Why is this (and other?) pizza oven so unnecessarily tall?
I was watching a live stream from a pizzeria. I noticed that the oven appears to be at least twice the size vertically as it has to be. A pizza is flat and even with lots of toppings, it could very easily fit in half that size, or they could have two ovens stacked on top of each other if they need to make lots of pizzas at the same time.
But they just waste all that space for no reason? Why? Am I missing something? Other than just taking up more space, doesn't it also waste twice the electricity/fuel to keep so large of a space hot compared to half of it (vertically)?
Best Answer
Pizza ovens aren't unnecessarily tall. Pizza ovens often go three pies deep, depending on the size of the pizzas, so the space is needed to maneuver pizzas in and out, as well as to see how they are cooking. Many restaurants use the same ovens to bake pasta dishes, meatball heroes and other things which are thicker than a pizza, so the space is important there as well.
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