{"product_id":"authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-pizza-oven","title":"Authentic Pizza Ovens Maximus Mobile Wood Fired Pizza Oven","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.max-h2{color:#8a1f12;font-weight:700;}\n.max-h3{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-thickness:2px;text-underline-offset:4px;}\n.max-img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:18px auto;border-radius:8px;}\n.max-cap{font-size:14px;color:#555;text-align:center;margin:-8px 0 18px;}\n.max-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0;}\n.max-table th{background:#8a1f12;color:#fff;padding:10px;text-align:left;}\n.max-table td{border:1px solid #ddd;padding:10px;vertical-align:top;}\n.max-cards{display:none;}\n.max-card{border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:14px;margin:12px 0;}\n.max-card strong{color:#8a1f12;}\n@media (max-width:600px){.max-table{display:none;}.max-cards{display:block;}}\n.cart-specs.max-specs{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:16px 0;}\n.cart-specs.max-specs th{background:#8a1f12;color:#fff;padding:10px;text-align:left;width:38%;}\n.cart-specs.max-specs td{border:1px solid #ddd;padding:10px;}\n.max-video{position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;border-radius:8px;background:#000;margin:18px 0;}\n.max-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 Maximus pizza oven is the one oven in the Authentic Pizza Ovens range that goes in the back of a car. It is a wood fired oven with a double wall body, aluminum outside and 304 stainless steel inside, a stacked cast stone front, a refractory tile floor, and a stainless chimney with a cap, handmade in the same workshop north of Lisbon as the brick domes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt weighs a fraction of what a brick oven weighs, comes to pizza temperature in about 30 minutes, cooks a pizza in under three, and sits on a table, a stand, a block base, or a food truck counter. Three colors: Black, Red, and Orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason a Maximus pizza oven can be light and still cook like a wood fired oven is the inner wall. It is grade 304 stainless, the alloy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australwright.com.au\/technical-data\/alloys\/stainless-steel\/304-stainless-steel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAustral Wright Metals\u003c\/a\u003e rates for continuous service in air to 925°C on the strength of its 18 percent chromium, which is why it is the standard for commercial ovens and food equipment. Wrapped in a ceramic fiber blanket and skinned in 1.4 millimeter aluminum, it holds the fire's heat inside a shell that stays cool enough to stand beside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Maximus 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. It burns four to six pounds of split hardwood an hour at cooking temperature, and a bag of kiln dried oak or hickory runs a full pizza night. It is wood only, with no gas burner and no conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can compare the Maximus against its larger brother the Maximus Prime and the brick domes 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 what this mobile wood fired pizza oven is made of, how its false ceiling cooks, how the three colors differ, where to put it, who the Maximus pizza oven suits, and what to order with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eA Wood Fired Oven That Fits in the Car\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-black-wood-stand-fire-lit-woods.webp?v=1790025532\" alt=\"Black Maximus pizza oven with the fire lit on a timber stand with a wood bay in a wooded backyard, stone front and stainless chimney showing\" width=\"800\" height=\"1127\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart with the numbers, because they are the whole idea. The Maximus pizza oven is 27.5 inches wide and 27.5 deep, 25.6 inches tall to the top of the dome and 38.5 with the chimney and cap fitted. The cooking floor is 23.5 inches square, the door is 15.5 wide by 9 high, and there is 9.5 inches between the floor and the false ceiling. APO quotes the weight at about 200 pounds, light enough that two adults lift it onto a table and one owner in the photos below loads it into a hatchback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet that beside the brick ovens on our brand page. A Pizzaioli is 39 inches square, 26 tall, and about 1,250 pounds on a concrete slab, and it needs a masonry base and an engine hoist. The Maximus pizza oven needs a flat surface that holds 200 pounds. The owner above built a timber stand with a wood bay and set it in the woods behind the house, and that stand is the most anyone has to build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade is mass. A brick dome stores heat in six hundred pounds of masonry and holds it for hours after the fire dies; the Maximus stores heat in its tile floor and its stainless walls and holds it for an hour or two. The upside is speed, and it is a real upside. A brick oven takes an hour to come up. A Maximus pizza oven is at pizza temperature in about 30 minutes on a modest fire, which is the difference between an oven you light for a party and an oven you light on a Tuesday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPO calls the Maximus wood fired pizza oven its best seller, and having sold both kinds, we can see why. The brick domes are the ovens people plan a patio around. The Maximus pizza oven is the one they use three nights a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eThe Stainless Body, the Door, and the Thermometer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-stainless-door-removed-fire-thermometer.webp?v=1790025646\" alt=\"Stainless steel door of a Maximus pizza oven held beside the open mouth with a fire burning on the tile floor and the dial thermometer in the stone front\" width=\"800\" height=\"693\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body of a Maximus pizza oven is three layers. The inner chamber is a double wall of 304-2B stainless steel, two skins of half a millimeter each. Around it sits a high temperature ceramic fiber blanket and a bio soluble safety blanket, both asbestos free. The outer skin is 1.4 millimeter aluminum, powder finished in the color you choose. Heat stays in the chamber, the outside stays cool enough to touch at the sides, and nothing in the wall of this stainless