Lincoln Impinger Conveyor & Countertop Ovens

Lincoln Ovens: What You Need to Know

Lincoln ovens are famous for their innovative approach to cooking a wide array of foods, but they're especially good for use with pizzas. Lincoln pizza ovens utilize impingement technology in conjunction with conveyor belts to eliminate operator error and provide fast, consistent results. Operators can use impingement ovens for foods besides pizza; potatoes, chicken, bruschetta, and many other options cook great in a Lincoln impinger.

Lincoln impinger pizza ovens were the first impingement ovens offered in America, enabling pizzerias to serve more people faster and helping drive the growth in that industry. Impingers are best with flat food items that fit well on a conveyor because the total height of the cooking cavity is usually not very high. We carry various Lincoln ovens, ranging from small countertop units to high-volume ovens, so every operator can find a unit that fits their needs.

Common Questions About Lincoln Impingers

What is impingement cooking?

The impingement baking method uses jets of hot air to break apart the 'halo' of cold air that typically surrounds food as it cooks. Without that cold shield of air, food cooks quickly and evenly, so an impinger can speed up your output when compared to traditional ovens. While they can be used to bake everything from potatoes to chicken, the impinger makes an especially good pizza oven because it can be set up for back-to-back baking with amazing efficiency. You can change the conveyor belt speed to adjust the doneness, so there's no subjective input from the operator, reducing the chance of user error. This consistency means you can set recipes and produce consistent quality across multiple users, multiple days, and even multiple locations.

Why choose a Lincoln impinger?

Essentially inventing the impinger oven, Lincoln was the first manufacturer to offer them in America. Since then, their name has become synonymous with this innovative cooking method, both because they were first and because many customers believe they do it best. A Lincoln pizza oven can cut cook times in half while also minimizing the labor required for preparation, so you can crank out more product with less staff, potentially increasing profits and decreasing labor costs.

Lincoln impinger ovens are popular in part because they're so straightforward to operate. Set the oven's temperature and belt speed, and you're ready to bake pizza after pizza continuously with minimal labor on the user's behalf. There's little risk of under or overcooking because food exits the oven after it's been carried through the chamber. After cooking, it rests on a landing platform to cool before it's cut.

This simplicity of operation makes the impinger a great tool in kitchens with high turnover or limited time to train employees. Because the Lincoln impinger oven comes with precise and programmable controls, it can also be used for establishing guidelines to ensure products are consistent between batches and across store locations.