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Anthony D. from
FIRENZE Hybrid Gas & Wood Oven
Excellent pizza oven!! I used both the gas and the wood burning options here in NJ - its 30F outside!!!. Took about 45 minutes to get the stones up to temperature (750F).
Lots of family fun making the dough and pizza. . The online recipes are also excellent and easy to follow.
I am a little confused as to why the steel reinforcement is only on the gas burner side of the over - when the wood only ovens have the reinforcement where the wood fire is? Seems like this is intended to be a gas oven primarily? Why not make the reinforcement moveable from on e side to the other- depending on the fuel type?
Not a criticism- just my own curiosity.
I would highly recommend.
Also, I am glad i opted for the larger oven. . . .
Date published: 2025-12-29
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Ellen C. from
I LOVE my pizza oven
I purchased the hybrid this summer and absolutely love my oven! It cooks a napoleon pizza in about 90 seconds, makes some mean flat bread. . . and looks great doing it! I look forward to some experimenting. I will be using it often. Highly recommend!!!
Date published: 2025-12-22
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Frank V. from
Love this oven
What can I say. It’s a great pizza oven. Not only have we cooked pizza in it, but plenty of fish and veggies as well.
Pete was easy to talk to, and helpful.
You won’t be disappointed if you buy one of these ovens. We bought the large rolling cart and it works great for our needs.
Date published: 2025-12-16
Rated 5 out of
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Timothy C. from
Pete, the oven has been
Pete, the oven has been great. We just finished the outdoor kitchen about a month ago and have been enjoying it immensely. I look forward to trying more things in the months to come. Works as anticipated but still need to practice and innovate. Thanks for all your help with the purchase and setup. A great investment for years to come!!
Date published: 2025-12-13
Rated 5 out of
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W M. from
Happy Family and Friends!
This is such a great pizza oven! Its large size easily cooks 4 individual pizzas at a time if you can keep them moving through the temp zones. On propane, it takes about 30 min to get to full temp in fall and spring and little longer in winter. Recommend you get a laser thermometer to help with proper temperature control and pizza movement and extra peels to handle all the prep and cooking to keep up the speed.
Date published: 2025-12-12
Rated 5 out of
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Mike W. from
Awesome oven!
Amazing build quality and easy set up. The oven stands on its own merits, but the time spent cooking pizzas with family and friends has made it an investment in memory making as well. Highly recommend a Fontana Oven.
Date published: 2025-12-12
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James J. from
I will never eat takeout pizza again
It took me 6 months to decide to buy the Fontana oven I kept going back and forth between different brands I spoke mostly with Pete at Fontana many times before buying the oven asking all types of questions he was very patient and very informative and not pushy Philip was helpful Also it seems when you call the company with questions you are connected to the same people which is nice Their service is great . These ovens are everything they say they are WELL BUILT WITH QUALITY we have many gatherings mostly pizza but the oven is great for many other dishes I highly recommend the FONTANA PRODUCT
Date published: 2025-12-08
Rated 5 out of
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Glenn S. from
SOLID!
I have had a new Fontana for oven for about nine months. The build quality is superb.
I think it’s fair to say that I have put my Fontana oven through its paces since first firing it up. I would estimate that I use it 3 to 4 times per week, and often times for things other than pizza. For example, last night I made a frequent dinner of fish fillets seared on a flat top griddle, and then placed in the Fontana for finish roasting at high temp.
I estimate using it 3-4 times per week. I’ve roasted vegetables in it, baked paella, roasted chicken, and of course made various styles of pizza. One of my favorite meals is pan seared fish finish roasted in the Fontana at high temp. A few pizza examples attached.
Shipping was prompt, it was well packaged, and the documentation is excellent.
Date published: 2025-12-08
Rated 5 out of
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Wayne P. from
Wow what a great oven
Just produced our first 5 pies and they came out amazing. The fit and finish of this Pizza oven is first-rate. We chose gas vs wood for our first Pizza. While I like having the wood option available, I think using gas made for an easier learning curve for our first pizza, and I did cook a great steak with wood the next day. This oven is the real deal!
Date published: 2025-12-02
Rated 5 out of
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Rita M. from
Best pizza oven!