steel pizza oven rusts, cracks, or needs curing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe floor of a Maximus pizza oven is refractory tile rated to 1,200°C, laid in a frame so a single tile can be lifted out and replaced; a spare tile ships in the box for that reason. The front is the part that makes a Maximus pizza oven look like an oven rather than a box: stacked cast stone, molded in refractory cement over a forged iron frame that reinforces it, in gray and charcoal tones on the Black and sand and reddish tones on the Red and the Orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe door is a flat plate of stainless with a wooden handle and a row of air holes across the bottom. It lifts off completely, as above, rather than hinging, so for pizza service you set it aside and work through a fully open mouth. Set it back in place and the holes meter air to the fire for roasting and baking. The dial thermometer reads 0 to 500°C and sits in the stone at the right of the door, where you can read it from the peel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chimney is a 5 inch stainless flue with a cap, and on the Maximus pizza oven it sits at the back of the dome rather than over the mouth. That placement is not cosmetic; it is the key to how this oven cooks, and it gets its own section next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eHow the False Ceiling Cooks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-false-ceiling-air-flow-diagram.webp?v=1790025705\" alt=\"Cutaway diagram of the Maximus pizza oven showing flame rolling forward under the false ceiling and exhaust passing back over it to the rear chimney\" width=\"800\" height=\"767\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brick dome cooks by radiating stored heat down from a curved ceiling. The Maximus pizza oven has no dome inside; it has a flat false ceiling with a channel above it, and the fire's path is drawn in APO's diagram above. Build the fire at the back of the floor. Flame and hot gas roll forward under the ceiling toward the door, because the door's air holes are the only way in and the chimney at the back is the only way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the front the gas turns up behind the door, climbs over the false ceiling, and travels back along the channel to the chimney. Every bit of heat passes over the cooking chamber twice, once under the ceiling on the way to the door and once above it on the way to the flue. The ceiling becomes a hot plate over the pizza, the floor tiles soak heat from the fire beside them, and the whole chamber comes to temperature in half an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor pizza the effect is a low, hot ceiling 9.5 inches over the floor, which colors the top of a pizza as fast as the tile crisps the base. For roasting it means a chamber with heat from below, above, and the side, and no cold corner. It is also why the Maximus pizza oven burns so little wood: nothing goes straight up the flue. The fire stays small, at the back, and the oven does the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eChoose Your Maximus Color\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree colors, one oven, one Maximus Mobile pizza oven. Body, floor, door, chimney, and cooking are identical across the three; the difference is the powder finish on the aluminum skin and the tone of the cast stone front. Pick the color from the drop down above the Add to Cart button and the gallery follows your selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"max-h3\"\u003eMaximus Black\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-black-apo-stand-deck-mountain-view.webp?v=1790025791\" alt=\"Black Maximus pizza oven on the Authentic Pizza Ovens stand on a deck railing overlooking wooded hills\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack is the Maximus pizza oven for a gray, black, or stainless outdoor kitchen, and the one most commercial buyers choose. The body is a satin black, the stacked stone front runs gray to charcoal, and the stainless door, chimney, and thermometer bezel are the only bright parts. On the black APO stand above it reads as one piece of equipment, which is what a deck or a patio bar wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"max-h3\"\u003eMaximus Red\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-red-stainless-prep-table-firewood.webp?v=1790025845\" alt=\"Red Maximus pizza oven with a sand toned stacked stone front on a stainless prep table with split firewood stacked underneath\" width=\"800\" height=\"1066\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed is the one APO tags as its best seller, and it is the Maximus pizza oven you notice from across the yard. The body is a gloss red, and the stone front shifts to sand and reddish tones that warm the whole oven up. It suits a timber deck, a garden, or a rental patio where the oven is meant to be the centerpiece, and on a stainless prep table with the wood stacked below, as above, it is a complete outdoor kitchen for the price of a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"max-h3\"\u003eMaximus Orange\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-orange-front-stainless-door-thermometer.webp?v=1790025911\" alt=\"Orange Maximus pizza oven straight on, showing the sand toned stacked stone front, stainless door with wooden handle, thermometer, and stainless chimney with cap\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1334\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange is the newest color, added at the end of 2024, and it wears the same sand toned stone front as the Red. APO pitched it at tailgaters and team colors, and that is fair, but it also happens to be the color that photographs best against timber and greenery. Same oven, same price, same cover, same everything except the paint. If you want the Maximus pizza oven that nobody else on the street has, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003ePizza in Under Three Minutes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-pizza-baking-beside-wood-fire.webp?v=1790025963\" alt=\"Pizza with mozzarella, tomato, and basil baking on the tile floor of a Maximus pizza oven beside a burning log\" width=\"800\" height=\"989\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight a small fire at the back of the floor with two or three splits of dry hardwood and let it run for about 30 minutes with the door off. When