Our Commercial Wood Fired Ovens have been designed to come to temperature very quickly, giving an even cooking temperature and have a good residual heat.

They come in 3 sizes and can be used in a variety of circumstances - from busy take-away venues to fine dining.

The Dingley Dell Wood Burning Oven is the perfect Oven for our English climate and offers unmatched performance and reliability.

Our Ovens can be used as they are, or they can be built into an insulated housing of your own design to give enhanced performance.

Our Ovens have been installed in Restaurants, Pub Gardens, Beach Cafes, Take Away Venues and in Mobile Catering Units.

We also have exported our ovens all over the world. For example.... Japan, Russia, Malta, Norway, Ireland, America, France to name but a few.

When we started making our ovens 10 years ago, we only did a domestic range for outdoor use in garden kitchens. We were way ahead of our time and it wasn't until celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver and Hugh Finley-Whittingstall, started promoting the use of wood fired ovens, did our many years of development start reaping its rewards. When comparing prices of our ovens against the "Big Boys" you will find that we compare very favorably in price. This is not because our products are inferior. In fact we would go as far as to say that the ovens that we make are superior in construction and serviceability. Whilst our competitors are mearly dabbling with high-heat fibre reinforcing, we have taken it to the extreme! Just look at our dome home and you will quickly realised that we know what we are talking about. Our ovens are designed for the English weather while most of our competitors are importing ovens designed for hot mediterranean climates - there is a huge difference!

Early in 2009 we finally took the plunge and at great expense had our ovens tested to ensure that they comply with the UK Regulations for Smoke Control. Earlier this year we got confirmation that our complete range has passed the rigorus tests. It is now merely a formality for them to be passed through Parliament which we anticipate to happen before Spring 2011. 

The good news is that we have the positive test results and the rest is just a formality. So you can rest assured knowing that you can install an affordable oven that complys with regulations.

The dimensions of all our Small, Medium or Large Oven ranges are the same as the materials that they are made from vary depending on the service environment, and the flue connection point (on the domestic ranges is 6")

If you have any specific questions please do not hesitate to call us.

All of our Ovens are sold on a supply only self-install basis. Ovens that are built into buildings and kitchens will need to comply with building regulations  and the flue will need to be installed by a competent HETAS registered Engineer. 

In most cases where ovens are installed in restaurants and commercial kitchens the flue will need to be fitted with a balanced flue fan to ensure that the any smoke is effectively exhausted from the building.

The cost of flue is not quoted with the oven as all installations vary.

If you need any help on installation conforming with building regulations or finish design please do not hesitate to call us we will be happy to advise.

Your first decision is what you want the final finished Oven to look like and where you want it to go.

The Dome and Floor of the oven (also available from Dingley Dell) are but the first step in a chain of events that will need to happen in this decision process. Every customer has a completely different idea of what an oven should look like when its finished. The important thing to remember is that every single wood burning oven has a dome built into it.

We have been hand making these out of the highest grade of refractory (very high heat industrial fire cement) that we can find. Our Oven Domes and Oven Floors have been designed to have the correct size opening for the flue diameter and the correct amount of height of the dome, to ensure that the oven is able to maintain a reliably constant temperature with a minimum fire size.

Deciding on what you want the oven to look like when finished will also have a huge baring on the final cost of the investment.  For instance, if you want the final oven to have an insulated brick effect dome shape this will cost so much more and is a lot more challenging than if you want to finish the oven in an insulated  box housing with a pent or piched roof. The performance of the oven in both instances will be exactly the same but the cost vastly different.

Once you have decided on your final look you will need to contact a HETAS Engineer to quote on that part of the job. In many cases you will also need to obtain planning permission and advise your local Environmental Health Authority. We can help you with guidance on this process.

If you have difficulty finding a HETAS engineer then we can recommend one who will be able to give rough costings based on a telephone conversation if you wish to proceed they charge a site consultation fee which is refunded if they do the installation.

Your local builder will be able to quote on the actual install of the oven as this does not require any huge amount of skill and we will be happy to advise them on steps that need to be taken.

Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions.

01905 621636

I am often asked if it's possible to install a gas burner into one of our Ovens to give the option of changing to gas when the oven is ticking over.

This is something that was seriously looked at since the day I started making ovens. However it is just not possible for a small company like ours to achieve at the moment.

Whilst we know it works and have run trials with burners at our Factory, the current UK Legislation for the Testing and Supply of Ovens is so extensive it is not currently viable for us to persue.

I would also advise you to be wary of companies offering to sell you ovens that are capable of doing both or that say they have a conversion kit available. Make sure you ask for a copy of the Certification for 'Use as a Gas Appliance'. Our opinion is that in most cases there will be some excuse as to why it can not be supplied. The Gas Compliance Legislation and Requirements are just to expensive for small operators to absorb.

