between The Lisboa And The Pizzaioli Brick Oven From Authentic Pizza Ovens?
The Lisboa and Pizzaioli wood-fired ovens are very similar pizza ovens. The differences with the Lisboa pizza oven are as follows: (1) It has a higher dome and taller door & ash; some people like that for it's ambiance to watch the fire burning, (2) It has a dutch door so you can open half or... -
What Is The Floor Size Of The Brick Ovens From Authentic Pizza Ovens?
There is 5" from the bottom of the oven to floor base. The base filled with Rockwood insulation is approximately 2.5" so the brick are around 2.5" thick as well. -
Why is my Thermometer Gauge Not Working?
Rest assured it is not defective. Sometimes the thermometers can be stuck and need a good 'kick start' in order to properly work. We suggest you place the thermometer in a small amount of boiling water, just be extra careful not to fully submerge it. Doing this will generally help, otherwise, pl... -
Will My Authentic Pizza Oven Withstand Different Weather Conditions?
While our Authentic Pizza Oven brick ovens are very durable, they must be protected from rain and moisture. We recommend covering any outdoor appliance when not in use to protect it from the sun, rain, and harsher weathers. With our Brick Pizza Oven Cover your outdoor pizza oven should last a li... -
Will The Duravent Pipe Fit A Portuguese Wood Fired Oven With a 6-inch Stainless Vent?
The Duravent chimney pipes are typically meant to attach to a Duravent anchor plate or combine with other Duravent chimney extensions so not sure if it would work with that existing chimney pipe. We do carry chimney extensions that fit the Portuguese Brick ovens from the brand Authentic Pizza Ove... -
Would I Be Able to Control The Temperature On My Pizzaioli Without Burning Bread?
Yes! The Pizzaioli brick oven holds heat very well so once you reach the desired temperature, you can bake bread to perfection. It does take some practice and experimentation when first starting out but we have many customers who bake bread in their oven. The best way to determine the temperatur... -
Would The Cork Absorb And Retain Water/Moisture From Rain, etc. For Pizzaioli Oven?
The cork option actually provides an extra layer of insulation to protect the brick dome from moisture, cracking, etc. With that said, we always recommend covering your oven when not in use to protect it from the elements because, like everything else, it will look better and stay in better shape...
