{"product_id":"authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-brick-pizza-oven","title":"Authentic Pizza Ovens Lume Alto Cast Stone Brick Pizza Oven","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.lal-h2{color:#8a1f12;font-weight:700;}\n.lal-h3{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-thickness:2px;text-underline-offset:4px;}\n.lal-img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:18px auto;border-radius:8px;}\n.lal-cap{font-size:14px;color:#555;text-align:center;margin:-8px 0 18px;}\n.lal-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;}\n.lal-table th{background:#8a1f12;color:#fff;padding:10px;text-align:left;}\n.lal-table td{border:1px solid #ddd;padding:10px;vertical-align:top;}\n.lal-cards{display:none;}\n.lal-card{border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:14px;margin:12px 0;}\n.lal-card strong{color:#8a1f12;}\n@media (max-width:600px){.lal-table{display:none;}.lal-cards{display:block;}}\n.cart-specs.lal-specs{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:16px 0;}\n.cart-specs.lal-specs th{background:#8a1f12;color:#fff;padding:10px;text-align:left;width:38%;}\n.cart-specs.lal-specs td{border:1px solid #ddd;padding:10px;}\n.lal-video{position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;border-radius:8px;background:#000;margin:18px 0;}\n.lal-video iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;}\ndetails[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;}\ndetails[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none;}\ndetails[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary::after{content:none;}\ndetails[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary:hover{background:#eef1f5 !important;}\ndetails[open] .pin-arrow{transform:rotate(180deg);}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lume Alto pizza oven is the Lisboa tall brick dome from Authentic Pizza Ovens behind a square cornered front of gray cast stone, sold two ways on one page: the Premium, with the stone front and a white dome, and the Tudo, with the same gray stone carried over the entire dome. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderneath the stone it is the handmade Portuguese brick oven that has anchored the APO range for years: a 39 inch fire brick dome on a concrete slab, Rockwool insulation, a refractory cement shell that stays cool to the touch, a 15.5 by 12 inch cast aluminum Dutch door with a spit port, and a stainless chimney spout with a damper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cast stone on a Lume Alto pizza oven is exactly that. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/caststone.org\/what-is-cast-stone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCast Stone Institute\u003c\/a\u003e defines it as a refined architectural concrete made from white or gray cement, sand, crushed stone, and mineral pigment, cast to simulate cut stone, and the gray blocks on this oven's front are molded in a brick pattern from that kind of mix, then set into the render while the oven is built. It is a finish that arrives finished, which is the whole idea of the Lume Alto pizza oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Lume Alto pizza oven ships free because it clears our $750 free shipping threshold on its own; the only delivery charge is the $95 liftgate fee every freight oven carries at checkout. This is a wood only oven, and it burns roughly four to six pounds of split hardwood an hour at cooking temperature. Oak, hickory, or maple dried under cover for six to twelve months will take this tall dome past pizza temperature in about an hour. Green wood will not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can compare the Lume Alto against the rest of the Portuguese line on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/authentic-pizza-ovens\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens brand page\u003c\/a\u003e, or read on for the full picture of what this cast stone pizza oven does, how the Premium and the Tudo differ, who the Lume Alto pizza oven suits, and what to order with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eA Lisboa Dome Behind a Cast Stone Front\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-premium-deck-outdoor-kitchen-tile-base.webp?v=1789845330\" alt=\"Authentic Pizza Ovens Lume Alto Premium pizza oven on a tiled outdoor kitchen base beside a raised deck, stainless chimney and cap fitted\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with what stays the same, because it is most of the oven. The Lume Alto and the Lisboa share the same dome: 39 inches wide, 39 deep, and 31 tall on the outside, with a 31 by 31 inch cooking floor and 19 inches of headroom inside. Both carry the 15.5 by 12 inch Dutch door that splits top and bottom, both have the port in the door and the hole in the rear wall that the rotisserie spit runs through, and both are built for the same job, which is a fast pizza floor with enough height above it to roast standing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight, insulation, chimney, base slab, curing schedule, and cover fit are identical on the Lisboa Premium and the Lume Alto Premium. If you have read our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lisboa-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLisboa page\u003c\/a\u003e, you already know how the Lume Alto pizza oven cooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat changes is the front. On the Lisboa Premium the arch is a band of terracotta brick set into a white render dome. On the Lume Alto pizza oven, APO builds the front as a square cornered block of gray cast stone, laid in a brick pattern, with the arched opening in the middle of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thermometer sits in the stone at the left of the door, the black door reads as one piece with the gray, and the white dome rises behind the block on the Premium Lume Alto pizza oven. APO calls it a traditional oven with a modern feel, and the photos above and below show why: it is the APO oven that belongs in a gray and black outdoor kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cast stone front is part of the oven, not a veneer glued on after. Because it is cast rather than laid brick by brick, the pattern is consistent from one Lume Alto brick pizza oven to the next, and the Premium sits in price with the Lisboa Premium and the Ventura rather than with the fully clad finishes. The Tudo is the exception, and it gets its own section below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Premium, the white dome is a real advantage. APO's render takes high heat paint and thin set tile once the oven is cured and has been fired for a few weeks, so a Lume Alto pizza oven can be finished to match a house color, a countertop, or a mosaic, with the gray front left as it comes. Most owners leave it white; the contrast between a white dome and a gray stone front is most of what makes the Premium photograph so well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eChoose Your Lume Alto Finish\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo finishes, one dome, one Lume Alto pizza oven. The