We are very happy with our oven. It has a short learning curve, but we had a pizza party within a couple of days of installing, all turned out great! We even tried the salt crusted fish cooked in it. It was fantastic.
What a great buy and well worth it.
Date published: 2025-10-03
Rated 5 out of
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Louis M. from
Above and Beyond
I've had my Mangiafuoco gas/wood pizza oven for a few months and had been using wood until I could get the gas line connected. Plumbers came to connect it and they put the regulator in the wrong place so things weren't working properly. Desperate to get it connected, I emailed Pete Ludlow, (who originally helped me decide which of their models to buy) for the name of a local installer he could recommend. He shot back an email response within minutes and said we don't need to do that, the instructions are clear, call me and I'll walk you through it. We face-timed and he said he had to leave in 15 minutes for a family event (did i mention this was the later afternoon of Good Friday!) He deftly walked us through the problem and stayed on as we did the work - even while he loaded his family into his car to get to his event. Pete went above and beyond to help us out - super class - thank you very much! We made dinners in it Saturday and Sunday! Roasted chicken, veggies and of course pizza! Great product and even more important these days, great people! Thanks Pete!
Louis
Date published: 2025-04-28
Rated 5 out of
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Mark R. from
Amazing oven. Quick up to
Amazing oven. Quick up to temperature. Perfect pizza every time
Date published: 2024-08-03
Rated 5 out of
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Andrew B. from
Stop waiting and just do it
I hemmed and hawed, did tons of research, and still worried about making such a big investment in an outdoor oven. I wanted something more robust than the smaller pizza-specific ovens that are so popular today, plus with the ability to do bread or other lower-temp items. I could not be happier with my Firenze hybrid oven. The ability to use gas for most of my cooks is exactly what I needed, and you have fairly decent control of temps. There is a bit of a learning curve, figuring out the hot spots and how to play with the damper to get the right temperature. But so far, it has been great fun. The unit seems built to last. We'll see how Texas summers treat it. But so far, so good. Oh, and they aren't kidding about having 4 people to help move it into place and get it set up. Also, I consider the oven riser to be required for anyone over 5'9". I'm 5'11" and it is great. Wish it was 2-3 inches taller, but I can't imagine using it without the riser.
Date published: 2024-04-28
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Peter H. from
Love it!
We absolutely love our pizza oven. We struggled because of the cost and then to settle on the larger size but well worth it as it’s an investment that you won’t miss. It’s so easy to light and warm up quickly, been making best pizzas, chicken, fish and much more! It is well worth saving. I will say if you are going to go hybrid though opt for this size as any smaller with a wood fire and space will be tight vs non hybrid. Now I’m focused on cooking cools, cast iron pans and much more!
Date published: 2024-02-08
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Anonymous from
New oven
Oven is part of our outdoor kitchen. Hooked it up and made pizza for 5 grandkids. Pizzas were great everyone loved them. More instructions would be beneficial
Date published: 2023-05-17
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Anonymous from
Couldn't be Happier
Our unit is gas or propane. I use propane and it has worked well
Date published: 2023-01-11
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Quality Natural Gas Pizza Oven
Was concerned that natural gas wouldn't get to pizza making temps. This ovens gets to 1000F. We cook at ~750 with deck at around 600F. Makes pie in about 2 minutes using 60-70% hydration with Special Patent Flour - King Arthur.
Date published: 2022-06-21
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
We love our Fontana Pizza Oven
We are so happy and pleased with our purchase of the Mangiafuoco gas oven. It makes delicious Italian style pizza; it is easy to use and looks beautiful! We researched the numerous pizza ovens on the market before decided on the Fontana Forni. We love the impressive Italian design and the high quality materials used in the oven. It is so well insulated that the outside of the oven does not even get hot when cooking pizzas at 700?F. The Mangiafuoco oven is the show piece of our outdoor kitchen and takes the center stage when entertaining family and friends. The oven works effortlessly; we can bake 2 pizzas in just 2-3 minutes. Our grandchildren and friends enjoy coming over for pizza and it's always a lot of fun. The recipes on the website are amazing! Our favorite dough recipe is "A Simple Pizza Dough" that we make the night before and it turns out perfect every time� "bellissimo"! The recipes are easy to follow and the videos are well made. So glad that we bought the accessory package: the pizza peels and brush are great and we have found it helpful to use the infrared thermometer so we make sure the stones are up to temperature before starting to cook our pizzas. We highly recommend the Fontana Forni oven to anyone wanting to have a functional and beautiful pizza oven� we think you will love it too!
