Pizza Ovens

  • Are All Pizza Ovens UL-Listed For Indoor Use?

    Not all pizza ovens are certified for indoor use.  To be certified, the oven must go through an expensive certification process.  This process includes testing the oven to determine it's clearance requirements, maximum temperatures, etc.    Then, the certification is given with this list of requi...
  • Can A Gas Fueled Pizza Oven Be Built Into A Wall?

    Yes! Most of the pizza oven kits can be built into a wall as long as you follow the installation guide for installing with the correct clearances.  If you are installing an oven indoors, make sure the pizza oven has the correct certification for indoor use. Take a look at all our pizza ovens tha...
  • Can I Vent My New Pizza Oven Under An Awning or Gazebo?

    Yes! It is possible to vent your new pizza oven under an awning or other outdoor structure. However, with that said, it should be noted that because wood burning pizza ovens generate a lot of smoke which you do not want in your face or those of your family and/or guests, additional precautions sh...
  • Do You Have Custom Pizza Oven Covers?

    We don't make custom covers.  However, we do have an affiliate the will take your measurements and images to make a cover for you.  You can check out Covers and All for the options.
  • How Do I Clean My Wood Fired Oven?

    Good news… you don’t! Once the fire is out and cools, you just sweep out the ashes or vacuum and it’s ready for the next time!  If you vacuum, make sure to use a vacuum made for ashes or you'll have a bigger mess outside the oven! If you have food that's fallen on the oven floor, it's best to le...
  • What Accessories Do I Need For My Pizza Oven?

    You will definitely need a pizza peel.  In Pizza aficionado language, a peel is what you use to put your pizza in the oven, turn the pizza while in the oven, and pull it out when it’s done.  They look like a paddle with a long stick attached and come in wood or metal. Some people like to use a s...
  • What Can I Cook In My Pizza Oven?

    If you can think of it, you can probably cook it in your oven!  Naturally, our ovens bake the most delicious home-made pizzas!  But, you can try your hand with bread, fish, steak, burgers, lamb, desserts and more.  Some of our ovens even allow for a rotisserie add-on that allows you to create mou...
  • What Is Curing And Do I Need To Do This?

    Curing simply means removing the moisture in the mortar. Curing will significantly help to protect the cooking ability and the life of your oven.  Just as with the authentic ovens of Europe, it is highly recommended that you “break in” your oven by making a small fire (low heat) to dry out any mo...
  • What Kind Of Wood Should I Use For My Pizza Oven?

    The best wood for pizza ovens is hard, dry, aged wood such as oak, arbor, walnut, beech, apple, mesquite, maple fruitwood (peach, plum), avocado, olive, pecan, or eucalyptus.  Avoid the use of resinous wood such as spruce or pine as they can be dangerous to your health. Here's a super article on...
  • Where Do I Start The Fire In The Pizza Oven?

    The fire is started right on the oven floor. First, you build the fire close to the opening of the oven. When it’s burning well, you move it to the middle of the oven floor. When the oven is hot and ready for cooking, you move the fire to the side or back so your cooking space is available for yo...
  • Why is my Oven Floor Not Heating Up?

    During the (rare) times issues such as these have been reported, the primary recommendations which have resolved issues such as these are: 1 - Make sure the interior of your oven is completely dry - water is a pizza ovens worst enemy. If your ovens exterior is damp or wet for any reason, it's a ...
  • Will My Brick Oven Crack?

    Sometimes our customers get so excited when their new oven arrives that they immediately create blazing hot fires for their first pizzas.  Unfortunately, this can lead to cracking if the curing process is not done first.   Cracks are completely normal for all hand-made terracotta and brick wood-b...