Using Your Commercial Wood Fired Pizza Oven

Here are some tips on how to best use your commercial wood fired ovens.

Curing Process

Vesuvio Wood Fired ovens require curing before you use them. Once the building of the oven has been built, we recommend you let it sit for 5-7 days. If the oven has been rendered, it is important to ensure the render is completely dry before curing. Over the course of 5 days, start with a temperature of approximately 100 degrees celcius and increase by 100 degrees each day up to 500 degrees celcius. You will need to build a fire and sustain it at that temperature for the day. You do not want to have a high temperature fire straight away so you will need to try and maintain the temperature as best as you can. The best way to check the temperature is with an infrared thermometer. You can commence cooking on the 6th day.

Cooking Methods

The ovens from that Valoriani Vesuvio wood fired oven range are extremely versatile and provide you with a vast array of cooking options for your menu. The only thing limiting you is your own imagination! Some of the things you can do are:

 - Pizza

 - Baking

 - Roasting

 - Grilling

 - Browning

 - Sauteing

Cleaning

Very little maintenance is required with the Vesuvio Wood Fired Oven. You will need to clean the ashes occasionally when the oven is cold. Simply use a brass wire brush to sweep out the ashes. There is no need to use water on your pizza oven. The flue must be cleaned regularly. For the best results, we recommend cleaning it every 3 months.

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Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens - Services for Commercial Kitchens

Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens offers a range of different services when you are looking to purchase your own Wood Fired Oven for your commercial business. They understand the importance of having not only the right equipment for your restaurant, but you also need a dedicated and expeirience team behind you to ensure your success. Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens supply premium Italian made wood fired ovens for professional use, and also place emphasis on provideing the best customer service in the industry!

Consultation

The Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens team guide you in selecting the right oven for your needs and budget. The showroom, located in Sydney, has a number of wood fired ovens on display and if required, they are available to visit your premises and discuss your needs in further detail. For interstate clients, there are a number of dealers who can assist you.  



Supplying

Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens supply the largest range of commercial wood fired ovens in Australia. They have four models available, each with various sizes. In total there are 23 professional ovens for you to choose from and they have ovens arriving regularly so stock levels are high. 

Installing

Installation of the modular wood fired ovens (GR Series) is easy and the perfect choice when access is limited. A builder can generally assemble the oven within a day however, if installation is required, Vesuvio can organise an experienced installer.  The Igloo, Verace and OT models come pre-assembled and can be wheeled into place.

Gas Option

There is the option of purchasing a gas kit with your oven. If you do so, it is essential you have a licensed gas fitter connect the gas and AGA approval must be obtained. These costs are not included in the cost of the oven. 

Accessories
 

The company also specialises in pizza making tools and accessories. They stock an extensive range of Italian made G.I. Metal tools and accessories, offering high quality and reliability at reasonable process.

Consulting Services
 

Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens have more than 20 years experience in the pizza industry, so they are able to help you meet the challenges of running a successful restaurant. 

Consulting services include:

Equipment Purchase Guide and assist with purchasing the right equipment for your kitchen, matching the best products for your needs and budget.

Kitchen Design  

Plan and design the best kitchen for your space and required functionality, ensuring maximum efficiency and productivity.

Menu Design Design and develop the right pizza menu for your chef, restaurant, location and clientele.

Menu Costing Once the menu is in place, we will advice on setting the right price for your pizzas’ and show you how to avoid wastage, thereby increasing profits.

Staff Training One on one or small groups, pizza chef courses are available at beginner, intermediate, advanced and master levels ensuring consistent staff development.

Observations and Reviews Onsite observation of your pizza restaurant and regular reviews to ensure you stay on the right track. Flexibility is built into our plans so that changes can be made as required.

Shipping
We are able to ship our ovens Australia wide and New Zealand direct from our Sydney warehouse or via your local distributor. Ovens are shipped in crates to ensure they are well protected.

Planning and Installing Your Commercial Wood Fired Oven

What should you consider when looking at putting a wood fired oven in your restaurant kitchen? Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens has a few tips for you...

1. How much space do you have allocated for your oven in the kitchen plan?
When designing your kitchen, consider how much space you have for your wood fired pizza oven and the work space you require.  For example, how close is the preparation area to the pizza oven?  Does the chef have enough space to manoeuvre?

2. What is your expected capacity per night at the busiest time?
Estimating the amount of pizza’s to be sold each night is the best way to determine which sized oven is best for your needs.  Our wood fired ovens have a capacity from 4 to 18 pizza’s.

3. What fuel source would you like to be using?
All Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens can be used with wood only, gas only or a wood/gas combination.

4. How would you like the Flue positioned?
Unless the oven is outdoors, a ventilation specialist should be consulted to determine the best position and ventilation for the flue.

 5. What access to the site is available?

Vesuvio Wood Fired Ovens are available in modular or pre-assembled form.  If site access is restricted, our GR Series ovens are the perfect choice.

6. What are your local goverment regulations?
Ensure you consult your local government regarding any special regulations in your area.  We can provide assistance if required.

Having sold over 150 professional wood fired ovens Australia and New Zealand wide, we have the expertise and knowledge to assist you in selecting the right oven for your needs and budget.

The History of Valoriani

Valoriani, is known all over the world as a great artisan.

Since 1890, the Valoriani family have been producing refractory products and are world leaders of woodfired ovens. They produce ovens for both professional and residential use. 

Many communal ovens were destroyed in Italian villages during World War II. Valoriani was on the front line to give strength to his country and his bricks were necessary during reconstruction, to building thousands of ovens, which were important for baking bread in the home. This was a turning point in oven history and the prefabricated wood burning oven was born. 

Silvio Valoriani, a specialist in refractory clay, by using all the century experience acquired from his family, the choice or raw materials and the structural design of the oven’s dome, perfect in all it’s proportions, to such a point that still nowdays the dome is unchanged. As a result we get family sized wood burning ovens from refractory clay quarried from the hills of Tuscany.

With commercial and economic growth, demand for these products increased. Commercial businesses needed ovens that would be able to bake a high number of quality pizzas with uniform baking, that were able to keep a constant temperature and had low wood consumption. This is when Valoriani created the "Vesuvio range."

Vesuvio has been recognised as the Original Wood burning Oven. They still remain the original, the first product in its class and one of the best products worldwide, chosen and used by some of the most important restaurants and caterings.

The company today, after more than 50 years on the market, in it’s 5th generation and with over 300,000 ovens delivered, Valoriani ovens are still made in Refrattari Reggello, high in the hills of Tuscany.