Every pizzeria has at least one, the commercial pizza oven. You will find them in restaurants and other commercial kitchens, and surprisingly many homes also have one. They are very different from other types of ovens, because of their interior which is either made from stone or from ceramic, so that the pizza can be placed right on the
The heat settings in commercial brick pizza ovens are usually a lot higher than what you would find in conventional ovens.
Some Characteristics
Most models have a lower oven and an upper oven, the actual oven space is usually about ten inches high. There are swing down doors that are rather heavy. The thermostat on the oven is on the front door of the oven, which makes it very easy to read.
The fuel of choice to power these massive ovens is natural gas. The burners sit directly beneath the bottom of the oven heating up the stone or ceramic interior rather quickly. Commercial pizza ovens are meant to be used twenty four hours a day. Very rarely are they turned off because they take a bit of time to get back up to the proper cooking temperature. They are turned down lower at night when the establishment closes, but they are not turned completely off, this keeps the ovens warm and makes starting them up in the morning much easier.
The interior construction of the oven is usually has very thick walls to contain the heat inside the oven.
Commercial pizza ovens are typically not recommended for residential use because they are largely not practical for home use. They burn more fuel than is needed to satisfy residential needs. Of course the size of these massive ovens is also a bit impractical for home use.
In The Home
Some folks though love pizza so much that they insist on having commercial pizza ovens in the home. There are special construction specifications that have to be met before the oven can be installed in the home. The walls that the oven is near have to be made from concrete or brick, they also have to have metal shields installed between the drywall and the concrete or brick.
A lot of folks opt for the residential pizza ovens that are a lot like the commercial types, except they are much smaller and use less energy.
People that love pizza are very happy that there are commercial pizza ovens for sale for their own use.