the dial reads past 400°C and the ceiling has burned clean, rake the coals to one side, keep a single split burning on top of them for flame, and the Maximus pizza oven is ready. A 12 inch pizza goes in beside the fire and comes out in two to three minutes with a quarter turn halfway through, as above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 23.5 inch floor takes one 12 inch pizza at a time with room to turn it, or two 10 inch pizzas. APO rates the Maximus pizza oven at up to 30 pizzas an hour, which is a family pizza night with friends, or a farmers market stall with a queue, and the floor recovers between pizzas because the fire is right there beside it. That is the practical difference between this and a small gas oven: you never wait for the stone to come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things to know before your first pizza in a Maximus pizza oven. The dial reads the air near the front and lags the tile during the heat up, so go by the clean ceiling rather than the needle. And the ceiling is close, so a pizza with a wet center or a heavy load of toppings wants a slightly cooler oven and an extra 30 seconds; a lean Neapolitan style pizza wants it as hot as it gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eBeyond Pizza: Roasting, Baking, and the Ceramic Dish\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-tri-tip-roasting-rack-flame.webp?v=1790026025\" alt=\"Tri tip on a roasting rack inside a Maximus pizza oven with the flame rolling along the stainless chamber beside it\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the pizzas, or instead of them, the Maximus pizza oven is a roasting oven with a live flame. Put the door back on, leave the air holes open, and the chamber settles to a steady 250 to 300°C with the coals at the back. A tri tip on a rack, as above, roasts in about 40 minutes with a crust no kitchen oven gives it; a spatchcocked chicken in a similar time; a tray of vegetables in 20. The stainless chamber has no cold corner, so nothing needs turning to face the fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a whole chicken, a duck, or a rolled roast, APO makes a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-rotisserie-spit\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003erotisserie spit for the Maximus Mobile\u003c\/a\u003e: a stainless frame that stands on the tile floor with its own drip pan and a rod 5.5 inches above it, so a roast up to about 8 inches across turns under the false ceiling, by hand from a handle outside the mouth. Nothing mounts to the oven, and the pan catches the drippings for gravy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-ceramic-dish-fish-asparagus-lemon.webp?v=1790026088\" alt=\"Included Portuguese ceramic baking dish with fish, asparagus, and lemon being lifted from the mouth of a Maximus pizza oven\" width=\"800\" height=\"659\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 10 by 14.5 by 3 inch Portuguese ceramic baking dish that comes with every Maximus pizza oven is sized for this chamber and this door. Fish over asparagus and lemon, as above, a casserole, a bread pudding, a pan of roast potatoes: the dish goes in through the 15.5 inch mouth with an inch to spare on each side and sits beside the coals. Season it before first use by soaking it in water, then baking it dry at low heat, and it will outlast the oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBread wants the Maximus pizza oven on the way down. Once the coals are dying, close the door, wait for the dial to fall to around 230°C, and a round loaf or two baguettes bake on the tile floor in 30 to 40 minutes with a crust that comes from the stored heat in the tiles and the ceiling. A Maximus pizza oven will not hold heat overnight the way a brick dome does, but an evening of pizza, then a roast, then bread, is a normal Saturday for one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eStands, Tables, and Bases\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-black-apo-stand-wheels-side-shelf.webp?v=1790026144\" alt=\"Black Maximus pizza oven on the Authentic Pizza Ovens rolling stand with a side shelf, parked on a lawn beside a house\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Maximus pizza oven has no legs of its own; it sits flat on its base plate, and you choose what goes under it. The easiest answer is APO's own stand, a powder coated steel cart with a shelf for wood, a fold out side table, and two wheels, as above, which puts the floor at working height and lets one person roll the oven across a patio. It is built for the Maximus footprint, and it has its own page: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-stand\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMaximus Mobile stand\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-red-stacked-stone-base-firewood-fire-lit.webp?v=1790026205\" alt=\"Red Maximus pizza oven with the fire lit on a stacked stone base filled with neatly stacked firewood in front of a wood fence\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second answer is a base you build, and because the Maximus pizza oven weighs about 200 pounds rather than 1,200, the base can be anything that is level, non combustible on top, and about 32 to 36 inches high. The stacked stone base above with the wood bay underneath is the classic version; a block base with a paver cap, a stainless prep table, or a poured counter all do the same job. The oven's base plate is 27.5 inches square, so a 30 by 30 inch top is plenty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-red-tree-stump-table-backyard.webp?v=1790026254\" alt=\"Red Maximus pizza oven set on a slab of tree trunk in a backyard, showing how little it needs under it\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the third answer is whatever is there. The owner above set a Maximus pizza oven on a slab of tree trunk, which is not our recommendation for a permanent installation but makes the point: this oven needs very little under it. Clearances from the guide are 2 inches at the sides, 16 inches above the chimney cap, and a non combustible landing in front of the door, because the mouth and the door plate get hot even though the sides do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cooking floor sits about 4 inches above the base plate, so on a 36 inch table the floor is at 40 inches, which is where most people want it. A base lower than 30 inches means bending to the peel all