Portable baking oven

An oven comprising:

• a housing defining a baking chamber and a baking chamber opening, wherein said baking chamber opening has a width dimension and a height dimension, wherein the width dimension is greater than the height dimension, wherein the housing includes an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said baking chamber opening is entirely defined by said upper portion, and wherein said baking chamber opening is of sufficient size to allow a baking item to pass therethrough;
• at least one hinge connecting the upper portion to the lower portion, wherein said at least one hinge is adapted to permit the upper portion to pivot away from the lower portion, and wherein said at least one hinge includes a biasing element adapted to maintain the upper portion in a pivoted away position relative to the lower portion;
• a circular metal pan disposed within the baking chamber, said metal pan having a plurality of openings provided about a central axis, wherein said central axis extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to the height dimension of the baking chamber opening;
• a baking stone supported by said metal pan;
• a gas-powered infrared burner disposed within the baking chamber below the circular metal pan, said infrared burner including an emitter entirely disposed between the central axis and a side wall of the housing;
• a motor operatively connected to the circular metal pan, said motor adapted to rotate the circular metal pan about the central axis;
• a removeable heat shield disposed in the baking chamber between the metal pan and the emitter, said heat shield having an opening sized to expose at least a majority of the emitter to the metal pan;
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• a gas-powered curved back burner disposed within the baking chamber above and behind the circular metal pan relative to the baking chamber opening.

An oven comprising:

• a housing defining a baking chamber and a baking chamber opening, wherein said baking chamber opening has a width dimension and a height dimension, wherein the width dimension is greater than the height dimension, wherein the housing includes an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein said baking chamber opening is entirely defined by said upper portion, and wherein said baking chamber opening is of sufficient size to allow a baking item to pass therethrough;
• at least one hinge is adapted to permit the upper portion to pivot away from the lower portion and wherein said baking chamber opening is of sufficient size to allow a baking item to pass therethrough when the upper portion is fully pivoted toward the lower portion;
• a circular metal pan disposed within the baking chamber, said metal pan having a plurality of openings provided about a central axis;
• a baking stone supported by said metal pan;
• a gas-powered bottom burner disposed within the baking chamber below the circular metal pan;
• a motor operatively connected to the circular metal pan, said motor adapted to rotate the circular metal pan about the central axis;
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• a heat shield disposed in the baking chamber between the metal pan and the emitter, said heat shield having an opening sized to expose the gas-powered bottom burner to the metal pan.