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A pizza oven that has an air curtain or air wash along the bottom of the cooking stones that reduces heat transfer from the burners to the stones during idle modes to thereby prevent over heating and burning of pizza bottoms during an ensuing cooking mode. The heating stones are situated on a plural

A pizza oven that has an air curtain or air wash along the bottom of the cooking stones that reduces heat transfer from the burners to the stones during idle modes to thereby prevent over heating and burning of pizza bottoms during an ensuing cooking mode. The heating stones are situated on a plurality of bosses that extend from a base plate disposed between the burner flame and the stones. The air curtain extends along a gap between the bottom surface of the stones and the upper surface of the base plate.

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1. A pizza oven having an oven chamber with at least one cooking stone disposed therein for cooking pizza, said pizza oven comprising:a heater disposed below said stone to heat said stone for cooking pizza; a ductwork disposed in said oven to supply a heated airflow to a region above said stone so a

1. A pizza oven having an oven chamber with at least one cooking stone disposed therein for cooking pizza, said pizza oven comprising:a heater disposed below said stone to heat said stone for cooking pizza; a ductwork disposed in said oven to supply a heated airflow to a region above said stone so as to provide heat for top cooking; and a base structure that includes a base plate located between said heater and said stone, that supports said stone above said base plate by a gap, forming a continuous passageway and that communicates with said ductwork via said continuous passageway to direct some of said heated airflow through said gap along a bottom surface of said stone.