FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Either way you will need enough space; A 6′ square oven is an ideal size to satisfy the needs of any family and parties of any size.
- An outdoor oven provides a lovely and practical centerpiece for your outdoor dining area and does not require a chimney or venting that an indoor oven needs.
- Open hearth ovens are deeper and require more space. If installing indoors, a chimney and ventilation is necessary floor reinforcement may be needed as the ovens are quite heavy.
- Our portable Piccolo 60 is a great choice if you are not quite ready to make the commitment of an installed oven or if you are renting or leasing your home.
There are two basic ways to install a wood fired oven; using a masonry oven kit to build from scratch or one of our pre-built factory assembled models. Either method uses the same Valoriani modular oven on the inside so the end result is equally effective.
Masonry Kits
Masonry Oven Kits are built on your site using concrete blocks with a concrete and sand layer that creates the thermal mass under the floor for deep, even heat. These specifications can be modified with a variety of roof styles to compliment your homes architecture.
The Masonry Kits are a good choice for outdoor installations where there might be a lot of masonry construction already planned—retainer walls, counters, BBQ, patios, pool, etc., or if the exterior design includes heavy finish materials like natural stone.
Pre-assembled
Mugnaini Factory Pre-Assembled Ovens ship fully assembled and ready for chimney attachment and finish work. Available in 6 standard shapes, these ovens offer a contractor friendly solution that guarantees your oven will be properly assembled with the essential thermal mass to perform like a wood burning pizza oven should!
- Delivered as a fully assembled appliance it’s easier for the builder to bring in and limits the amount of construction.
- Ready to hookup to venting and normally involves just cladding.
- Peace of mind knowing the skilled technicians at Mugnaini built the oven, leaving your construction team to simply apply the desired decorative finish material.
- Or, the oven can come with finish materials applied at the Mugnaini production facility to your specifications.
- A pre-assembled oven is used for freestanding outdoor applications, or one that might be integrated into modular cabinets/counter units.
- You will require a forklift on the property to remove the oven from the truck and will therefore need a clear, flat approach to the installation location.
- If it’s going indoors, make sure there is an opening large enough to get the oven through to the inside.
PRIMA
The Prima 100 and 120 are the two smallest commercial ovens, which Mugnaini offers in the residential line as well. Given the greater thermal mass and production efficiency, these ovens are perfect if you plan on heavy use, several times a week, plan for large scale entertaining, or wants to bake multiple loads of bread. These ovens will absorb and store more heat making the frequent usage more efficient.
The home client operating a Prima oven has the same advantage as the commercial users with residual carryover heat in the range of 400 degrees from day to day, perfect for baking bread the morning after a delicious dinner.
- PRIMA 100
- 38” X 42” cooking area
- PRIMA 120
- 48” X 52” cooking area
Masonry Kits
Masonry Oven Kits are built on your site using concrete blocks with a concrete and sand layer that creates the thermal mass under the floor for deep, even heat. These specifications can be modified with a variety of roof styles to compliment your homes architecture.
The Masonry Kits are a good choice for outdoor installations where there might be a lot of masonry construction already planned—retainer walls, counters, BBQ, patios, pool, etc., or if the exterior design includes heavy finish materials like natural stone.
Pre-assembled
Mugnaini Factory Pre-Assembled Ovens ship fully assembled and ready for chimney attachment and finish work. Available in 6 standard shapes, these ovens offer a contractor friendly solution that guarantees your oven will be properly assembled with the essential thermal mass to perform like a wood burning pizza oven should!
- Delivered as a fully assembled appliance it’s easier for the builder to bring in and limits the amount of construction.
- Ready to hookup to venting and normally involves just cladding.
- Peace of mind knowing the skilled technicians at Mugnaini built the oven, leaving your construction team to simply apply the desired decorative finish material.
- Or, the oven can come with finish materials applied at the Mugnaini production facility to your specifications.
- A pre-assembled oven is used for freestanding outdoor applications, or one that might be integrated into modular cabinets/counter units.
- You will require a forklift on the property to remove the oven from the truck and will therefore need a clear, flat approach to the installation location.
- If it’s going indoors, make sure there is an opening large enough to get the oven through to the inside.
MEDIO
Medios are the most popular home ovens as the balance of thermal mass is specific to the homeowner who is going to use the oven less frequent, such as once a week, twice a month, etc. The slightly lighter thermal mass is perfect for home use and allows the homeowner to bring the oven up to maximum temperature within the hour. This is an important feature as every time the majority of homeowners fire their oven it is from room temperature.
PICCOLO
Piccolos are identical to the Medios just smaller in overall size. And the Piccolo 60 and Piccolo 75 is a portable oven complete with wheels.
- PICCOLO 80
- 31” X 35” cooking area
- PICCOLO 60
- 23 ½” cooking area
- PICCOLO 75
- 29 ½” cooking area
The Piccolo 60 and Piccolo 75 are on wheels so you can take your oven with you should you move or use on weekend getaways!
- PICCOLO 60
- 23 ½” cooking area
- PICCOLO 75
- 29 ½” cooking area
You can cook a surprisingly wide variety of food in your Mugnaini oven, including:
- Pizza (of course)
- Fish, meats, vegetables
- Superior sautés and brazing
- Flameless roasting and baking
- High heat roasting
- Hearth baked breads
- Delicious desserts
In short, practically anything you can think of, you can cook in a Mugnaini! You’ll find dozens of tasty recipes from Apple Crostada to Huevos Rancheros to Roasted Zucchini here.
From cookware, oven tools to specialty foods, we have a variety of accessories to enrich your cooking experience. Check out Mugnaini Accessories here.
Mugnaini Wood Fired Ovens is America’s most experienced and complete wood fired oven company. We have dedicated ourselves to the Art of Wood Fired Cooking since 1989 when we partnered with Refrattari Valoriani, the inventor of modular pizza oven components. Mugnaini wood fired ovens are the industry standard for performance, practicality and longevity – a true evolutionary step in wood fired pizza ovens. As a company, we pride ourselves on our customer service as much as the quality of our ovens. Our experience with every facet of specifying, building and cooking with wood fired ovens guarantees you will be getting the best working oven for your project.
At Mugnaini we look at the purchase as the beginning of a relationship not a transaction. We pride ourselves on providing clients with knowledgeable customer service and sales support. It’s the hallmark of our brand. This Sales Protocol document is a resource that will guide you as you walk customers through the buying experience. It is our unique quality product, the deep understanding of the installation process and instruction in the lifelong use of our ovens that sets us apart in the marketplace. When you have contact with potential or existing customers, you become the face of Mugnaini – a friendly, skillful extension of our brand; further validating us as leaders in the industry.
We are always available to answer your questions for as long as you own your Mugnaini oven.
Contact our customer service immediately and we will address the issue. We are here to support you for as long as you own your Mugnaini oven.
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Our classes feature proper wood fired oven fundamentals essential to successful cooking and a complete meal cooked in the pizza oven. Class sizes are small in order to provide the expert advice and personal attention you need to learn how to get the most out of your oven.
- DEMONSTRATION CLASSES
- Learn all about wood-fired oven cooking in this three-hour class
- HANDS ON COOKING CLASSES
- Our four hour hands-on class includes lunch!
- PRIVATE CLASSES
- Customized classes for families and groups
