Refrax are Australia's premier importers of quality wood fired pizza ovens from Italy. These terra-cotta designs are suitable for both domestic and commercial use. The design has evolved over many years to become the proven leader in the demanding, sophisticated European market and is acknowledged worldwide as the superior wood fired oven. Baking in a wood fired oven is a time-honoured, traditional method which gives a variety of foods such as pizza, focacce, bruschette, breads, pastas, cakes and even roasts a flavour unmatched by any other style of cooking. The simple and energy efficient design provides a large cooking area with constant high temperatures, between 300 and 350 degrees Celsius, will bake much faster than any other oven. Up to 10 pizzas can be cooked simultaneously in as little as 2-3 minutes. The following morning, oven temperatures are still high enough to be suitable for baking roasts and vegetables. pizza ovens The visual impact and warmth generated by these ovens create character and ambiance in any environment and, positioned in the correct location, creates a focal point of activity where everyone can see first-hand the skills involved in making pizza the traditional way. The ovens are made in Italy by skilled artisans combining the experience of past generations with the technology of today. Manufactured using a mix of special cement and the best 'cotto Toscana' clay from the hills of Tuscany, individual pieces are formed in moulds and baked to produce a series of ingenious, interlocking shapes. These pre-cast units are then simply and easily assembled to form the self-supporting domed oven. The use of a modern mixture of cement and terracotta as a refractory material is designed to give the ovens a high thermal efficiency rating with a minimum use of fuel, thus making them very economical to operate. Refrax pizza ovens The optimum temperature for baking pizzas at 340 degrees Celsius is easily sustained and residual heat is retained overnight. The following morning, oven temperatures of approximately 200 degrees are perfect for baking roasts, game, vegetables etc. These ovens comply with stringent European guidelines on energy efficiency. They have been tested for odour emissions and when fitted with the recommended exhaust system, comply with the odour design criterion as required by the NSW EPA. Upon request, a gas back-up kit can be fitted. Only AGL parts, which comply with the NSW gas standards, are used. Assembly is easy and straightforward. The ovens are bricked in and insulated using sand, rockwool and vermiculite, and installation can be supervised by Refrax staff. Because the terracotta units are pre-cast, they interlock together easily to create the oven base and self-supporting dome. The exhaust system is fitted after construction. Maintenance is quick, and easy - a regular sweep with a brush to remove the ashes is all that is required. For more advice on these unique ovens, simply contact Refrax