Feels like we are on vacation in our own backyard...
If you're looking for the best outdoor wood-fired pizza oven for your backyard, catering, or a food truck, this is the perfect large pizza oven! We personally use this wood-fired oven and LOVE IT!
The Maximus Prime ARENA is the upgraded style that has a slate front look rather than the traditional brick look.
Don't be fooled by the chimney at the back of the oven. The Prime Arena Stainless Steel Wood-Fired Oven has an aluminum dome with a stainless steel 316 dropped ceiling inside the oven. This ceiling directs the fire/heat from the back of the oven to the front of the oven and then up through a ceiling opening that goes back to the chimney.
This design sends the heat over your food which allows for convection cooking and better heat retention!
Authentic Pizza Ovens is the recipient of the Best Wood-Fired Oven
Producer in the US! Awarded by LUXlife Magazine in 2022 ⭐️
Why Choose a Stainless Steel Pizza Oven?
Unlike a brick oven, a stainless steel pizza oven heats up in 30-45 minutes so you can fire it up after work and be ready for cooking before you finish your first glass of wine. Handmade in Portugal, this oven produces superb wood-fired pizzas as well as any other dish you can imagine! The larger cooking floor fits up to 5-6 pizza pies at a time and they will cook to perfection in less than 2 minutes.
For a limited time, when you buy the Prime Portable Pizza Oven, get a FREE 12" Metal Turning Peel and Clay Roasting Pan (14.5″ x 10″ x 3″) - great for dishes such as chicken, beef, fish, veggies, bread and so much more!
We've found that our Maximus Prime Pizza Oven (old style above) creates a family cooking atmosphere because, unlike a grill that involves one person doing all the cooking, this large pizza oven lets all family members get involved from firing up the oven to food preparation to cooking delicious meals.
Cooking in the Maximus Arena pizza oven (note: the smaller Maximus Arena is shown in the video below)
You can read our review of the Prime Wood Fired Oven here!
Prime Specifications
| COOKING STYLE | Wood-Fired cooking creates a delicious flavor and is way more fun than grilling because the whole family gets involved! |
| ORIGIN | Hand-made in Portugal |
| OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS | 39" W x 39" D x 30.3" H (to top of flue w/o chimney) 39" W x 39" D x 45" H (from base to the top of the 14.17" chimney) 5.5" H chimney flue outlet |
| COOKING SURFACE | 35.4” W x 35.4” D - Plenty of space for (4) large pizzas, large grill, or multiple cast iron skillets |
| COOKING HEIGHT | 12.5" H from floor to upper false ceiling |
| DOOR OPENING | 20” W x 11” H - Plenty of space for (4) large pizzas, large grill, or multiple cast iron skillets |
| NUMBER OF PIZZAS | Cook 4 pizzas in less than 2 minutes! |
| WEIGHT | ~400lbs - Very portable (with strong friends) or remove the inside tiles during relocation to decrease by around 100 lbs - perfect for catering and tailgating! |
| OUTER WALL | Outer wall is 1.4mm Aluminum - holds up better in wet, salty Florida weather! |
| INNER WALL | 304-2B grade Stainless steel double wall with a total 1mm (x2 0.5mm) - built to withstand the elements better than stainless steel 304, giving you a lifetime of entertaining |
| INSULATION | High-temperature ceramic blanket and a special fire-blanket with safety homologation, bio-soluble, and asbestos FREE, between inner and outer wall to hold in the heat The thickness of the insulation between the dome of the oven and the inner layer is 3 cm / 1.18" thick |
| OVEN INCLUDES | Chimney (100% 304-2B Stainless steel), Oven Door (100% 304-2B Stainless steel), Thermometer, Clay Baking Dish, Pizza Peel, 1 Extra Floor Tile |
Cooking Productivity:
Up to 150 10" pizzas per hour (just think of the pizza orders you could fill)! Cooks pizzas in under 2 minutes (even the kids can wait that long!).
At a manageable weight of only 300 pounds, this is the perfect commercial pizza oven for mobile food truck businesses, caterers, pizza parties, small restaurant businesses, backyard birthday parties, corporate events, trailers, and fairs. Much less expensive than a pizza trailer and light enough to move around - even fits in the back of most cars. You can’t go wrong - optimize your business with this economical oven.
The PRIME is the big brother to the MAXIMUS. If the Prime model is too big, take a look at the smaller wood fired oven from Portugal, the Maximus pizza oven . Either way, you'll find a pizza oven that's just right!
Setting up a Maximus Arena pizza oven (note: the smaller Maximus Arena is shown in the video below)
Prime Pizza Oven Features
- Sleek design - A pop of red or an elegant black
- Output: Up to 150 unit. ( 10″) or 80 unit. ( 12″) Pizzas Hour - large enough to use as a commercial pizza oven!
- Pizza Capacity: 6 pizzas 9″- 12″Pizzas
- Wood consumption: 5-7 lbs+ Hour - we use around 6 pieces of wood per evening of cooking (we bought a big bunch of wood for $10 and have been using it for over 7 nights of cooking)
- Chimney Diameter: 5.9″
- Outside: Beautiful Red or Black Aluminum wall - high oxidation and corrosion resistance (we've used ours in the Florida weather for years w/o any issues!)
- Inside: Stainless Steel 304-2B DOUBLE wall containing a high-temperature special ceramic blanket. Stainless Steel 304-2B is better due to its resistance to salt and sea corrosion.
- Floor: Refractory Tiles
- Front: Cast stone in refractory cement (Lafarge) and inside a structure made with a forged iron to reinforce the cast stone
- Chimney:100% Stainless steel
- Shipped securely in a custom box inside a wood crate
- Shipping Crate Size: 43"w x 43"d x 39"h
Included Free With Your Prime:
- Removable Stainless Chimney with Valve and Cap - directs smoke up and away from you; cap protects your oven from dew and rain
- Stainless Oven Door - use when you are cooking at slow heat to make perfectly crusted loaves of bread!
- Thermometer (0-932°F) - helps you know when the oven is ready for cooking
- Ash/Wood Holder - helps block wood and ash from your pizzas
- Free 12" Metal Turning Peel
- Free Clay Roasting Pan (14.5″ x 10″ x 3″)
Optional Accessories We Recommend:
Each Sold Separately
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO USE THIS OVEN FOR A FOOD TRUCK OR TRAILER, IT MUST BE MODIFIED IN ORDER TO HANDLE THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT AND VIBRATIONS. YOUR VEHICLE MUST HAVE SATISFACTORY SUSPENSION AND THE FACE OF THE OVEN MUST BE SECURED WITH ADDED BOLTS FROM THE DOME INTO THE FACE. WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO WHICH WE CAN PROVIDE. THIS IS AN AFTER PURCHASE MODIFICATION. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IF NOT PROPERLY MODIFIED.
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Prime Oven Videos
Breakfast Casserole Cooking in Prime Pizza Oven
We don't like wasting good heat in our wood-burning ovens so after the pizzas are cooked, we often throw in a good breakfast casserole in preparation for the following morning! Here's a video of a scrumptious southwestern breakfast casserole complete with eggs, cheese, and salsa! Check out the large cooking space!
Here's another video showing a couple of pizzas cooking in the Maximus Prime oven.
Warranty
Read Authentic Pizza Ovens Warranty here
All our ovens REQUIRE "all-weather" protection from rain, sleet, and snow, fallen leaves, and protection from the harsh elements when not in use. If you don't have a cover, you can find the Prime Oven Cover here that fits snugly over the oven and secures with a pull tie. These are beautiful ovens that are meant to last for a very long time, but you must take care of it.