decision is how much of the oven wears the stone. Pick the finish from the drop down above the Add to Cart button and the gallery follows your selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"lal-h3\"\u003eLume Alto Premium\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-premium-door-open-cast-stone-arch-stainless-chimney.webp?v=1789846934\" alt=\"Lume Alto Premium pizza oven with the cast aluminum door open, showing the fire brick floor, gray cast stone arch, white dome, and stainless chimney extension\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Premium is the gray cast stone front on a white render dome, 39 inches square and about 1,300 pounds. It is the Lume Alto pizza oven most people picture: the square block of stone, the arch, the black door, and the white dome behind, with the stainless chimney and extension rising off the top. The stone tones run from light gray to charcoal with pale mortar lines between them, so it sits well against dark tile, concrete, stainless, and modern block, and it does not fight a warmer brick or timber setting either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the dome is white render, the Premium is also the one to choose if you plan to paint or tile the dome later, or if you want the lighter oven to lift. It takes the Standard fit of the APO cover, the same cover as the Lisboa Premium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"lal-h3\"\u003eLume Alto Tudo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-tudo-side-profile-full-cast-stone-dome-night.webp?v=1789847073\" alt=\"Lume Alto Tudo pizza oven side profile at night showing gray cast stone cladding over the full dome and the damper handle on the chimney pipe\" width=\"800\" height=\"1422\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTudo is Portuguese for everything, and that is what the Tudo finish is: the same gray cast stone, in the same brick pattern, carried from the front block over the whole dome to the back. There is no white render showing anywhere. The Lume Alto Tudo pizza oven grows to 43 inches wide and 43 deep with the cladding, and to about 1,800 pounds, which puts it in the same weight class as the Rustic Lisboa and the Rustic Pizzaioli, and it is priced with them rather than with the Premium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you get for that is a finished oven from every angle. Set it on an island, in a gazebo, or anywhere it can be seen from the side or behind, and the Tudo reads as a stone pizza oven, not a stone front on a white dome. It takes the XL fit of the APO cover, the one cut for fully clad domes. The Premium and the Tudo cook identically; the floor, the door, the chimney, and the spit are the same on every Lume Alto pizza oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eThe Tall Dome and the Dutch Door: Why the Lume Alto Takes the Rotisserie\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPO builds its traditional ovens on two domes, and the names cause mistakes, so here is the split. The Lume Alto pizza oven is the tall dome, the Lisboa shape, 31 inches high with 19 inches of headroom and a 15.5 by 12 inch Dutch door, split top and bottom, that carries a spit port. The Pizzaioli and the Buena Ventura are the low dome, 26 inches high with 15 inches of headroom and a wide drop down door that has no port. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-ventura-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eVentura\u003c\/a\u003e is the tall dome in Sierra or Preto stacked stone. The Lume Alto is the tall dome in gray cast stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tall dome is not a compromise on pizza, it is a different balance. With 19 inches of headroom, the flame from a fire pushed to one side rolls higher along the dome before it reflects down, so the top of a pizza takes a few seconds longer to color than it does under a low dome. The gain is everything else: a whole chicken standing on a spit, a leg of lamb, a tall Dutch oven, a rack of bread pans, all with the door shut and the heat wrapped around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the fastest pizza in the range and nothing else, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-pizzaioli-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePizzaioli\u003c\/a\u003e is the honest answer. If you want the oven that does the roast dinner on Sunday and pizza on Friday, the Lume Alto pizza oven is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-tudo-interior-fire-brick-dome-spit-hole.webp?v=1789847191\" alt=\"Inside the Lume Alto Tudo pizza oven: fire brick dome, tiled cooking floor, and the rotisserie spit hole in the rear wall\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dutch door is the other half of it. It is one cast aluminum door split across the middle like a stable door: a top half with the viewing window and a bottom half with the air vents, both hinged on the right so they swing clear to the side, each with its own latch on the left. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen the top half of the Lume Alto pizza oven to launch and turn pizzas over the closed bottom half, which keeps the heat at the floor; open both for a big roasting pan; close both and crack the top an inch for draft on a long bread bake. The window in the top half lets you watch a loaf without opening anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe port in the door lines up with the hole you can see in the rear wall of the oven above. The traditional rotisserie spit runs through the door, across the floor, and seats in that hole, with the crank on the outside. Because the port is in the door and the hole is in the brick, the spit fits every tall dome APO oven and none of the low dome ones. The Lume Alto pizza oven is a rotisserie oven from the day it arrives; it just needs the spit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"lal-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDome\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOutside\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDoor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRotisserie\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFacade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLume Alto Premium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTall, Lisboa shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 W x 31 H x 39 D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.5 x 12 Dutch door, splits top and bottom, spit port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGray cast stone front block, white dome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLume Alto Tudo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTall, Lisboa shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43 W x 31 H x 43 D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.5 x 12 Dutch door, splits top and bottom, spit port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGray cast stone over the full dome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLisboa\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 W x 31 H x 39 D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.5 