Wood Stone Cooking Equipment
Wood Stone Corporation has been a leading manufacturer of stone hearth and specialty commercial cooking equipment for the global foodservice industry since 1990. Headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, the brand has a rooted reputation in stone hearth ovens with over 18.000 installations spanning over 80 countries. Over the years, Wood Stone has expanded its product line to include various specialty equipment, such as tandoors, planchas, rotisseries, and wood-burning charbroilers. Internationally renowned chains and countless independent operators buy these products for visual appeal, productivity, versatility, and ownership structure.
Why is Wood Stone a Trusted Partner?
Wood Stone’s focus on creativity, versatility, and increased throughput helps customers maximize their profits by saving labor, time, and energy. This dedication to excellence and a unique ownership structure makes Wood Stone Corporation a proven and trusted partner in the culinary industry.
- Creativity: Many open display kitchens, high-end restaurants, and pizzerias purchase Wood Stone ovens to create a captivating ambiance. The roar of fires from these exceptional stone hearth ovens immediately signals to visitors that they are in for a special culinary experience. The brand also provides compact units for smaller establishments. For instance, Wood Stone Bistro 4343 is the best-selling stone heart oven designed for compact spaces while maintaining the thrill of live-fire cooking.
- Versatility: Wood Stone ovens are a “rocket ship” in the kitchen. Wood Stone appliances bake, roast, or grill pizzas, vegetables, fish, large meat chunks, bread, and more. They enable operators to showcase their restaurants’ diverse menu offerings.
- Efficiency: Increased productivity highlights Wood Stone equipment’s efficiency. For example, the high-production workhorse Fire Deck 11290 oven accommodates (35) 12-in (300 mm) or (20) 16-in (400 mm) pizzas. The quick cooking time of 5-7 minutes ensures that ovens keep up with the demands even during peak hours. Wood Stone rotating ovens achieve a similar efficiency by reducing labor costs. They make perfect artisanal pizzas in one rotation without needing a trained operator.
- Ownership Structure: Wood Stone Corporation takes pride in its ownership structure, empowering employee-owners to keep the highest standards of quality, efficiency, safety, innovation, and personal service.
What Products Does Wood Stone Offer?
Wood Stone provides a comprehensive range of top-notch cooking equipment built to empower chefs and businesses. From rotating ovens and stone heart ovens to plancha griddles, rotisseries, and charbroilers, the product line reflects a commitment to quality and innovation.
- Stone Heart Ovens are available in wood, coal, gas, and combination-fired options. They feature a large round or square deck.
- Stone Wood Rotating Pizza Ovens bake multiple-size pizzas with minimal effort. They have a center, underfloor, and finish flames to maintain even baking each time.
- Wood Stone Plancha Griddles come in electric and gas models. They allow for high-volume multiple-zone cooking with a temperature range of 150°- 650° F (65.56°– 343.33° C) in gas and 300°- 700° F (148.89° – 371.11° C) in electric units.
- Wood-burning charbroilers reduce fuel consumption and encourage open-fire grilling with a unique single-piece cast ceramic firebox.
- Wood Stone rotisseries have 6 or 10 spit options and a maximum cooking capacity of 18 to 42 chickens.
- Wood Stone tandoor ovens are square or barrel-shaped with a 12 or 13-in (30.48 or 33.02 cm) top opening. They are gas-fired and customizable for natural and LP gas.
- Wood Stone also manufactures various tools and accessories, such as pizza bubble poppers, equipment stands, rotisserie spits, broiler shelves, and serving trays.