CPC A21B 1/52 (2013.01) [A21B 1/44 (2013.01); A21B 1/50 (2013.01); A47J 36/10 (2013.01); A47J 36/36 (2013.01); A47J 37/0652 (2013.01); A47J 37/0658 (2013.01); A47J 37/0664 (2013.01); F24C 3/087 (2013.01); F24C 3/14 (2013.01); F24C 15/007 (2013.01); F24C 15/36 (2013.01); A21B 5/00 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An oven comprising:
a housing defining a baking chamber and a baking chamber opening, said baking chamber opening having a width dimension and a height dimension, wherein the width dimension is greater than the height dimension, and wherein said baking chamber opening is of sufficient size to allow a baking item to pass therethrough;
a circular metal pan disposed within the baking chamber, said metal pan having a plurality of openings provided about a central axis wherein said central axis extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to the height dimension of the baking chamber opening;
a baking stone supported by said metal pan, said baking stone having a circular outer perimeter defined by a curved surface;
a gas-powered infrared burner disposed within the baking chamber below the circular metal pan;
a motor operatively connected to the circular metal pan, said motor adapted to rotate the circular metal pan about the central axis; and
a gas-powered curved tubular back burner disposed within the baking chamber above and behind the circular metal pan relative to the baking chamber opening, said back burner having a curved shape that is complimentary to the baking stone curved surface, and said back burner having a longitudinal dimension extending between first and second ends of the tubular back burner and extending more than half of the baking chamber width dimension.
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