night, and a base much taller than 40 makes it hard to see the pizza. Under a roof, a pergola, or on a covered porch, plan a flue run above the 5 inch chimney the way you would for a small wood stove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eTaking It With You: Tailgates, Camping, and Food Trucks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-red-loaded-in-hatchback.webp?v=1790026313\" alt=\"Two views of a red Maximus pizza oven loaded in the back of a hatchback with the tailgate up\" width=\"800\" height=\"299\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photo above is the sales pitch in one frame. Lift the chimney off, lift the door out, and a Maximus pizza oven slides into the back of a hatchback or a pickup bed with two people on the handles. The Maximus pizza oven goes to a tailgate, a campsite with a flat table, a beach house, a friend's backyard, a fair, a wedding, and back home again. For a family that cooks pizza for other people, that is the reason to buy this oven over a brick dome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood trucks and trailers are the Maximus pizza oven's other life, and APO sells it for that use with one condition that we will state plainly. An oven mounted in a vehicle takes road vibration and suspension shock that a patio oven never sees. Before it goes on the road, the cast stone face has to be secured to the body with added bolts from the dome into the face, the vehicle has to have suspension up to the load, and the oven has to be tied down to the counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an after purchase modification that the owner or the truck builder does; APO has an instructional video and we will send it with your order on request. An oven that goes on the road without the modification is outside the warranty. With it, a Maximus pizza oven is a proven small wood fired pizza oven for trucks that heats in half an hour before service and burns a few pounds of wood an hour while you cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe everyday portable use, car to campsite to patio, needs no modification at all. Let the oven cool fully before you move it, lift by the body rather than the stone front, and keep the chimney, door, and dish packed separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eFirst Fires, Care, and the Cover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no five day curing schedule on the Maximus pizza oven. Its walls are stainless and aluminum, not mortar and cement, so there is no water to drive out and no shell to crack. What it does want is two or three small first fires, each an hour or so, before the first full heat. The refractory tiles and the cast stone front hold some moisture from manufacture and shipping, and a gentle start lets it leave without spalling a tile. After that, fire it as hot as you like, up to the 500°C mark on the dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare on a Maximus pizza oven is what you would do for any stainless grill. Sweep the ash out when the oven is cold, lift the tiles occasionally to brush the frame, and wipe the aluminum skin with soapy water; the powder finish is tough but it is paint, so no abrasives. The stainless door and chimney will discolor with heat, which is normal and cosmetic. Hairline cracks in the cast stone front are cosmetic as well and do not affect the oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one condition on the warranty is weather. APO requires an all weather cover on every Maximus pizza oven whenever it is not in use, rain, snow, leaves, and sun included, and it makes a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-cover\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ecover cut for this oven\u003c\/a\u003e. Order it with the oven and it rides free on the same delivery. A covered porch helps, and the cover is still the condition; water that gets into the tile floor and freezes is the one thing that hurts this oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eWho Should Buy the Maximus, and Who Should Not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-black-block-base-poolside-tool-rack.webp?v=1790026372\" alt=\"Black Maximus pizza oven on a stone block base beside a pool with a rack of oven tools hung on the base\" width=\"800\" height=\"1130\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy the Maximus pizza oven if you want real wood fired pizza on a weeknight, if you have a deck, a patio, or a small yard and no room for a 1,200 pound dome, if you want to take the oven places, or if you are starting a market stall, catering gig, or food truck and need an oven that heats in 30 minutes and travels. The poolside base above is a good picture of the typical home: a block base, a tool rack, and an oven that gets used because it is quick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the Black if the kitchen is gray or stainless or the oven is going commercial; choose the Red or the Orange if it is going in a garden or a rental patio and you want it seen. If you are cooking for more than four or five regularly, or you want three pizzas on the floor at once, look at the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-prime-portable-pizza-oven\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMaximus Prime\u003c\/a\u003e, the same oven at 39 inches wide with a 35 inch floor and a 20 inch door, at about twice the weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the brick domes instead of the Maximus pizza oven if the oven is a permanent centerpiece and you want heat that lasts all night: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-pizzaioli-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePizzaioli\u003c\/a\u003e for the fastest brick pizza floor, or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lume-largo-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLume Largo\u003c\/a\u003e for the same dome in gray cast stone. Look at our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/countertop\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ecountertop pizza oven collection\u003c\/a\u003e for the smaller gas ovens if you want to press a button rather than light a fire; the Maximus is wood only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd do not buy the Maximus pizza oven for bread all night or a brisket overnight. It holds cooking heat for an hour or two after the fire, not eight. The brick domes