A tailgater's dream and one of the best portable wood-fired pizza ovens!!! If you need to satisfy your inner caveman with STEAK & FIRE, this little oven will allow you to experience flavors you can’t get from traditional indoor ovens.
The Maximus outdoor wood-fired oven is portable, so it works as a permanent feature in your backyard or can be taken tailgating, to family reunions, to a friend’s for the holidays, and more. Be the most popular tailgater this season when you are grilling steaks and whipping up delicious game day food in your Maximus Portable Outdoor Pizza Oven.
The Maximus Arena offers a modern upgrade with its sleek slate-front design, setting it apart from the traditional brick look.
You might notice the chimney in the back of the oven, but don’t let that fool you. Inside, the Maximus Arena Stainless Steel Wood-Fired Oven has an aluminum dome with a clever stainless steel dropped ceiling. This setup moves the heat and fire from the back of the oven, across the top of your food, and then out through the chimney.
That means your dishes cook with a wonderful convection effect, holding heat beautifully and giving you delicious results every time.
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Outside Dimensions 27.5" W x 27.5" D x 25.6" H |
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Cooking Surface: 23.5" W x 23.5" D |
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Door Opening: 15.5" W x 9" H |
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Chimney Dimensions: 13" H x 5" D |
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Oven Weight: ~200 lbs |
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Fuel Type: Wood |
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Reaches up to 1000°F | ![]() |
Removable Thermometer | ![]() |
(2) 12" Pizzas / (3-4) 10" Pizzas |
Note: As these ovens are handmade, no two are exactly the same - the dimensions and colors may not be exact but are close.
✓ WE LOVE THIS OVEN FOR ITS TOP-RATED PERFORMANCE
This oven is a customer favorite and has been ranked in the Top 5 Best Home Pizza Ovens due to its lightweight and quick heating design. The Maximus Arena portable pizza oven is fast with a super quick 30-minute heat-up time.
Once fired up, you can cook your pizzas in 3 minutes! That means you'll be enjoying pizza, fish, roasts, loaves of bread, and lots of other dishes in record time!
✓ AWARD-WINNING QUALITY
Authentic Pizza Ovens is the recipient of the Best Wood-Fired Oven
Producer in the US! Awarded by LUXlife Magazine for three consecutive years! ⭐️
✓ MADE BY HAND IN PORTUGAL
Every Maximus Prime Arena is carefully built by skilled artisans in Portugal. This oven combines traditional craftsmanship with modern efficiency, making it one of the most reliable wood-fired ovens on the market.
✓ FUNCTIONAL YET PORTABLE
The Maximus Arena is perfect for small gatherings on the patio. But, you can also use the Maximus Arena outdoor wood-fired oven to:
✓ DOUBLE LAYERS TO LOCK IN THE HEAT
Built to last you for years, the Maximus Arena features a 1.4mm aluminum outer wall that resists wet, salty climates and a 304-2B stainless steel double wall for unmatched strength. With ceramic insulation, a refractory floor tile, and a decorative brick façade, it stays hot for hours inside while remaining cool to the touch outside.
✓ COOKING PRODUCTIVITY
Crank out up to 80 of your favorite 10" pies or 40 full-sized 12" pizzas every hour. That's the kind of volume that keeps hungry crowds happy and big events running smoothly. At just 200 pounds, this oven is light enough to move yet powerful enough to keep the orders coming.
At this size, this oven is perfect for food trucks, catering, fairs, corporate events, small restaurants, and even backyard parties. It's a fraction of the cost of a pizza trailer, easy to transport, and compact enough to fit in the back of most cars.
This oven packs a roomy 27.5" x 27.5" cooking space, giving you plenty of room to feed a crowd. We’ve scaled the interior in the illustration below so you can see just how much pizza power you’re working with.
The ARENA is the little brother to the PRIME. If the Arena model is too small, take a look at the bigger wood fired oven from Portugal, the Maximus Prime Large pizza oven. Either way, you'll find a pizza oven that's just right!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
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More Cool Things About This Oven
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For Food Truck or Trailer Use, Read HereIf you are planning to use this oven for a food truck or trailer, it MUST BE MODIFIED in order to handle the constant movement and vibrations. Your vehicle must have satisfactory suspension and the face of the oven must be secured with added bolts from the dome into the face. We have an instructional video which we can provide. This is an after purchase modification. We are not responsible for any damages if not properly modified. For a hassle-free professional option, consider our Maximus Prime PRO Large Pizza Oven. This is our new professional-grade oven and it now comes pre-secured for use in food trucks and trailers, so you don't need to make these modifications yourself. |
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES(click on the image to view the product description) |
VIDEOSCooking in the Maximus Arena pizza oven (note: the smaller Maximus Arena is shown in the video below) ![]()
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We don't like wasting good heat in our wood-burning ovens so after the pizzas are cooked, we often throw in a good breakfast casserole in preparation for the following morning! Here's a video of a scrumptious southwestern breakfast casserole complete with eggs, cheese, and salsa! Check out the large cooking space! ![]() |
Warranty
Read Authentic Pizza Ovens Warranty here
All our ovens REQUIRE "all-weather" protection from rain, sleet, and snow, fallen leaves, and protection from the harsh elements when not in use. If you don't have a cover, you can find the Maximus Arena Cover here that fits snugly over the oven and secures with a pull tie. These are beautiful ovens that are meant to last for a very long time, but you must take care of it.
We aren’t kidding when we say we do more than sell pizza ovens - we constantly cook in them! We cook in a larger version of this oven every week and absolutely love it. Give your grill a break and bring wood-fired cooking into the rotation.
Can you put it on a wood surface?
The bottom of the Maximus Oven is well-insulated. With that said, you are dealing with fire in the oven so the chance of dropping a burning embers on the wood surface is possible. Therefore, we recommend putting a barrier between the pizza oven and any combustible material.
What is the recommended type and size of wood to use?
That's a great question. You can find a great resource for the types of wood recommended for wood-fired cooking here.
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