x 12 Dutch door, splits top and bottom, spit port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTerracotta brick arch, white dome, or full brick and stone finishes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVentura\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 W x 31 H x 39 D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.5 x 12 Dutch door, splits top and bottom, spit port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast stacked stone, Sierra or Preto, white dome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuena Ventura\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLow, Pizzaioli shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 W x 26 H x 39 D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.7 x 10.6, drops down, no port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast stacked stone, Sierra or Preto, white dome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLume Alto Premium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTall Lisboa shape, 39 W x 31 H x 39 D. 15.5 x 12 Dutch door that splits top and bottom with a spit port. Rotisserie: yes. Gray cast stone front block on a white dome.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLume Alto Tudo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSame tall dome, 43 W x 31 H x 43 D with the cladding. Same Dutch door and spit port. Rotisserie: yes. Gray cast stone over the full dome.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLisboa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTall dome, 39 W x 31 H x 39 D. Same Dutch door and spit port. Rotisserie: yes. Terracotta brick arch on a white dome, or full brick and stone finishes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVentura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTall dome, 39 W x 31 H x 39 D. Same Dutch door and spit port. Rotisserie: yes. Sierra or Preto stacked stone facade on a white dome.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuena Ventura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLow Pizzaioli shape, 39 W x 26 H x 39 D. 19.7 x 10.6 door that drops down with no port. Rotisserie: no. Sierra or Preto stacked stone facade on a white dome.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eHow a Tall Portuguese Brick Dome Cooks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Lume Alto pizza oven is built by hand in a workshop north of Lisbon, and the construction is the same three layer sandwich APO uses across the traditional line. The inside is fire brick rated above 1,200°C, set in refractory mortar rated above 1,500°C, laid up as a 50 to 60 millimeter wall on a 3.15 inch reinforced concrete slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the brick goes 50 to 80 millimeters of Rockwool at 80 to 120 kilograms per cubic meter, held in place with 18 to 20 gauge steel mesh. Over the Rockwool goes 30 to 50 millimeters of calcium aluminate refractory cement with chamotte aggregate, rated at 25 megapascals. The cast stone and, on the Premium, the white render of the Lume Alto pizza oven sit on top of that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat mass is why a Portuguese brick pizza oven behaves nothing like a steel countertop oven. Steel ovens heat in fifteen minutes and lose their floor heat after two or three pizzas. The Lume Alto pizza oven takes about an hour to come up on dry hardwood, but APO's own spec calls for it to hold above 350°C for four hours after peak with the door shut, and the Tudo, with an extra 500 pounds of stone wrapped around it, holds a little longer still. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFire brick rated above 1,200°C and a cast aluminum door alloy rated above 230 megapascals mean the hot parts of a Lume Alto pizza oven are built for the temperatures involved, not just tolerant of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-pizza-baking-wood-fire-open-door.webp?v=1789847285\" alt=\"Pizza baking on the floor of an Authentic Pizza Ovens Lume Alto with a wood fire burning at the back of the brick dome\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor pizza, the target is a floor between 370 and 450°C, roughly 700 to 850°F, with a live flame rolling up the dome as above. At that point a 12 inch Neapolitan style pizza is done in 60 to 90 seconds, the 31 inch floor of the Lume Alto pizza oven takes two at a time, and a steady hand can turn out close to thirty an hour with the top half of the door open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things to know before your first cook in a Lume Alto pizza oven. First, the dial thermometer in the stone reads the air near the door and lags the floor by a wide margin during the heat up, so wait until the soot on the dome burns off to a clean white before you launch, whatever the dial says. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond, the tall dome browns the top of a pizza a few seconds behind the base, so for the last ten seconds lift the pizza on the peel up toward the dome, where the flame is, and the cheese and rim catch up. Owners of low dome ovens never learn that move; owners of a tall dome pizza oven use it every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-margherita-pizza-leopard-crust.webp?v=1789847492\" alt=\"Margherita pizza with a leopard spotted crust on a wooden peel, baked in a Lume Alto pizza oven\" width=\"764\" height=\"913\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDone right, the result is the rim above: puffed, leopard spotted, and dry on the bottom, with the mozzarella melted rather than browned. That is what a 31 inch fire brick floor at 400°C does to a well proofed dough in about 75 seconds. The floor of a Lume Alto pizza oven recovers between pizzas faster than the dial suggests, so keep launching; the brick has more heat in it than the air does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-tomahawk-steak-roasting-wood-fire.webp?v=1789847374\" alt=\"Tomahawk steak roasting upright in a dish with broccoli and onion beside the fire in a Lume Alto pizza oven\" width=\"800\" height=\"872\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter pizza, the stored heat and the headroom are the point. Push the coals to the back, close the door, and the Lume Alto pizza oven settles into a long, even fall from roasting heat to baking heat to slow cooking heat over the rest of the day. The tomahawk above is standing on its bone in a dish of vegetables beside the coals, which is a cook you cannot do under a 15 inch dome. