Conveyor Belt Pizza Oven [Any good?!]

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YES WE CAN get great pizza from a conveyor belt oven! You might think this beautiful pizza came from a traditional wood-fired brick oven, but you’d be surprised to find out it actually came off a conveyor belt! Conveyor belt ovens are often associated with big-box chain pizzerias. They leave a distinct metal grid pattern on the bottom of the crust, leading one to wonder whether this pizza ever even touched a human hand. But the oven at The Pizza Box on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village is different because it has stone slats on the belt. The pizza sits directly on the stone, allowing for even and consistent direct heat that helps the dough "spring up" and bake beautifully. Because of those stone slats, you get actual char marks and a great "puff" on the edges, giving it that classic brick-oven look and feel. This setup removes the guesswork involved in tending a wood fire or manually rotating pies, but it still requires a skilled pizzaiolo to stretch and top the dough perfectly. The color and contrast on this pie are great! It’s soft on the inside and gently crisp on the outside. Forget whatever preconceptions you have about conveyor belt ovens—this pizza is proof that the right equipment can produce a great slice! Don’t judge the oven, judge the pizza.