Build your own pizza oven!

Mud Pie vs. High-Quality Kit

You can start now by making a great clay mush using medieval recipes, shaping a dome, and getting to work. Your children would certainly have a great time. But you might not be completely satisfied with the result. We have a better idea. Take a look at our Valoriani pizza oven and wood-fired oven kits. They are delivered in a few individual parts, partly handcrafted in Italy, and are absolutely durable. With such a kit, you can enjoy for up to 15 years. We will answer some questions beforehand so that everything runs smoothly.

1. The Foundation

We supply the kit, you build the foundation. It must of course be stable enough to support the kit. But the most important thing is that it is also made from the right material, so it doesn’t absorb too much heat, your oven remains efficient, and wood consumption stays reasonable. Calcium silicate stones for optimal insulation of the prepared base can be purchased in our shop.

2. The Kit

You are in the best place with us. In our showroom, you can view the different kits. What diameter should your oven have? We generally recommend going for 100cm in diameter if you have enough space. This gives you the highest flexibility with relatively little space used. Otherwise, there are two different designs: square brick arch or round brick arch. And then, of course, the question of the oven’s properties and customization.

3. The Properties

You already know that there are differently sized and visually different kits. It is also important to clarify whether the firing should be direct or indirect. It depends on what you want to cook and bake predominantly. If you bake a lot of bread, an indirectly fired oven is suitable. If you prefer to prepare pizza, steak, and antipasti, choose a wood-fired oven with direct firing, as with pizza, the interplay between the bottom temperature and top heat is crucial. For baking bread, you can let the oven cool down to 220 degrees, remove the embers, and close the door. The essence of the oven, apart from the high-quality materials, is of course the food-safe chamotte floor, on which you place your dishes. Our floors are free from chemicals and specifically made for use in wood-fired ovens. Do not buy cheap chamotte stones; they often contain toxins.

4. Customization

From our pizza oven kits, you can virtually build any oven shape you like. If you build a classic dome oven in the garden, the right insulation in the form of vermiculite fill material and ceramic fiber mats as well as possibly material for plastering the dome will suffice. Then the oven would appreciate a roof to withstand the weather for years.
If you want a built-in oven, only the opening of the kit remains visible; you design the rest around it. There are no limits to your imagination. Many customers build a traditional bakehouse whose centerpiece is a Valoriani wood-fired oven kit. It includes work surfaces, wood compartments, holders for shovels and brooms. Feel free to share your idea with us, we have a variety of customer images that can provide you with inspiration.

5. The Insulation Set

If you want, you can order all the materials in the correct quantity directly here from us in a set with your oven. Then you can start building at home without additional trips to the hardware store. You need mortar, insulation for filling, and insulating wool. We will advise you specifically for your project.

6. The Accessories

So, the oven is up, you have wood at home. You can also find instructions for firing up the oven here in the blog. Don’t forget the necessary accessories. You need a pizza paddle, a metal brush for sweeping the possibly hot chamotte floor, a fire grate, and some optional accessories that you can choose from us but certainly don’t have to. Here you can see what’s available under accessories on our website.

Visit our showroom and get advice!

And last but not least, we would like to recommend our showroom in Linsengericht between Frankfurt and Fulda on the A66. Here we can show you our various oven models. You will get an impression of the size and can compare them. Our premises are spacious, we can always keep enough distance, and we, therefore, prefer to arrange a personal consultation appointment with you. Then we have enough time and can ensure that not too many people are here. Feel free to call us: 06051 67777 or use our contact form.