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA whole chicken on the spit in a Lume Alto pizza oven takes about an hour and a quarter once the flame has died to coals; a leg of lamb longer; then bread at 250°C, and a pot of beans overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 10 by 14.5 inch Portuguese ceramic baking dish that comes with the Lume Alto pizza oven is sized for exactly this kind of cooking, whole fish over onions and herbs, a tray of vegetables, a casserole, and it is the reason APO includes it. Season it before first use by soaking it in water, then baking it dry at low heat. A bag of seasoned hardwood a week is plenty for a family that cooks in the oven two or three times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003ePlacement, Base, and Chimney\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lume Alto pizza oven arrives fully built on its own 3.15 inch concrete slab, so what you build is a base to set it on, not the oven. The Premium's footprint is 39 by 39 inches at about 1,300 pounds; the Tudo's is 43 by 43 at about 1,800. Either way the base has to be masonry or a poured slab, never a wood deck without engineering. The owner in the first photo on this page built a tiled block base beside the deck, which is the right way to get a brick oven next to one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-tudo-brick-base-built-in-backyard.webp?v=1789847677\" alt=\"Lume Alto Tudo pizza oven installed on a brick base with a wood storage bay against a brick house wall\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPO's standard recommendation for the Lume Alto pizza oven is a U shaped block base five courses high, open at the front for wood storage, with a solid top the full size of the oven's slab. The brick base with a poured cap above is a textbook version of it, built to match the house, with the wood bay under the oven and a slab landing either side of the door. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a Tudo, size the top for the 43 inch cladding and rate it for the extra weight; the slab underneath the stone is still 39 inches, so the cladding overhangs a 39 inch top and the oven sits on it just as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Lume Alto pizza oven has four steel lifting loops cast into the corners of its slab, and the way it gets onto the base is an engine hoist, a small telehandler, or a rented mini crane, with straps through the four loops. Four strong friends will not do it, and on the Tudo eight will not. Plan the lift before delivery day, because the freight carrier drops the crate at the curb and does not carry it into the yard. Once the oven is set the loops can be cut off flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-tudo-chimney-spout-damper-cast-stone-dome.webp?v=1789847574\" alt=\"Stainless chimney spout with damper rod and rope gasket seal on top of a Lume Alto Tudo cast stone dome\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chimney on the Lume Alto pizza oven is a 5.5 inch stainless spout, 6 inches tall, with a built in damper on a rod, sealed to the top of the dome with a rope gasket as above. On its own it clears smoke over your head in an open patio. Under a roof, a pergola, or against a wall you will want the 38 inch stainless extension and rain cap that APO sells separately, which lifts the outlet above the structure and keeps rain out of the flue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-premium-brick-alcove-chimney-through-roof.webp?v=1789847813\" alt=\"Lume Alto Premium pizza oven in a brick alcove under a covered patio with the chimney pipe run through the roof and firewood stacked either side\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder a solid roof the extension is not enough, and the owner above did it properly: a black double wall stove pipe from the spout up through the patio ceiling, with the oven set into a brick alcove and firewood either side. That is owner work, not an APO part, and it is the setup for any Lume Alto pizza oven that lives under a roof rather than beside one. The pipe needs the same clearances a wood stove flue does, and the roof penetration wants a flashing kit and a cap. A good stove installer will do it in a morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClearances to combustibles from the installation guide are 2 inches at the sides of the dome, 16 inches above it, 30 inches around the flue, and 47 inches of non combustible floor in front of the door. The cast stone front of a Lume Alto pizza oven gets warm, not hot, but the chimney and the mouth do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the oven is a finished dome rather than a bare core, a built in kitchen usually means building the counter and the wall up to and around the base and leaving the stone exposed, as in the brick base photo above. That is the simplest built in there is: no enclosure, no venting plan, no finish work on the dome. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want an oven fully enclosed inside a masonry surround, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/built-in\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ebuilt in pizza oven collection\u003c\/a\u003e has the cores that were designed to be boxed in. The Lume Alto pizza oven is not one of them, and with the Tudo especially, hiding the stone would be the wrong move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eCuring, Cracks, and Weather Protection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new Portuguese brick pizza oven holds water in its mortar, its cement shell, and its slab, and that water has to leave slowly or it leaves as steam and cracks the shell. APO's curing schedule is five small fires on five consecutive days: 140°F, 215°F, 300°F, 400°F, and 480°F on the dial, each held for a few hours, each one a little bigger than the last. Then a full fire. Skip it and the warranty on your Lume Alto pizza oven is void, and so is any chance of a clean dome. This is the one instruction on the page we would ask you to read twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven cured properly, every Lume Alto brick pizza oven will develop hairline cracks in its first season, and APO says so plainly: all traditional ovens crack, it is normal, and it is not a defect. On the Premium the cracks show in the white render; on the Tudo they show in the mortar lines of the cast stone, where they are far less visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEither way they are in the cosmetic shell of the Lume Alto pizza oven, not the fire brick chamber, and they do not affect cooking or safety. The oven ships with an Ultra Fire patch kit for exactly this, and touching up a crack takes ten minutes with a putty knife. Expansion at 800°C runs 1 to 1.5 percent, and that movement has to go somewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-premium-lit-fire-covered-patio-brick-fireplace.webp?v=1789848122\" alt=\"Lume Alto Premium pizza oven lit and burning in a brick surround above an outdoor fireplace on a covered patio with firewood stacked beside it\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other warranty condition is weather protection. The oven above lives under a covered patio, stacked over a brick fireplace with wood bays either side, and a roof like that does most of the work. An oven set in the open needs a cover on it every night it is not in use, because rain soaking into an uncovered dome is the fast way to turn hairline cracks into real ones when the next fire drives the water out as steam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPO requires an all weather cover whenever the oven is not in use, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-brick-oven-cover\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens