Hearth oven

The oven of claim 2, wherein the plurality of in-shot burners are each disposed at an acute angle with respect to a vertical axis within the housing of the oven,

• further comprising a first shroud with a side wall extending above an upper surface of the baking surface and extending along a perimeter of the elongate right aperture and a second shroud with a side wall extending above the upper surface of the baking surface and extending along a perimeter of the elongate left aperture, wherein the side wall of the first shroud is disposed at a first acute angle with respect to a vertical axis within the housing, such that the side wall extends with a vector component extending toward a center of the baking surface, and the side wall of the second shroud is disposed at a second acute angle with respect to the vertical axis of the housing, such that the side wall extends with a vector component extending toward the center of the baking surface.

An oven, comprising:

• a housing comprising a baking surface, right and left side walls, a rear wall and a roof collectively defining an enclosure, the housing further comprising an opening through a front wall of the housing to allow access to the enclosure,
• wherein the baking surface extends within the housing and extends between the right and left side walls and extends between the front wall and the rear wall, the baking surface includes a thickness, the baking surface comprises an elongate right aperture proximate to the right wall and an elongate left aperture proximate to the left side wall, wherein a first plurality of in-shot burners extend through the elongate right aperture and a second plurality of in-shot burners extend through the elongate left aperture, wherein during operation heated combustion gas from the burners is directed toward the roof of the enclosure during operation,
• further comprising a box disposed below the baking surface with an interior that is in thermal communication with the baking surface, wherein the box supports a burner that is oriented such that heated combustion gas from the burners flows through the box and a portion of the heat from combustion is transferred through the baking surface.