on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wood-fired\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ewood fired pizza oven collection\u003c\/a\u003e are the ovens for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eWhat to Order With It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-orange-peel-dish-accessories-bench.webp?v=1790026433\" alt=\"Orange Maximus pizza oven on a granite bench beside a stainless peel, the ceramic baking dish, and an owner's pizza tools\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1334\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box already holds more than most ovens ship with. Every Maximus pizza oven comes with the stainless chimney, flue, and cap, the Portuguese ceramic baking dish, a stainless steel pizza peel, the dial thermometer, an ash and wood holder, and one spare floor tile. In the photo above the peel and the orange dish are APO's; the wooden board, gloves, cutter, and baguette tray are the owner's additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things belong on the same order, and both ride free once the oven is in the cart. The first is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-cover\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMaximus Mobile cover\u003c\/a\u003e, which is a warranty condition and not a suggestion. The second 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, because the included peel launches and retrieves but a turner, a wooden peel to build on, a brush, and an ash shovel are what the box does not have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the oven is not going on a base you already own, add the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-stand\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMaximus Mobile stand\u003c\/a\u003e, and if roast chicken is on the menu, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-rotisserie-spit\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMaximus Mobile rotisserie spit\u003c\/a\u003e. An infrared thermometer gun from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/accessories\" style=\"color: #8B1A0A; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003epizza oven accessories collection\u003c\/a\u003e tells you the real tile temperature of a Maximus pizza oven that the dial cannot, and a bag of kiln dried hardwood in 6 inch splits, since the firebox on this oven is small and full size logs do not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eBuying the Maximus From Crustify\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-shipping-box-dimensions.webp?v=1790026512\" alt=\"Authentic Pizza Ovens shipping box for the Maximus pizza oven, 79 by 73 by 70 centimeters, marked fragile with Red and Black color checkboxes\" width=\"800\" height=\"662\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Maximus pizza oven ships direct from the brand's Texas warehouse in the printed box above, about 31 by 29 by 28 inches, strapped to a pallet, 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 pallet 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 Maximus pizza oven are confirmed when you order, since APO builds in Portugal and stocks in Texas; the Black and Red are usually on the shelf and the Orange can run longer. We will tell you the honest date before your card is charged rather than after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspect the box your Maximus pizza oven arrives in before you sign for it. Note any damage on the delivery receipt, even a crushed corner, because a signed clean receipt gives up most of your protection. Concealed damage found after opening has a five day reporting window. Unused ovens still in their box 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 Maximus pizza oven is three years on the structure, materials, and craftsmanship, on two conditions covered above: keep it covered when it is not in use, and if it goes on a truck or trailer, do the modification first. What separates dealers on this oven is delivery included, the cover and the stand on the same order, 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 Maximus pizza oven and the Prime, or between this and a brick dome, 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 wood against gas, 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\u003ch2 class=\"max-h2\"\u003eMaximus, Maximus Prime, and the Brick Domes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"max-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOutside\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFloor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDoor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePizzas an hour\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximus\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStainless and aluminum, cast stone front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.5 W x 38.5 H x 27.5 D with chimney\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.5 x 23.5, 9.5 in ceiling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.5 x 9, lifts off\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 200 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximus Prime\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStainless and aluminum, cast stone front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 W x 45 H x 39 D with chimney\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.4 x 35.4, 12.5 in ceiling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 x 11, lifts off\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 400 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 80 at 12 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePizzaioli\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFire brick dome, cement shell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 W x 26 H x 39 D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33 x 33, 15 in headroom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.7 x 10.6, drops down\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 1,250 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 30, two at a time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLume Largo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFire brick dome, gray cast stone front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39 W x 26 H x 39 D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33 x 33, 15 in headroom\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.7 x 10.6, drops down\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 1,250 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 30, two at a time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaximus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStainless and aluminum body with a cast stone front. 