Date published: 2020-06-22
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
We love our Fontana Pizza Oven
We are so happy and pleased with our purchase of the Mangiafuoco gas oven. It makes delicious Italian style pizza; it is easy to use and looks beautiful! We researched the numerous pizza ovens on the market before decided on the Fontana Forni. We love the impressive Italian design and the high quality materials used in the oven. It is so well insulated that the outside of the oven does not even get hot when cooking pizzas at 700?F. The Mangiafuoco oven is the show piece of our outdoor kitchen and takes the center stage when entertaining family and friends. The oven works effortlessly; we can bake 2 pizzas in just 2-3 minutes. Our grandchildren and friends enjoy coming over for pizza and it's always a lot of fun. The recipes on the website are amazing! Our favorite dough recipe is "A Simple Pizza Dough" that we make the night before and it turns out perfect every time' "bellissimo"! The recipes are easy to follow and the videos are well made. So glad that we bought the accessory package: the pizza peels and brush are great and we have found it helpful to use the infrared thermometer so we make sure the stones are up to temperature before starting to cook our pizzas. We highly recommend the Fontana Forni oven to anyone wanting to have a functional and beautiful pizza oven' we think you will love it too!
Date published: 2020-06-22
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Couldn't be more pleased
The gang to Fontana Forni USA were great, patiently answering all my questions. The oven was received within a week, dropped off in the driveway at 4:00 and cooked the first pie at 7:00, it was a breeze to set up. Having cooked in a Wood Fired Oven for many years, I anticipated the convenience of this gas fired oven, although I was skeptical of the heat attained. I needn't have been, the oven reached Neapolitan pizza temps in 30 min, the Saputo brick really does what it claims, not burning the pie at temps where a brick floor would have. The build quality is great, albeit a bit pricy. Bravo....5 Stars.
Date published: 2019-09-09
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
Great oven
I purchased the mangiafuoco natural gas oven in May 2019. It is a great pizza oven although with natural gas I find that it takes up to 40 minutes to get ,to 850 F. I have made 10 pizzas so far and found it. Only takes 2 minutes to make 2 pizza,s in the oven. Service has been outstanding. We had a problem With the thermocouple and it was replaced within 24 hours. Cannot say enough about how great the people are at Fontana. From purchase to set up And instruction on how to fire up the oven have been excellent. I am looking forward to makIng chicken, lamb, and steaks over the summer in my oven. Not sure I will ever use my barbecue again,
Date published: 2019-05-27
Rated 5 out of
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Anonymous from
AMAZING OVEN, AWESOME COMPANY
I purchased the Mangiafuoco Home Gas Pizza Oven for a friend that is absolutely loving it. He and his friends (one of which owns a pizza restaurant) are blown away by the quality of the oven and more importantly, the food it produces. I had a number of questions about the oven before I could commit to the purchase. The team at Fontana Forni was extremely receptive and helped to accommodate certain needs. I would highly recommend the oven and working with the company directly to arrange purchase and delivery.
Date published: 2019-03-21
Rated 4 out of
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Anonymous from
Super Oven
I have been looking forward to the 90 second pizza - express lane pizza! The Mangiafuoco delivered as promised! Saputo stone is the way to go. Trying to bake brownies without burning the tops next. Did have some manufacturing issues with the pressed in nut plates - 2 were not swaged into the leg and had to be replaced with a nut and bolt approach.
Date published: 2019-06-09
Rated 3 out of
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Anonymous from
Oven temperature
I'm having a tough time maintaining a temperature of 700 degrees or higher in oven.
Date published: 2018-01-30
Rated 1 out of
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Vicky from
Inferior quality control
Bought it 3 months ago and is full of problems. The burner assembly and the parts attached to the burner assembly on the left including propane hose got melted. Fontana said its a known issue and sent me a new burner assembly which still have same issue . They apologized me and are going to send another new design burner assembly after couple of weeks. Its bummer to see this kind of quality control for such an expensive oven. Now i am not able to make pizza most of the summer when i cook outside and use my backyard most.
Date published: 2025-08-25
