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About Us

Our culinary adventure began over 15 years ago, when we first encountered a mobile pizza oven. We had seen wood burning ovens a few times in restaurants and bakeries, but never thought about having one in our very own backyard.

Since the launch of Forno Venetzia, we are thrilled that more and more people have started their own culinary adventures. Customers continue to reach out to share their own experiences – some cook several times a week, others pledge to never use their barbeque again.

There is something special about warmth of the fire, and the faint smell of smoke in the air. It offers the perfect atmosphere to bring family and friends together, to enjoy delicious food & the best pizza.

a woman takes a pizza from the oven and brings it to a convivial table of friends
man and woman smiling in front of the oven - he bakes a pizza, she has a drink
man and woman smiling in front of the oven - he bakes a pizza, she has a drink

Looking back, we can still recall the very first time we cooked a pizza in a wood burning oven. We had no idea what we were doing but before long it was time to take that pie out of the oven. We all felt like a pizzaiolo! We were hooked.

It was this new-found passion that inspired us to create a brand of our own. We set out to create a product that was of high quality, with an authentic Italian design and at a price point that more families could afford. This is where the story of Forno Venetzia began. We developed our first Forno Venetzia Wood Burning Oven and never looked back. In recent years, we have expanded our offerings to include an assortment of Forno Venetzia Ovens and cooking accessories to suite all your cooking needs.

Once you cook in one of our ovens, you will discover the same passion for cooking that we have!

Rich in history, infused with flavour!

A passion for food, family and flame
A passion for food, family and flame

How it works

How well an oven retains the heat is one of the key benchmarks for performance. Heat loss reduces the cooking temperature and increases the fuel consumption. As part of our commitment to time honoured and authentic performance, our ovens have a traditional flue design.

The flue is how the oven is vented. A traditional flue design helps retain heat while venting the smoke produced from the fire up the chimney.
Lower priced oven simply have a hole cut in the top of the oven with the chimney attached to it. As heat rises to the highest point, it simply goes up through the chimney. This results in lower temperatures and increased fuel consumption, making it more difficult to maintain desired cooking temperatures.

Traditional flue design

Flue opening lower than the top of the dome & outside the door.
Creates a draft pulling smoke out the door and up the chimney.
Heat is left to circulate within the dome.
Superior heat retention; lower fuel consumption.
Helps achieves high temperatures more easily.
Perfect for roasting with the door slightly open or baking when only embers remain.
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oven funtioning schema - air passing through the fire in the oven becomes smoke and comes out of the chimney

Why It Works

How well an oven retains the heat is one of the key benchmarks for performance. Heat loss reduces the cooking temperature and increases the fuel consumption. As part of our commitment to time honoured and authentic performance, our ovens have a traditional flue design.

The flue is the internal shaft that helps retain heat and vent the smoke produced from the fire up the chimney. Without the flue, heat tends to rise and escape up through the chimney. This results in lower temperatures and increased fuel consumption, making it more difficult to maintain desired cooking temperatures.

oven funtioning schema - air passing through the fire in the oven becomes smoke and comes out of the chimney

Traditional flue design

Flue opening lower than the top of the dome & outside the door.
Creates a draft pulling smoke out the door and up the chimney.
Heat is left to circulate within the dome.
Superior heat retention; lower fuel consumption.
Helps achieves high temperatures more easily.
Perfect for roasting with the door slightly open or baking when only embers remain.
DISCOVER OUR OVENS
Buy our ovens here.

Our Design team is located in Turin Italy and is supported by dedicated Quality Assurance professionals and a full team of engineers. With warehouses in Chicago Illinois and Toronto Ontario we proudly support major retailers and independent specialty dealers across North America. We also stock a large assortment of spare parts to ensure your Forno Venetzia lasts a life time.

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