Infrared apparatus for baking pastries and pizzas

An apparatus for baking flat foods, comprising:

• an upper and a lower rectilinear source of infrared radiation, said sources being separated by a space between 5 and 10 cm;
• a support means for supporting the food to be baked, said support means being a rotatably supported removable plate disposed between said upper and lower sources, wherein said plate is made of an infrared-permeable material and is disposed less than 1 mm above said lower source, wherein said upper and lower infrared radiation sources are displaced on either side of a median vertical plane passing through the plate diameter with which their respective lengthwise axes are parallel, and wherein each of said infrared sources is designed to furnish infrared radiation that increases starting from its midpoint out to each of its ends extending beyond the plate;
• a constant speed positive rotational drive means for rotating said plate thereby conferring a sequential character on the infrared source radiation energy;
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• a roof and a floor, said upper and lower sources being disposed between said roof and said floor in reflecting gutters respectively provided in said roof and said floor.