27.5 W x 38.5 H x 27.5 D with the chimney. 23.5 x 23.5 floor under a 9.5 inch ceiling. 15.5 x 9 lift off door. About 200 lb. Up to 30 pizzas an hour.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaximus Prime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSame body, 39 W x 45 H x 39 D with the chimney. 35.4 x 35.4 floor under a 12.5 inch ceiling. 20 x 11 lift off door. About 400 lb. Up to 80 twelve inch pizzas an hour.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePizzaioli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFire brick dome in a cement shell, 39 W x 26 H x 39 D. 33 x 33 floor with 15 inches of headroom. 19.7 x 10.6 drop down door. About 1,250 lb. About 30 pizzas an hour, two at a time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-card\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLume Largo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSame brick dome behind a gray cast stone front, 39 W x 26 H x 39 D. 33 x 33 floor, 15 inches of headroom. 19.7 x 10.6 drop down door. About 1,250 lb. About 30 pizzas an hour, two at a time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder the cover and the starter pack with the oven and they ride free on the same delivery. The Maximus 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 Maximus Mobile pizza oven, handmade in Portugal, north of Lisbon, in Black, Red, or Orange with a stacked cast stone front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble wall body: 304-2B stainless steel inner chamber, high temperature ceramic fiber and bio soluble safety blankets, 1.4 mm aluminum outer skin that stays cool at the sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27.5 W x 27.5 D and 25.6 inches tall, 38.5 with the chimney and cap; about 200 lb, and it fits in the back of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23.5 x 23.5 inch refractory tile floor rated to 1,200°C under a 9.5 inch false ceiling; one 12 inch pizza or two 10 inch pizzas at a time, up to 30 an hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFalse ceiling flue path: heat rolls forward under the ceiling and back over it to the rear chimney, so the oven reaches pizza temperature in about 30 minutes on a small fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.5 x 9 inch lift off stainless steel door with air holes and a wooden handle; work through the open mouth for pizza, door on for roasting and bread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 inch stainless chimney with flue and cap, mounted at the back of the dome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast stone front molded in refractory cement over a forged iron frame; gray and charcoal tones on the Black, sand and reddish tones on the Red and Orange\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 stainless chimney with flue and cap, 10 x 14.5 x 3 inch Portuguese ceramic baking dish, stainless steel pizza peel, thermometer, ash and wood holder, and one spare floor tile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSits on any level, non combustible surface rated for 200 lb: a table, a block base, a prep table, or the APO rolling stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMobile wood fired pizza oven for tailgates, camping, catering, markets, and events; food truck and trailer use with APO's after purchase securing modification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo curing schedule; two or three small first fires, then full heat to 500°C on the dial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood only, about four to six pounds of hardwood an hour at cooking temperature in a Maximus pizza oven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree year structural warranty from Authentic Pizza Ovens, with an APO cover required whenever the oven is not in use\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=\"max-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-dimensions-drawing.webp?v=1790026576\" alt=\"Maximus pizza oven dimension drawing showing the 70 cm width and depth, 65 cm body height, 98 cm height with chimney, 60 cm floor, and door opening\" width=\"696\" height=\"650\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"max-cap\"\u003eAPO's drawing for the Maximus pizza oven is in centimeters: A 70 cm (27.6 in) wide and deep, B 65 cm (25.6 in) to the top of the dome, C 98 cm (38.6 in) with the chimney and cap, D 12 cm (4.7 in) chimney, E 60 cm (23.6 in) cooking floor, and a door of F 37 cm (14.6 in) wide, G 21 cm (8.3 in) at the sides, and H 23 cm (9 in) at the peak of the arch. The inch figures in the tables below are APO's published rounding of the same oven. Every oven is handmade, so expect small variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy color\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"cart-specs max-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eColor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody finish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSatin black powder finish on aluminum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGloss red powder finish on aluminum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGloss orange powder finish on aluminum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStone front\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStacked cast stone, gray and charcoal tones\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStacked cast stone, sand and reddish tones\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStacked cast stone, sand and reddish tones\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEverything else\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIdentical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIdentical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIdentical\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 max-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrand and model\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens Maximus mobile pizza oven, Black, Red, or Orange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFuel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWood