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Grillmeister Gas-Pizzaofen

Grillmeister Gas-Pizzaofen

Plan a bake with this oven

Lidl's 4 kW outdoor gas oven, sold as Grillmeister. A 30.5 cm cordierite square, 1 cm thick, under a low roof with the burner at the back. That geometry is the oven: a 12-inch pizza if you keep the dough off the flame, a burnt rim if you fill the stone. Heat on full flame for at least five minutes with the door on, then turn the knob down and keep the dial at 350 C or more. Hose and regulator come in the carton. Folding feet, about 9.3 kg. The older Milano is this oven. The 8 kW XL is not.

Max temp
400°C in 15 min
Placement
Outdoor
Gas
Rating
-

How this oven bakes

  1. Full flame, door on, at least five minutes. Then drop the knob and watch the dial, not the brochure.

  2. Launch a pizza smaller than the stone. If the dough reaches the burner, the rim is gone.

  3. This is the 4 kW outdoor Grillmeister. The 8 kW XL is a different oven. Silvercrest SPE 2400 A1 is the indoor electric.

  4. German bottles are 50 mbar. The Netherlands is 30, Poland 37. Use the regulator that came in that country's box.

Specifications

Temperature range
200°C – 400°C
Inner size
31 cm × 31 cm
Weight
9.3 kg

Pros

  • Hose and regulator are in the carton. If you already have a bottle, you can light it the afternoon you bring it home.
  • A 4 kW U-burner under a 30.5 cm cordierite square. Enough for a 30 cm pizza if you keep the dough off the flame.
  • Folding feet, about 9.3 kg on the GGPO 4000 B1 body. It stores in a shed.
  • Lidl.de still had it in stock in September 2026. A real outdoor buy, not a rumour.

Cons

  • Low chamber, burner at the back. Labo Maison and owner videos burn the rim when the pizza fills the stone. Stay nearer 28 cm.
  • 400 C in 15 minutes is the brochure. The booklet wants 350 C on the dial after five minutes of full flame. Outdoor only. 50 mbar in Germany.
  • The 1 cm stone dumps heat. Recovery between pizzas is slow next to a 15 mm stone or a biscotto.

How the calculator uses this oven

  • Temperature and bake time. It reaches 400°C. At the default hydration, the calculator bakes Traditional Napoletana (60%) at 400°C on the deck for about 105 seconds, and Pizza Classica (65%) at 278°C on the deck for about 6 minutes.
  • Baking surface. The calculator treats its built-in deck as a cordierite stone.
  • Hydration for this oven. The bake runs longer than Traditional Napoletana wants, so the calculator recommends 60–64% hydration here, against the style's usual 58–65%.
  • Baker corrections. Bake times learn from bakers' reports on this oven. A correction starts once at least 5 successful bakes from 3 different bakers share the same style and surface.

Formulas this oven bakes

The temperature and bake time the calculator sets for each formula at its default hydration and portion size.

Grillmeister Gas-Pizzaofen pizza temperature and bake time

Pandough estimates a Neapolitan starting point at 60% hydration: 400°C air, 400°C on the baking surface, and about 90 sec–2m 7s. These are model estimates for this oven, not manufacturer specifications.

Lidl's 4 kW outdoor gas oven, sold as Grillmeister. A 30.5 cm cordierite square, 1 cm thick, under a low roof with the burner at the back. That geometry is the oven: a 12-inch pizza if you keep the dough off the flame, a burnt rim if you fill the stone. Heat on full flame for at least five minutes with the door on, then turn the knob down and keep the dial at 350 C or more. Hose and regulator come in the carton. Folding feet, about 9.3 kg. The older Milano is this oven. The 8 kW XL is not.

Also known as: Grillmeister pizza oven, GGPO 4000, GGPO 4000 B1, GGPO 4000 A1, Grillmeister Milano, Gas-Pizzaofen Milano, Lidl Gas-Pizzaofen, Lidl pizzaofen gas, 100401079, 100388459.

  • Hose and regulator are in the carton. If you already have a bottle, you can light it the afternoon you bring it home.
  • A 4 kW U-burner under a 30.5 cm cordierite square. Enough for a 30 cm pizza if you keep the dough off the flame.
  • Folding feet, about 9.3 kg on the GGPO 4000 B1 body. It stores in a shed.
  • Lidl.de still had it in stock in September 2026. A real outdoor buy, not a rumour.
  • Low chamber, burner at the back. Labo Maison and owner videos burn the rim when the pizza fills the stone. Stay nearer 28 cm.
  • 400 C in 15 minutes is the brochure. The booklet wants 350 C on the dial after five minutes of full flame. Outdoor only. 50 mbar in Germany.
  • The 1 cm stone dumps heat. Recovery between pizzas is slow next to a 15 mm stone or a biscotto.
  1. Full flame, door on, at least five minutes. Then drop the knob and watch the dial, not the brochure.
  2. Launch a pizza smaller than the stone. If the dough reaches the burner, the rim is gone.
  3. This is the 4 kW outdoor Grillmeister. The 8 kW XL is a different oven. Silvercrest SPE 2400 A1 is the indoor electric.
  4. German bottles are 50 mbar. The Netherlands is 30, Poland 37. Use the regulator that came in that country's box.

Can Grillmeister Gas-Pizzaofen bake Traditional Napoletana?

Grillmeister Gas-Pizzaofen reaches at most 400°C, below the roughly 419°C needed for a traditional 60–90 second Napoletana bake. Raising hydration within your flour's capacity can still produce a crisp pizza with Neapolitan character.

Calculate ingredients for Napoletana dough

Can Grillmeister Gas-Pizzaofen bake New York-style pizza?

Yes. Pandough estimates a New York-style starting point at 69% hydration: 268°C air, 268°C on the baking surface, and about 7 min–10 min.

Calculate ingredients for New York-style dough

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