There are some ovens out there that have the certification but be prepared to pay a lot for a dual purpose oven as the oven will have to have passed both smoke control and gas control regulations and requirments.

One last note on this, whilst an oven may work on an illegaly supplied gas burner, it's when it goes wrong that you really need to worry. The confined space of an oven is just the perfect environment for an explosive atmosphere and you the employer will be held responsible for the welfare of your staff should they get hurt, not the person that sold you the conversion kit.

In any case if you are going to go to gas you might want to consider a Conveyor Oven since you will be missing the whole point of having a wood oven!

Authentic flavour and a crispy stone baked base.

Stick to wood ovens! Once you know what you are doing you it's so exciting, quick and easy to use.

If your Business is going to be in a city or town centre then it is possible that you probably fall under the smoke control legislation. If yo do not yo may find that the building inspector or environmental health inspector will insist that you only install an oven that is exempt.

It has taken me more than 18 months and quite literally tens of thousands of pounds to get clarification on how the law may apply to wood burning Pizza ovens.  The clean air act says in brief that it is an offence to emit smoke from the chimney of a building or to use an un licenced fuel in an un exempt appliance.

Early discussions with defra excluded wood burning pizza ovens in the garden as it was felt that wood burning ovens would fall under the same legislation as a bbq or a chimenea  and as a result you could only be prosecuted for creating a nusciance to your neighbours ie smoking them out. commercial premises however are not exempt of this rule.

It is quite clear that a bbq or a chimenea can not be called a building, but an oven on the other hand has a chimney and when built in could be considered a building and as a result quite clearly could fall under the clean air regulations .

Early in 2009 one of my customers built one of our ovens into a housing in his  garden, the neighbours  were an unappreciative bunch and complained to the local environmental officer who deemed the oven to be non compliant  and he was offered the choice of removing the oven with a warning or face a 1000 pound fine each time he used it.

As a result of this injustice I deemed to put all of our ovens through the smoke control testing thinking that it would cost a couple of thousand pounds and take a couple of months . I was mistaken and it seems that as the first person to put wood burning ovens through the tests defra now have to re write the rule book but after getting my local MP involved  I am happy top say that from the 6th of April 2011 the Dingley dell range of commercial and domestic ovens will be on the statute as the only uk  made wood burning ovens that have this exemption and 1 of only 3 manufacturers world wide.

Over the last year I have seen many ovens on sale claiming to have exemption under some european certification some of these companies are quite large organisations so  Please beware these ovens are not exempt and with more people wanting to have wood fired ovens in their gardens the regulations will just get enforced more and more stringently .

When you buy an oven from us you are buying more than 11 years of dedication and development our ovens are not expensive they are a high quality product that has stood the test of time in through the vagaries of our very unique English weather.

I have spoken to so many people that have tried to build their own oven from scratch and who have admitted that it cost more than one of ours and took much longer to build than they thought it would but worst of all they are illegal and they could face prosecution for using it.

At Dingley Dell you will get an oven that you can install and use the same weekend and once installed you will not be open to prosecution for using it .

Below is the link to the clean air website where you will find a list of all the exempt appliances if your supplier is not on this list the oven is not exempt  you will also find a link to the clean air areas so you can see if you are going to be open to prosecution for using an nonexempt  appliance.

http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/

This list has just been updated 6th april 2011 here is the link to the government legislation website .If the oven that you are looking to install is not on this list  it is not exempt so beware.

 You will find our ovens under the name Bushman wood burning pizza ovens 

 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/714/schedule/made 

Ps this info will be required especially if you are looking to install an oven into a commercial premises.

If you have any questions on this info please do not hesitate to call me I will be happy to help and advise .

kind regards

Jay

A trendy new wine bar music venue in the heart of Bristol has just opened in March 2011 the fresh pizza comes straight out of the oven to your table this is what mark wolf the owner has to say .

"Remember when you buy a Dingly Dell Pizza oven. You are buying a handmade oven made with passion and love. Once they leave the farm.  Jay gives them all a name. Please be warned that once they leave him, he will check up on them. He will want to make sure you are running it in correctly, and you return the same love and devotion to the oven, as he has given to them when they are built. Just be warned if he finds out if you are not using it correctly he will visit you, help you, make food with you, and inspire you. If you still fail in getting the same reward out of the oven that is loyal followers have. He will Asbo you, he will not allow you out after dark, until you learned that this wood burning oven, is pure heaven to work with".

Mark Wolff
Mr Wolfs Noodles and Nosh ltd
51 Stoke Croft