An oven is a substantial investment for any pizzeria or other operation that serves pizza. The oven you use must have the features and benefits necessary to help your kitchen run efficiently. But, to produce consistent and customer-pleasing pies, there’s one often-overlooked factor that must also be considered: how that particular oven type impacts the bake characteristics of pizza dough and crusts.
The graph below matches popular oven types with the various operations and pies that align with them:
So, what can you expect your oven to deliver in terms of crust characteristics? With the exception of Rapid Cook ovens, which do not offer particular enhancements, look for the following oven-specific results on crust color, texture, bake characteristics, and ideal crust type:
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