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Pizza oven video guides

Learn your pizza oven, step by step

Watch practical tutorials covering Maximus and Prime oven setup, curing, fire preparation and simple pizza dough.

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Assembly Set up your oven
02
First use Cure your oven
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Fire management Start the fire
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Pizza preparation Make simple dough

Before lighting or operating your oven

Use the instructions supplied for your exact oven model

These videos provide general product guidance. Oven components, installation requirements and curing procedures can differ by model. Always follow the manual supplied with your oven, observe normal fire-safety precautions and comply with local requirements.
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Assembly and setup

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Maximus and Prime ovens

Set up your pizza oven

Prepare the oven and supplied components before beginning the curing process. Place the oven on a stable, appropriate stand or base suitable for its weight and intended use.

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Position the oven thermometer in its correct location.

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Place the ash guard inside the oven in the position shown in the product instructions.

03

Install any supplied internal bricks and the ceramic cooking dish.

04

Fit the oven door and confirm that it opens, closes and vents correctly.

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Install the chimney pipe and chimney cap securely.

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Store the pizza peel and other tools safely beside the oven without obstructing hot surfaces.

Next step: Complete the curing process before normal high-temperature cooking.
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Initial curing

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Remove retained moisture

Cure your Maximus or Prime oven

Curing gradually removes residual moisture from the oven materials. Do not immediately operate a new or damp oven at full pizza-cooking temperature.

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Place dry, untreated firewood in the centre of the oven and light a small controlled fire.

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Allow approximately 15 minutes for the small fire to develop.

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Open the chimney exhaust and regulate airflow according to the supplied oven instructions.

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Control the fire by adjusting the door and airflow rather than building a large fire.

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Follow the temperature and curing duration stated for your exact model.

Important: Do not rely on one temperature schedule for every oven. Traditional brick ovens and portable ovens can require different curing procedures.
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Fire management

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Build a clean, controlled fire

Start and manage the fire

Use dry, untreated hardwood suitable for wood-fired cooking. Never burn painted, treated, manufactured or chemically contaminated timber.

What you need

  • Dry kindling
  • Dry, untreated hardwood
  • A suitable long-reach fire lighter or torch
  • Heat-resistant gloves
  • Pizza-oven brush and tools
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Arrange small pieces of dry wood in the centre of the oven, leaving space for airflow.

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Add kindling between the larger pieces and light it using a safe long-reach method.

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Open the flue and allow the fire to develop gradually.

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Add additional wood progressively rather than overloading the oven.

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Once the oven is ready, move the fire to the side specified for your oven and clean the cooking surface with the proper oven brush.

Keep children, pets and combustible materials away from the oven. Never leave a live fire unattended.
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Pizza preparation

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A simple pizza-dough method

Prepare your pizza dough

Ingredients

  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 teaspoons fine salt
  • 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 3 cups 00 flour
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
Yield Approximately six personal-size dough balls
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Add the yeast to the warm water and allow it to activate for approximately 5–10 minutes, until frothy.

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Combine the 00 flour, all-purpose flour and salt in a mixing bowl.

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Gradually add the yeast mixture while mixing the dough.

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Add the olive oil and knead until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.

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Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover it and allow it to rise until approximately doubled in size.

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Deflate the dough, transfer it to a floured surface and divide it into equal dough balls.

Refrigerated dough should be brought towards room temperature before stretching. Follow safe food-storage practices and use refrigerated dough within an appropriate period.
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Oven ownership

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Quick answers

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