The full baking cycle of our ovens is divided into key stages.
Gaining a detailed understanding of each step is essential for producing a high-quality product.
Warm up
It is critical to allow the oven to heat up thoroughly, or the products will not bake consistently well. It takes around 20 minutes for the oven to completely warm up, even if the control panel states that the chamber has reached the desired temperature.
Load
Place the product on the oven chain entirely outside the baking chamber but as close as possible to the entrance. Let the chain pull the product into the oven. Place the pizza at least 4cm (1.5 inches) inside the oven walls to allow room for opening the oven window to tend bubbles on the pizzas and ensure good baking.
Our ovens utilise an advanced heating technique known as impingement (illustrated below), which employs columns of heated air.
This method is up to ten times more efficient than traditional baking methods like convection. Certain procedures must be followed to achieve optimal baking results using impingement.
One key step is maintaining a minimum space of 2.5 cm (1 inch) between products on the oven belt. This ensures proper airflow, which is essential for consistent baking. Additionally, since our dough expands during baking, pizzas placed too closely will merge if the 2.5 cm (1 inch) gap is not observed.
For side items like chicken wings, arrange them in a single layer with at least a 2.5 cm (1 inch) gap between each piece. Overcrowding or stacking will prevent the items from reaching the correct internal temperature when they exit the oven.
Baking Process
The pizza starts baking gently, and the rate of heat increases as it moves through the oven. The final fingers in the oven ensure the pizza crust is golden brown.
Dough and Ingredients
A correctly configured oven enhances the quality of our products in two significant ways:
- Optimal Crust Texture: This ensures our customers enjoy a pizza with a delicately crisp crust (eggshell texture) that achieves the ideal colour. The dough rises fully during baking, resulting in an interior crust with an airy, baguette-like texture and soft, airy, irregular structure.
- Preservation of Ingredient Quality: It ensures that the ingredients are cooked to perfection, neither dried out nor overcooked. This allows the cheese to melt fully and develop a rich caramelisation, enhancing the overall flavour profile of the pizza.
Bubbles
A properly calibrated oven can considerably reduce crust bubbles. This level of performance is achieved when the baking time and temperature are optimised following the approved settings for your oven models and the oven is correctly assembled with the appropriate finger configuration. Please note that other factors in operation can cause bubbles on pizzas.
Unloading
Ensure the product fully exits the oven before removal, as it continues to brown while passing under the final fingers. Removing a pizza before it completely clears the oven exit’s Eyebrows can lead to uneven browning. For instance, the PS740 model’s standard bake time is 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
If a pizza is pulled when only halfway out, it can reduce the effective bake time by up to 20%. This not only compromises product quality but also poses potential food safety risks.
Cleaning essentials
Frequency
Oven exterior, crumb
trays and oven windows
Daily
Oven hoods
Monthly
Oven deep clean
Restaurants over 500 weekly transactions
Monthly
Restaurants under 500 weekly transactions
Every two months
Chemicals
Heavy Duty Degreasing Solution
Supersoak Concentrate
Stainless Steel Cleaner
Sanitiser Mix
Note: Always follow the manufacturers’
chemical use instructions.
PPE
Gloves
Safety Goggles
Apron