cover\u003c\/a\u003e comes in the two fits this page needs: Standard for the Premium, XL for the Tudo. A roof helps, and a full outdoor kitchen roof is better still, but the cover is the condition. Order it with the oven and it rides free on the same delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eWho Should Buy the Lume Alto, and Who Should Not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-tudo-gazebo-outdoor-kitchen-night.webp?v=1789847913\" alt=\"Lume Alto Tudo pizza oven centered in a timber gazebo outdoor kitchen at night with a concrete counter and black chimney pipe\" width=\"800\" height=\"1422\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy the Lume Alto pizza oven if you want the Lisboa's tall dome and rotisserie capability behind a gray front that is finished the day it arrives, and if your outdoor kitchen leans gray, black, concrete, or stainless rather than terracotta. It is the right call for a gazebo or island where the oven is the centerpiece, as above, for a family that will run a pizza night for twelve people and a spit roast the next weekend, and for anyone who wants the stone look without a warm Sierra or Preto tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the Tudo Lume Alto pizza oven over the Premium if the oven will be seen from the side or behind, if you never intend to paint or tile a dome, and if the base and the lift can handle 1,800 pounds. Choose the Premium if the oven sits against a wall or in an alcove where only the front shows, if you want the option of finishing the dome yourself, or if the extra weight is a problem for your site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the Lisboa instead of the Lume Alto pizza oven if you want the terracotta arch or the fully clad Rustic and Azul finishes, and at the Ventura if you want the same tall dome in a warm stacked stone. Look at the Pizzaioli or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-buena-ventura-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBuena Ventura\u003c\/a\u003e if pizza is the only event, you want the wide drop down door, and you will never use a spit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wood-fired\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ewood fired pizza oven collection\u003c\/a\u003e for the freestanding cart ovens if you have no base and no way to lift 1,300 pounds. And if you want gas, the Lume Alto pizza oven is not your oven at all: it is wood only, with no burner option, and a hybrid from HPC Fire or Pinnacolo is the honest answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne more honest skip. The Lume Alto pizza oven is not for mobile use. A brick dome that cracks by design is not a trailer oven, and APO excludes trailer and food truck use from the warranty on the whole traditional line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eWhat to Order With It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree things belong on the same order as a Lume Alto pizza oven, and all of them ride free on the same delivery once the oven is in the cart. The first is the cover, which is a warranty condition and not a suggestion. The Premium takes the Standard fit, because the dome behind the stone front is plain white render; the Tudo takes the XL fit, because the cladding adds four inches each way and the cover has to clear it. Pick the fit that matches your finish on the cover page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-rotisserie-spit-traditional\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003etraditional rotisserie spit\u003c\/a\u003e, and this is the page where we say it fits. The rod runs through the port in the Dutch door and seats in the hole in the rear wall of the Lume Alto pizza oven, with the crank on the outside. A chicken, a duck, a leg of lamb, or a row of vegetables turns in front of the coals with the door closed around the rod. It does not fit the Pizzaioli or the Buena Ventura, and we say so on those pages as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-starter-pack\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003efive piece starter pack\u003c\/a\u003e: a wooden peel to build on, a long aluminum peel to launch and retrieve, a turner, an ash shovel, and an oven brush. Nothing in the crate does those jobs, and with a 15.5 inch door the long peel is the one you will reach for most, because it lets you launch over the closed bottom half without opening the whole door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the oven is going under any kind of roof, add the 38 inch chimney extension and rain cap from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/accessories\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003epizza oven accessories collection\u003c\/a\u003e, and an infrared thermometer gun will tell you the real floor temperature of a Lume Alto pizza oven that the dial cannot. Everything else, the ceramic dish, the thermometer, and the Ultra Fire kit, is already in the crate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"lal-h2\"\u003eBuying the Lume Alto From Crustify\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Lume Alto pizza oven ships direct from the brand's Texas warehouse on a pallet inside a treated wood crate, by freight carrier, curbside. The freight is free because the oven clears our $750 threshold on its own; the one charge at checkout is the $95 liftgate fee every oven over 150 pounds carries, for the hydraulic gate the carrier needs to lower a crate this heavy at a home address. Shipping to a business with a loading dock or forklift? Contact us and we refund it. Alaska, Hawaii, and remote addresses are quoted before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead times on a Lume Alto pizza oven are confirmed when you order, since APO builds in Portugal and stocks in Texas, and the Tudo in particular can run longer than the Premium. We will tell you the honest date before your card is charged rather than after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspect the crate before you sign for it. Note any damage on the delivery receipt, even a scuffed corner, because a signed clean receipt gives up most of your protection. Concealed damage found after opening the crate has a five day reporting window. Unused ovens still in their crate can be returned within 14 days, with the return freight paid by the buyer, which is why we would rather answer every question before you order than process a return after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warranty on the Lume Alto pizza oven is three years on the structure, materials, and craftsmanship, on the conditions covered above: cure it on the five day schedule, keep it covered when it is not in use, and keep it off a trailer. Hairline cracks in the render or the stone mortar lines are normal and are not a warranty claim. What separates dealers on this oven is delivery included and who answers the phone afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, chat and email go straight to the owner, and a real answer usually comes the same day, including help choosing between the Premium and the Tudo, or between the Lume Alto pizza