Compared to the Competition…

Actually, there is no competition! The Piccolo far surpasses the quality and results of any other small pizza oven. Why? The brick cooking floor and the brick dome of the Piccolo guarantee consistently perfect pizzas every time…just like in the best professional pizzerias. Only in a solid, heavy-duty oven can you produce pizza in which both the top and bottom are cooked to perfection in just one minute! While most people focus on the top of the pizza, the bottom is just as important—it must be cooked in sync with the top to produce the crunchy consistency that says “perfect pizza.”

Other small ovens are made with stainless steel, which generally produce “mushy-bottom” pizzas despite how long you cook them. The cooking process lacks consistency. When you turn these ovens off, they lose heat immediately. This means that you cannot use your oven for other purposes. With the Piccolo, you can cook anything in a cast-iron pan—from steak to chicken, from fish to vegetables. And once the pizza party is over, you can turn off the flame in the Piccolo and bake bread. You can’t do this in a stainless-steel oven. If you keep the flame on, it will burn the bread.

The Piccolo brings family and friends together!

Why the Piccolo is Perfect for These Socially Distanced Times

Do you miss those special gatherings with family and friends where you share food and wine? With the Piccolo you can still entertain small groups outside and produce hearty and healthy pizzas that everyone will love. This is easy in Southern California, where Forno Classico is located, but you can achieve the same results in other locations and climates. You can wear masks as you gather around the warm oven, or the pizza maker (il pizzaiolo) can quickly cook the pizzas outside and serve the cheesy slices indoors as others gather (masked, of course) around a fireplace, or sit (at a distance) around a dining table. The Piccolo is the perfect medium for our modern times.