Polito Giotto Gas Pizza Oven
Gas burner, piezo ignition, a dial thermometer in the face. Sits on your own bench or base.
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The owner's insights on the Giotto Gas
The Giotto Gas is Polito's gas version of the oven they build by hand in Thomastown. It is the Giotto body you already know: the same refractory chamber, the same 200mm flue on top. In place of the fire you build yourself there is a burner in the middle of the cooking floor, a control knob with a piezo igniter on the side of the body, then a dial thermometer set into the face so you can read the chamber without reaching for a laser gun.
The honest trade is this. Wood puts smoke into the food; gas does not. What gas gives you back is the weeknight. If you have looked at a wood oven on a Wednesday, worked out it needs a fire plus twenty minutes, then cooked inside instead, this is the version that actually gets used.
One thing to plan for: the Giotto Gas sits on a bench or base you provide. There is no full stand on this model, so work out where it is going before you order.
This model is new for Polito, so we would rather tell you what we know than fill the gaps with guesses. We hold the price. On your order we go back to Polito for the burner rating, whether it comes set for LPG or natural gas, and what your fitter needs on the day. That conversation happens before you pay, not after.
Why you'll love the Giotto Gas
It starts with a knob and a button
Turn the control knob, press the red igniter, the burner lights inside the chamber. No kindling, no firelighters, no waiting on coals to settle.
A temperature you can read
A dial thermometer is set into the face beside the mouth, so the chamber temperature sits in front of you the whole time you are cooking.
The Giotto body, unchanged
Polito build it on the oven they already make by hand, so you keep the refractory chamber, the 200mm flue and the high-temperature finish.
Handmade in Melbourne
Built at Polito's Thomastown workshop rather than imported. The photograph above is the oven on their own floor with the burner running.
Nothing to clean out
No ash. When you are finished you turn the gas off, let it cool, then wipe the outside down with a cloth.
We do the chasing
This is a new model. Rather than invent a specification to fill a page, we ring Polito on your order, then send you their answer in writing.
Talk it through before you buy
Tell us whether your property runs LPG or natural gas, then where the oven is going. We will come back with Polito's current specification for that install, in writing.
Call todayGas or wood: how to choose
Both ovens are the same Polito body. The fuel is the whole decision, so here it is side by side.
| Giotto Gas | Giotto (wood) | |
|---|---|---|
| How it starts | Control knob with a piezo igniter | You build and light a fire |
| Time to cooking | Confirmed with Polito on your order | About 20 to 30 minutes from lighting |
| Flavour | Clean heat, no smoke in the food | Wood smoke, which is the reason most people buy one |
| What you keep on hand | A gas supply | Dry hardwood, kindling, somewhere to store it |
| After you cook | Turn it off. No ash | Sweep the cooled ash out |
| Who connects it | A licensed gasfitter, by law | Nobody, unless you are running a flue through a roof |
| Stand | None. It sits on your bench or base | Four options: no stand, feet, bench stand or the freestanding Hexa |
| Price | $9,790 | From $4,199 |
Put plainly: buy the wood Giotto if the fire is part of the enjoyment. Buy the Giotto Gas if the oven only earns its place by being easy to start on a weeknight. If you are torn, ring us. We sell both, so we have no reason to push you either way.
Giotto Gas specifications
Everything in this table is either Polito's published specification for the Giotto body or visible in their photograph of the gas model.
| Brand | Polito Wood Fire Ovens |
|---|---|
| Origin | Handmade in Thomastown, Melbourne, Australia |
| Fuel | Gas, burner fitted by Polito |
| Ignition | Control knob with piezo igniter, mounted on the body |
| Temperature reading | Dial thermometer set into the face |
| Oven body | The Giotto: 970mm external diameter, 500mm high |
| Internal cooking floor | 780mm |
| Wall thickness | 95mm refractory |
| Floor thickness | 80mm refractory |
| Flue connection | 200mm stainless steel |
| Paint | Stove Bright high temperature, colour stable to 650°C |
| Indoor / outdoor | Both. An indoor install needs the right flue kit for your roofline |
| Price | $9,790 |
What we confirm with Polito before your order goes in
This model is new, so seven things get confirmed in writing for your specific order rather than assumed here:
- Burner output, in kW or MJ per hour
- Whether it comes set for LPG or natural gas, plus what a change costs
- Which of the five Polito finishes are running on the gas model
- Whether Polito's Hexa stand or the new Stand 1090 can be fitted to the gas model
- Weight as shipped, plus how many people are needed to place it
- Time to cooking temperature from cold
- The warranty term on the burner, separate to the oven body
Call 1300 515 620 or email info@myacre.com.au and we will get you the current answers on all seven.
Fitting it in
The Giotto Gas is supplied to sit on a bench or base you provide, so that is the first thing to sort out. Whatever it sits on needs to carry the weight of a Giotto, on a footprint of at least 850 x 850mm. Allow at least 100mm clearance at the back and the sides. Never sit it straight onto a combustible surface. A licensed gasfitter makes the final gas connection; that is the law in every state, not a Polito preference. If the oven is going indoors or under a roof, the flue kit is matched to your clearance to combustible material, so tell us what your roofline looks like before you order.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Giotto Gas light?
There is a control knob with a red piezo igniter on the body. You turn the knob, press the igniter, the burner lights in the middle of the cooking floor. No kindling, no firelighters, nothing to build.
Does it run on LPG or natural gas?
Polito set the oven for your supply. Tell us which one your property runs when you order. We confirm it in writing with Polito before anything is built for you.
Who connects it?
A licensed gasfitter. Gas appliances have to be connected by a licensed person in every Australian state, so budget for that alongside the oven. We will tell you exactly what Polito require for your install before you order.
Does it cook like the wood Giotto?
You are cooking on the same refractory floor inside the same chamber, so the heat behaves the way a Polito behaves. What changes is the fuel and the starting. Wood gives you smoke in the food; gas gives you a start time.
Can I burn wood in it as well?
Do not assume it. The burner sits on the cooking floor, so this is one of the things we confirm with Polito for your order before you commit.
How does it get to me?
Pickup is available from Polito in Thomastown, Victoria. We can also arrange delivery to your address, quoted at the time of order. We shepherd the delivery, then check in with you within a week of it landing.
What warranty comes with it?
Polito warrant the oven structurally, as they do across the Giotto range. The term covering the burner is confirmed with them on your order. Whatever it is, you claim it through us. We handle the warranty for you.
Will you beat a price I have found elsewhere?
Yes. Show us a genuine like-for-like quote on the same model and we will beat it.
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Bring the Giotto Gas home
We beat any genuine like-for-like price. We shepherd the delivery, check in with you within a week, then handle the warranty for you, so you are calling us rather than a factory.
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