only, hardwood recommended, 6 inch splits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOutside dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.5 in W x 38.5 in H x 27.5 in D with chimney and cap; 25.6 in H without\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInside dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.5 in W x 23.5 in D floor; 9.5 in from floor to false ceiling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDoor opening\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.5 in W x 9 in H, lift off 304 stainless door with air holes and wooden handle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eChimney\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 in stainless flue with cap, rear mounted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne 12 inch or two 10 inch pizzas at a time, up to 30 pizzas an hour, under 3 minutes each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHeat up\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 30 minutes to pizza temperature\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) on the dial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInner chamber\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304-2B stainless steel double wall, 2 x 0.5 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInsulation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh temperature ceramic fiber blanket plus bio soluble safety fire blanket, asbestos free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOuter skin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.4 mm aluminum, powder finished in the chosen color\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFloor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefractory tiles rated to 1,200°C, individually replaceable; one spare included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFront\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStacked cast stone in refractory cement over a forged iron reinforcing frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDoor and chimney material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304-2B stainless steel\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\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\u003eBase\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAny level, non combustible surface rated for 200 lb, about 30 x 30 in and 32 to 36 in high; APO rolling stand available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIncluded\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStainless chimney with flue and cap, 10 x 14.5 x 3 in ceramic baking dish, stainless pizza peel, thermometer, ash and wood holder, one spare floor tile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShipping\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinted box about 31 x 29 x 28 in on a pallet; 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 the cover requirement and the food truck modification\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNot for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGas conversion; overnight cooking on stored heat; road use without the securing modification\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eVIDEO\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive videos. The first three are Authentic Pizza Ovens' own films for the Maximus family: how to build and manage the fire, how to cook pizza in a Maximus, and a walk around the oven. The oven on screen in those three may be the larger Maximus Prime; the body, the fire, and the cooking are the same on both sizes. The last two are customer clips of this oven, the Maximus pizza oven at 27.5 inches, in Black and in Red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"max-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kr52SCLjivQ\" title=\"How to start a fire in an Authentic Pizza Ovens 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=\"max-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hrg_KJxZAPM\" title=\"How to cook pizza in a Maximus wood fired 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=\"max-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VJMMYfyV9_g\" title=\"Meet the Maximus wood fired pizza 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=\"max-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kefio5RlF4o\" title=\"Maximus mobile pizza oven in Black, customer clip\" 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=\"max-video\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cv2xIVykuw0\" title=\"Maximus mobile pizza oven in Red, customer clip\" 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 level spot with 2 inches of clearance at the sides of the oven, 16 inches above the chimney cap, and a non combustible landing in front of the door. Set the oven on a surface rated for 200 pounds, about 30 by 30 inches and 32 to 36 inches high: a block base, a stainless table, a masonry counter, or the APO stand. Under a roof, run a flue above the chimney as you would for a small wood stove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnpacking.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Maximus pizza oven arrives boxed on a pallet at the curb. Open the box in place, lift out the chimney, door, dish, peel, thermometer, ash holder, and spare tile, and lift the oven by the body with two people, never by the stone front. Set it on the base, fit the chimney into its collar at the back of the dome, fit the cap, and screw the thermometer into its hole in the stone beside the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst fires.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two or three small fires of an hour each, a few small splits of dry hardwood at the back of the floor, before the first full heat. This dries the tiles and the cast stone gently. Never use softwood, treated wood, charcoal lighter, or any accelerant, and never exceed 500°C on the dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery fire.\u003c\/strong\u003e Build the fire at the back of the floor with the door off. In about 30 minutes the ceiling burns clean and the dial passes 400°C. Rake the coals to one side, keep one split burning for flame, and cook pizzas through the open mouth. For roasting and bread, set the door in place; its air holes feed the fire. Sweep ash out once the oven is cold, and lift a tile to brush the frame now and then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoving it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the oven cool completely. Remove the chimney and the door, pack the dish and tools separately, and lift by the body with two people. For a food truck or trailer, complete APO's securing modification (added bolts from the dome into the face, adequate suspension, oven tied down) before the first trip; ask us for the instructional video.