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[Corbs]

Does anyone have any experience with this style of pizza oven?

I'd love a proper one but at about $70 I can afford it and am allowed it.

http://www.cucinadirect.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product1_20554_-1_41238_11053

[MTPIZZA]

Yes I use something similar to this, its called PizzaBella cooker ...heating elements on top and bottom... I did modify the thermostat know so the cooker stays on and gets really hot...but you can't walk away from it. Do a search under Pizzabella on this site and get more info...good luck ....the unit can work fairly well once you get the hang of it.

[Y-TOWN]

Does anyone have any experience with this style of pizza oven?

I'd love a proper one but at about $70 I can afford it and am allowed it.

http://www.cucinadirect.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product1_20554_-1_41238_11053

I, like MTPIZZA, had one of these types of ovens - It was branded as PIZZA BELLA - great little oven, little being the operative word. I think mine did a 10" pie +.

When it finally broke after a few years of service I took the 1/8" thick stone out of it before I set it on the curb for disposal. I still use that little stone on a gas grill rack when I want to make a small pizza at our lake house. I think I paid $59 USD + some shipping and thought it worth the money.

Neat little unit - just small

[Jackitup]

Personally I would invest in a custom Fibrament stone, for the money a better purchase in my opinion. Measure your oven dimensions and leave about a 3/4 inch space all around the perimeter for heat circulation. Much more versitile being it can be used for breads and such too and not as limited to the size pie you want to make. I have a 16" X 21" and love it.
Jon

[lilbuddypizza]

Personally I would invest in a custom Fibrament stone, for the money a better purchase in my opinion. Measure your oven dimensions and leave about a 3/4 inch space all around the perimeter for heat circulation. Much more versitile being it can be used for breads and such too and not as limited to the size pie you want to make. I have a 16" X 21" and love it.
Jon

That's a good idea. I have an 18x18 and have used it constantly (except for the summer).However, I can understand wanting something like that so you don't heat up the whole house.

[cartaufalous]

I have a Nova, but there's several of these, all very similar.  DiGiorno, Fusion, PizzaMax, Wisco Pizza Pal, Biaggia, and others.  All are small with fixed 450 degree thermostats and timers.  I use a 12" unglazed tile as a baking stone (.99 at Home Depot).  It was easy to bypass the thermostat so the oven runs all the time.  Gets over 700 degrees with a 50 minute warmup, then takes about 10 minutes between pizzas to get hot again. 

Cooks good pizzas for such a small investment.  Remains to be seen how long it will hold up since I'm running it at temperatures 300 degrees higher than it was designed for, but so far it's been great.