oven and its siblings, before you commit. Financing is available at checkout through our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/financing\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003efinancing page\u003c\/a\u003e, and if you are still weighing a brick dome against a steel oven, the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/pizza-oven-buying-guide\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003epizza oven buying guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks through it, or \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/a\u003e directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder the cover, the rotisserie spit, and the starter pack with the oven and they ride free on the same delivery. The Lume Alto pizza oven clears the $750 free shipping threshold by itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens Lume Alto pizza oven, handmade in Portugal, north of Lisbon, with a gray cast stone front in a brick pattern; Premium with a white dome or Tudo with stone over the full dome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lisboa's tall dome: 39 W x 31 H x 39 D outside on the Premium, 43 W x 31 H x 43 D on the Tudo, 31 x 31 inch fire brick floor with 19 inches of headroom, room for two 12 inch pizzas at once\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.5 x 12 inch cast aluminum Dutch door, split top and bottom and hinged to swing clear, with a tempered borosilicate viewing window in the top half and a spit port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotisserie ready: the traditional spit runs through the door port and seats in the rear wall; sold separately and rides free with the oven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall dome pizza oven geometry with the headroom to roast standing up, bake tall loaves, and run the spit with the door closed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree layer construction: fire brick and refractory mortar chamber, 50 to 80 mm Rockwool insulation, refractory cement shell, cool to the touch on the outside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolds above 350°C for four hours after peak with the door shut; pizza floor temperature of 370 to 450°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel chimney spout, 5.5 x 6 inches, with a built in damper and rope gasket seal; 38 inch extension and rain cap available separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePremium: white render dome that can be painted with high heat paint or tiled once cured; Tudo: finished in stone from every angle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBimetallic dial thermometer, 0 to 500°C, mounted in the stone beside the door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a 10 x 14.5 x 3 inch Portuguese ceramic baking dish, thermometer, and Ultra Fire patch kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt on a 3.15 inch reinforced concrete slab with four steel lifting loops for hoisting onto your base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood only, about four to six pounds of hardwood an hour at cooking temperature in a Lume Alto pizza oven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximately 1,300 lb for the Premium and 1,800 lb for the Tudo; cover Standard fit for the Premium, XL fit for the Tudo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree year structural warranty from Authentic Pizza Ovens, with curing and an APO cover required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree freight shipping direct from the brand's Texas warehouse, with a $95 residential liftgate fee at checkout; accessories ride free on the same order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"lal-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-dimensions-drawing.webp?v=1789848014\" alt=\"Dimension drawing for the Lume Alto tall dome pizza oven family showing base, width, dome height, chimney, interior floor, and door measurements\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lal-cap\"\u003eAPO's tall dome drawing for the Lume Alto pizza oven, shared with the Lisboa and the Ventura. It shows the older figures and the Lisboa's arched opening: C is the dome height above the 2.75 inch slab (A), and the two together are a little over the 31 inch overall height in the table below. The 15.75 x 13 door and the 30 x 32 floor on the drawing are the older measurements; the current Lume Alto figures are 15.5 x 12 and 31 x 31. Every oven is handmade, so expect small variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"cart-specs lal-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePremium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTudo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFacade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGray cast stone front block in a brick pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGray cast stone in a brick pattern over the full dome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDome\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite render, paintable or tileable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFully clad in cast stone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOutside dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 in W x 31 in H x 39 in D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43 in W x 31 in H x 43 in D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,300 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1,800 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCover\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAPO cover, Standard fit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAPO cover, XL fit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRotisserie spit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShared specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"cart-specs lal-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrand and model\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens Lume Alto Premium pizza oven, Premium or Tudo finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFuel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWood only, hardwood recommended\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInside dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 in W x 19 in H x 31 in D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDoor opening\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.5 in W x 12 in H, cast aluminum Dutch door split top and bottom, swings to the side, spit port\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eChimney spout\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.5 in W x 6 in H, stainless, with damper; 38 in extension and cap sold separately\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo 12 inch pizzas at a time, about 30 pizzas an hour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCooking temperature\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePizza 370 to 450°C (700 to 850°F); maximum 500°C (932°F)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHeat retention\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbove 350°C for about four hours after peak, door closed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDome interior\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFire brick, 40 percent alumina, service temperature above 1,200°C; refractory mortar rated above 1,500°C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInsulation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRockwool fiber matting, 50 to 80 mm, 80 to 120 kg\/m3, retained with 18 to 20 gauge steel mesh\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOuter shell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefractory cement, calcium aluminate with chamotte aggregate, 25 MPa; 30 to 50 mm thick\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWall thickness\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFire brick 50 to 60 mm; Rockwool 50 to 80 mm; cement 30 to 50 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDoor and chimney material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast aluminum alloy AlSi10Mg, tensile strength above 230 MPa, corrosion resistant; stainless steel chimney\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eViewing window\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTempered borosilicate glass, 5 to 6 mm, thermal shock resistant\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThermometer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBimetallic dial, stainless probe, 0 to 500°C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTolerances\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e±5 mm on the dome, ±2 mm on the door and frame; 1 to 1.5 percent thermal expansion at 800°C, expansion joints included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBase\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.15 in reinforced concrete slab with four steel lifting loops; requires a masonry or concrete base with a solid top, 39 x 39 in for the Premium, sized for the 43 in cladding on the Tudo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWood consumption\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 4 to 6 lb of hardwood an hour at temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIncluded\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast aluminum Dutch door with window, stainless chimney spout with damper, 10 x 14.5 x 3 in ceramic baking dish, thermometer, Ultra Fire patch kit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrating\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTreated wood crate, shrink wrapped, accessories packed separately; free freight delivery, curbside, $95 residential liftgate fee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWarranty\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 years structural, materials, and craftsmanship, subject to curing and cover requirements\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNot for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrailers, food trucks, or any mobile use; gas conversion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eVIDEO\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree videos from Authentic Pizza Ovens that apply to every oven in the traditional line, the Lume Alto pizza oven included. The first shows how to build and manage the fire. The second is the crack repair walk through with the Ultra Fire kit that ships in the crate. The third is a short look inside the workshop north of Lisbon where these ovens are built; it shows a Lisboa arch on the bench, and the dome and the build under it are the same as the Lume Alto's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kr52SCLjivQ\" title=\"How to start a fire in an Authentic Pizza Ovens brick oven\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3d2Dth9MKmA\" title=\"Repairing hairline cracks with the Ultra Fire kit\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lal-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LFRt4KzIUTs\" title=\"The making of an Authentic Pizza Ovens brick oven in Portugal\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eINSTALLATION GUIDE \u0026amp; USER MANUAL\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSite and base.\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose a spot with 2 inches of clearance at the sides of the dome, 16 inches above it, 30 inches around the flue, and 47 inches of non combustible surface in front of the door. Build a masonry or poured concrete base with a solid top at least 39 x 39 inches, rated for 1,300 pounds on the Premium and 1,800 on the Tudo, plus the people leaning on it. A U shaped block base five courses high with the front open for wood is APO's standard design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSetting the oven.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Lume Alto pizza oven arrives crated on a pallet at the curb. Uncrate it in place, run straps through the four corner lifting loops, and lift with an engine hoist, telehandler, or crane onto the base. Set it level on a thin bed of mortar or on the bare slab. Cut the loops off flush once it is set if you prefer. Fit the chimney spout and any extension, and mount the thermometer in its hole in the stone beside the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCuring.\u003c\/strong\u003e Five small fires on five consecutive days, held at roughly 140°F, 215°F, 300°F, 400°F, and 480°F on the dial, each for a few hours. Use small splits of dry hardwood, never softwood, treated wood, or any accelerant. Expect some steam and some hairline cracking in the render or the stone mortar lines as moisture leaves. After day five, build a full fire and the oven is ready to cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery fire.\u003c\/strong\u003e Build the fire in the center, let it grow until the dome soot burns off white, then push the coals to one side or the back. Never exceed 500°C on the dial. Use the damper to slow the draft once the oven is hot. Open the top half of the door to launch and turn pizzas, close both halves to hold heat for roasts and bread, and crack the top half an inch when you want the fire to draw. Fit the spit only once the flame has died to coals. Sweep ash out once the oven is cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter cooking.\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the oven cool fully before covering. Cover it whenever it is not in use, in every season, Standard fit on the Premium and XL on the Tudo. Touch up cracks with the Ultra Fire kit as they appear. Season the ceramic dish before first use by soaking it in water, then baking it dry at low heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Crustify owner's guide for the Authentic Pizza Ovens traditional line, covering curing, wood, first fires, the spit, and care in one place, is in preparation and will be linked here when it is ready. Until then, we send APO's setup guide, clearance diagram, and dish seasoning instructions with every order confirmation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eWARRANTY INFORMATION\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerm.\u003c\/strong\u003e Authentic Pizza Ovens warrants the Lume Alto pizza oven, Premium and Tudo, for three years against structural defects in materials and craftsmanship, from the date of delivery, to the original purchaser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions.\u003c\/strong\u003e The oven must be cured on APO's five day schedule before full use, installed on a suitable base per the installation guide, and protected from weather with an APO cover or equivalent all weather protection whenever it is not in use. An oven that is not cured, or is left uncovered, is not covered. Never use accelerants, never exceed 500°C, and never use the oven on a trailer, truck, or any mobile platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusions.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hairline and superficial cracking of the outer render, the cement shell, and the mortar lines of the cast stone is normal on every handmade brick oven, does not affect cooking, and is not a defect. The Ultra Fire kit included with the oven is for this purpose, and APO's crack repair video in the VIDEO row walks through it. Damage from moisture, freezing water in an uncovered dome, improper curing, improper installation, or misuse is excluded. The complimentary ceramic dish carries no warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaims.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact us first. We handle the claim with APO on your behalf, and we will ask for photos and your order number. Shipping damage is a separate matter from warranty: it must be noted on the delivery receipt at the time of delivery, or reported within five days for concealed damage, for a claim to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ'S\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"faqs\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #c62828;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; margin-top: 0;\"\u003eYour Questions Answered Before You Buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the questions we get most often about the Lume Alto pizza oven, answered straight. If yours is not here, chat or email goes to the owner and you will usually hear back the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 30px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 What is the difference between the Lume Alto Premium and the Lume Alto Tudo?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eHow much of the oven wears the stone. The Premium has a gray cast stone front block on a white render dome, 39 inches square at about 1,300 pounds. The Tudo carries the same stone over the entire dome, so it is finished from every angle, grows to 43 inches square, and weighs about 1,800 pounds. Floor, door, chimney, spit, and cooking are identical; the Tudo takes the XL cover.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Is the Lume Alto pizza oven the same as the Lisboa?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eYes, underneath the stone it is the same oven. The Lume Alto uses the Lisboa's tall dome, 31 by 31 inch floor, 19 inches of headroom, Dutch door with spit port, insulation, base slab, and weight, and it cooks the same way. The difference is the front: a square cornered gray cast stone block around the opening, where the Lisboa Premium has a terracotta brick arch on a white render dome.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Does the Lume Alto take a rotisserie spit?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eYes, both finishes. The traditional spit runs through the port in the Dutch door, across the floor, and seats in the hole in the rear wall, with the crank outside, so a chicken, duck, or leg of lamb turns in front of the coals with the door closed around the rod. The spit is sold separately and rides free with the oven. It fits every tall dome APO oven and none of the low dome ones.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Which cover fits the Lume Alto pizza oven?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eIt depends on the finish. The Premium takes the Authentic Pizza Ovens cover in its Standard fit, the same as the Lisboa Premium, because the dome behind the stone front is plain white render. The Tudo takes the XL fit, cut for fully clad domes, because the stone adds four inches each way. A cover is a warranty condition, so pick the fit that matches your finish and order it with the oven.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 How many pizzas can a Lume Alto cook, and how hot does it get?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eTwo 12 inch pizzas at a time on the 31 by 31 inch floor, about 60 to 90 seconds each at a floor temperature of 370 to 450°C, which works out to roughly 30 pizzas an hour over the closed bottom half of the door. The dome reaches cooking heat in about an hour on dry hardwood, holds above 350°C for about four hours after peak with the door shut, and should never be taken past 500°C on the dial.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Is the cast stone on the Lume Alto real stone?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eIt is cast stone: architectural concrete made from cement, sand, crushed stone, and mineral pigment, molded to look like cut stone and laid here in a brick pattern. It is set into the oven during the build, not glued on after, so the pattern is consistent oven to oven and it costs less than natural stone or hand laid brick. It weathers like masonry and needs no sealing.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 How is the Lume Alto delivered and how do I get it onto the base?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eFreight is free: it ships by carrier in a wood crate on a pallet, curbside, direct from the brand's Texas warehouse, with a $95 liftgate fee at checkout for home delivery. At 1,300 pounds for the Premium and 1,800 for the Tudo, getting it onto a masonry base takes an engine hoist, telehandler, or small crane strapped through the four lifting loops in its slab. Book the lift before delivery.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Will my Lume Alto brick pizza oven crack, and is that covered?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eIt will develop hairline cracks in its first season, in the render on the Premium or the mortar lines on the Tudo, and APO says plainly that this is normal on every handmade brick oven and not a defect. The cracks are cosmetic, in the shell rather than the fire brick chamber, and the Ultra Fire kit patches them in minutes. The three year warranty covers the oven if it was cured and kept covered.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Authentic Pizza Ovens","offers":[{"title":"Premium","offer_id":49252248158463,"sku":"LUMEALTO","price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tudo","offer_id":49252248191231,"sku":"LUMEALTOTUDO","price":3995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-premium-front-angle.webp?v=1789849374","url":"https:\/\/crustifypizzaovens.com\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-alto-brick-pizza-oven","provider":"Crustify Pizza Ovens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}