\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. Wipe the painted skin with soapy water only. 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 Maximus family, covering first fires, wood, pizza technique, 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 Maximus Mobile pizza oven, in every color, 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 protected from weather with an APO cover or equivalent all weather protection whenever it is not in use. An oven that is left uncovered is not covered. Never use accelerants, never exceed 500°C, and never mount the oven in a truck or trailer without APO's securing modification; an oven used on the road without it is outside the warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusions.\u003c\/strong\u003e Heat discoloration of the stainless door and chimney, and hairline cracking of the cast stone front, are normal, cosmetic, and not defects. Broken floor tiles from thermal shock or dropped pans are wear items; a spare ships with the oven and replacements are available. Damage from moisture or freezing water in an uncovered oven, from accelerants, from road use without the modification, or from 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 Maximus 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🍕 How is the Maximus different from a brick 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;\"\u003eWeight and speed. A brick dome is 1,200 pounds of masonry on a slab that takes an hour to heat and holds heat all night. The Maximus is a 200 pound stainless and aluminum oven with a tile floor that heats in 30 minutes, holds cooking heat for an hour or two, and sits on a table or a stand. Same wood fire, same pizza, without the base, the hoist, or the curing schedule.\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🍕 What is the difference between the Maximus and the Maximus Prime?\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;\"\u003eSize. The Maximus is 27.5 inches wide with a 23.5 inch floor, a 15.5 inch door, and about 200 pounds; it takes one 12 inch pizza at a time and fits in a car. The Prime is 39 inches wide with a 35 inch floor, a 20 inch door, and about 400 pounds; it takes three or four pizzas at once and is the food truck and catering oven. Same body, same construction, same colors on the Black and Red.\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 Maximus cook, and how fast?\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;\"\u003eOne 12 inch pizza or two 10 inch pizzas at a time on the 23.5 inch floor, each in two to three minutes with a quarter turn halfway, which APO rates at up to 30 pizzas an hour. The oven reaches pizza temperature in about 30 minutes on a small fire of dry hardwood, and the floor recovers between pizzas because the coals are right beside it. Never take the dial past 500°C.\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🍕 What do I put the Maximus on?\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;\"\u003eAny level, non combustible surface that holds 200 pounds: a block base with a paver cap, a stainless prep table, a masonry counter, or APO's own rolling stand with a wood shelf and side table. Aim for a top about 30 by 30 inches and 32 to 36 inches high so the cooking floor lands near 40 inches. Keep 2 inches clear at the sides and 16 inches above the chimney cap.\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🍕 Can I use the Maximus on a food truck or trailer?\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, and many owners do, on one condition. Before it goes on the road the cast stone face must be secured to the body with added bolts from the dome into the face, the vehicle needs suspension up to the load, and the oven must be tied down. It is an after purchase modification; APO has an instructional video we send on request. Road use without the modification is outside the warranty.\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 Maximus need curing like a brick 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;\"\u003eNo. The walls are stainless steel and aluminum, so there is no mortar to dry and no shell to crack, and there is no five day schedule. What it wants is two or three small fires of an hour each before the first full heat, to dry the refractory tiles and the cast stone front gently. After that, fire it to full temperature whenever you like, up to the 500°C mark 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🍕 What comes in the box with the Maximus?\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;\"\u003eThe oven with its stainless door, the stainless chimney with flue and cap, a 10 by 14.5 by 3 inch Portuguese ceramic baking dish, a stainless steel pizza peel, the dial thermometer, an ash and wood holder, and one spare floor tile. The cover is sold separately and is a warranty condition, and the APO stand is sold separately as well. A turner, a wooden peel, and a brush come in the starter pack.\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 Maximus delivered?\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 in a printed box about 31 by 29 by 28 inches on a pallet, curbside, direct from the brand's Texas warehouse, with a $95 liftgate fee at checkout for home delivery. Two people lift it from the pallet onto the base; no hoist, no crane. Inspect the box before signing, note any damage on the receipt, and report concealed damage within five days.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Authentic Pizza Ovens","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":49271979344127,"sku":"MAXB","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":49271979376895,"sku":"MAXR","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":49271979409663,"sku":"MAXO","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-black-front-stainless-door-thermometer.webp?v=1790030390","url":"https:\/\/crustifypizzaovens.com\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-maximus-mobile-pizza-oven","provider":"Crustify Pizza Ovens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}