Combustion oven
An oven is provided, which includes a domed ceiling, a baking stone located below the domed ceiling, a cooking chamber between the domed ceiling and the baking stone, a front opening that provides access to the cooking chamber for food and utensils, a combustion chamber adjacent to, and at least partially below, the cooking chamber, and a rear opening that provides access to the combustion chamber.
1. An oven, comprising:
a flat, unventilated top surface configured to support items placed thereon during cooking;
a domed ceiling disposed below the flat, unventilated top surface;
a baking stone disposed below the domed ceiling;
a cooking chamber between the domed ceiling and the baking stone, the domed ceiling being shaped and disposed to direct airflow over the baking stone to heat food on the baking stone in the cooking chamber and to generate radiant heat toward the food on the baking stone;
a first opening that provides access to the cooking chamber, the first opening having no connected door and being sized to accommodate food to be cooked in the oven;
a combustion chamber disposed adjacent the cooking chamber;
a front opening bezel positioned within the first opening; and
a gas burner configured to supply heat to the cooking chamber when a gas of the gas burner is combusted, wherein the baking stone comprises a cutout configured to accommodate the burner.
2. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a front lip positioned at a top edge of the front opening bezel, the front lip configured to affect air flow within the cooking chamber.
3. The oven of claim 2 , wherein a height of the front opening has a ratio of between 1:1.4 and 1:1.7 to a height of a highest feature of the domed ceiling above the baking stone.
4. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a heat shield disposed between the baking stone and the combustion chamber and extending to an elevation above the baking stone, the heat shield separating the cooking chamber from the combustion chamber.
5. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the baking stone comprises two separate, symmetrical pieces, wherein each piece is sized to pass through the first opening.
6. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a control knob for the gas burner.
7. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising an igniter for the gas burner.
8. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible, heat-resistant mat sized and shaped to rest on the flat, unventilated top surface.
9. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the flat, unventilated top surface is configured for use as a shelf.
10. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the flat, unventilated top surface, the domed ceiling; the cooking chamber; the combustion chamber, and the front opening bezel comprise stainless steel.
11. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of rubberized feet.
12. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a ventilated base.
13. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising an inner wall and an outer wall.
14. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a baking stone tray that supports the baking stone.
15. The oven of claim 14 , wherein the baking stone tray comprises elevated ridges or bumps that contact the baking stone only at intervals.
16. The oven of claim 15 , wherein the ridges or bumps accommodate an air space between the baking stone tray and portions of the baking stone.
17. The oven of claim 14 , further comprising a bottom pan disposed below the baking stone tray, wherein the bottom pan is spaced from a surface on which the oven rests.
18. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the gas burner is arc shaped.