Pizzeria Installs One of a Kind Pizza Oven

Kenton, OH, January 27, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Michael Angelo's Pizza in Kenton, OH recently installed Ohio's only known rotating brick oven to feature natural soapstone as the bricks rather than the more common man-made stones known as Fibrament. It is one of only a dozen or so of the rotating style ovens in the state.

According to Michael Shepherd, owner of Michael Angelo's Pizza, the pizzeria removed their conveyor ovens to make way for the more traditional brick oven for one reason – quality. “The best way of describing the difference between a conveyor and a brick oven, is that it is much like the difference between cooking in your microwave at home versus your range. While the microwave may be fast, the range will always taste better. Our patrons should see a crispier crust, more flavorful toppings and veggies that are crisp and moist.”

The single “Rotoflex” brand oven consumes less gas and can produce more pizzas per hour than the former triple stack of conveyor ovens that were in previous use. Michael also is happy to see his employees learning a new skill - “With the old ovens our employees were basically just working an assembly line putting pizzas in one end and pulling them out the other end. Now our employees are actually learning a skill that few people can say they know. It is great to them taking pride in their work.”

Customers who visit Michael Angelo's can see their pizzas baking before their eyes as they rotate around atop the natural soapstone.

Michael Shepherd is owner of Michael Angelo's Pizza, Inc. in Kenton & Rushsylvania, OH and is a 4 time World Pizza Champion and 3 Time US Pizza Champion.

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