The stone oven: versatile and mobile

A stone oven offers you many possibilities to prepare delicious dishes. But first, let's find out exactly what a stone oven actually is and how it got its name.

Does a stone oven always have to be made of stone?

We say no. A stone oven can be called a stone oven if its cooking surface is made of high-quality, food-grade fireclay stone. What the dome of the stone oven looks like, whether round or square, whether made of stones like the stone ovens from Valoriani or of stainless steel like the stone ovens from Fontana, is irrelevant. It's about the cooking surface.

Is there a stone oven kit?

Indeed, there is. The company Valoriani offers various stone oven kits. The size, that is, the diameter of the stone oven kit, and the shape can be chosen in the stone oven kits. You can also buy a kit and integrate it into an outdoor kitchen, wall it up as desired, or create your own shapes with clay. All kits from Valoriani are united by the food-grade fireclay plate on which baking and cooking are done.

Are there mobile stone ovens?

Mobile stone ovens are mainly available from the Italian traditional company Fontana Forni. The Red Passion, Linea Red, and brand-new Linea Antracide from the trade fair are all classic mobile stone ovens. The baking houses from Fontana also fulfill the criteria of a stone oven or mobile stone oven. Valoriani Forni, also an Italian world leader in wood-fired ovens, pizza ovens, and stone ovens, offers its Baby model for restaurateurs with a mobile base.
In our shop, you will find another dimension of mobile stone oven: we build the oven of your choice as a custom-made product on an approved trailer, making it mobile for street festivals, birthdays, or club celebrations.

How is a stone oven heated?

A stone oven can be heated with wood, gas, and also electrically. The classic stone oven is fired directly with wood. It is also possible to install a gas burner. These two options are offered by the manufacturers Valoriani and Fontana for their private and gastronomy models. Izzo Forni, also in our range and THE market leader for electric stone ovens and electric stone ovens, offers exclusively models for gastronomy.

What do you cook in a stone oven?

As the secondary name of a stone oven is often "pizza oven," it is obvious that a pizza is best made in a genuine stone oven. In addition to pizza, many other dishes can be conjured up in a stone oven. Antipasti, meat, lasagna, bread, ... - whatever your heart desires. Just take a look at our table of cooking temperatures, and nothing stands in the way of a culinary discovery journey.