An outdoor cooking appliance designed for baking pizzas using wood as its primary fuel source, offering a distinctive flavor profile through high-temperature cooking. This appliance typically features a dome-shaped cooking chamber that efficiently retains and radiates heat, resulting in evenly cooked pizzas with a characteristic smoky taste and crispy crust. Weber, a well-known manufacturer of grilling products, produces a model adhering to these principles.
The apparatus provides an alternative to conventional ovens, imparting an authentic, artisanal quality to homemade pizzas. The high temperatures achieved allow for rapid cooking times, often measured in minutes. The utilization of wood contributes to a unique aroma and taste that cannot be replicated by electric or gas-powered ovens. These ovens also connect to a long history of wood-fired cooking, a method employed for centuries to produce bread and other baked goods.