Neapolitan Arch Dome Gen 2 and Dome XL Gen 2 – Gozney

The Neapolitan Arch reduces the oven’s mouth opening to promote a cooking environment at very high temperatures. This is precisely the type of environment Gozney envisages for producing a Neapolitan pizza with rapid cooking and a well-defined crust.

With the oven fully preheated to 450 °C, Gozney recommends cooking times of 45 to 60 seconds as a guide. Achieving this preheating stage first is crucial: it is not simply a matter of placing the pizza in the oven when the thermometer reaches a specific temperature.

The result is an accessory designed for those who wish to use their Dome Gen 2 in a more specialised way when it comes to making Neapolitan pizza.

The geometry of the arch narrows the front opening and allows the air temperature inside to reach higher levels. Gozney links this feature directly to the behaviour required by high-hydration doughs.

In this type of pizza, a very high air temperature helps to achieve rapid dough development and the characteristic mottled finish of the crust during a particularly short baking time.

The Neapolitan Arch thus transforms the Dome Gen 2 into a more specialised configuration for this style of pizza, without altering the compatibility inherent in each version of the accessory.

Gozney identifies greater fuel efficiency as one of the advantages of the Neapolitan Arch. Its design reduces the open surface area at the front of the oven whilst working with this configuration.

This feature is particularly useful during sessions where the aim is to bring the oven up to the high temperature required for Neapolitan pizza and keep it ready for subsequent bakes.

Heat retention is another advantage that Gozney specifically attributes to the Neapolitan Arch. By narrowing the front opening, the accessory is designed to limit heat loss through the oven mouth during this cooking method.

Better heat retention is particularly important when very high air temperatures and rapid cooking are required. It allows you to work in a thermal environment more suited to Neapolitan pizza and doughs that require an intense response within a few seconds.

The Neapolitan Arch is not a universal accessory for both sizes. The variant for the Dome Gen 2 is exclusive to that oven, whilst the variant for the Dome XL Gen 2 is designed exclusively for the XL model.

The difference also affects the space available for working with the peel. With the Dome Gen 2 arch fitted, Gozney specifies a standard 12-inch peel, approximately 30.5 cm. For the Dome XL Gen 2, the manufacturer states compatibility with all peel sizes when using the arch.

Therefore, the choice of variant must be based on the exact oven model and not simply on a preference for the size of the accessory.

Gozney specifies 304 stainless steel as the construction material for the Gen 2 Neapolitan Arch, both in the version intended for the Dome Gen 2 and in the one designed for the Dome XL Gen 2.

This is a particularly important point for distinguishing this current accessory from documentation relating to previous generations. This fact sheet uses only the specification published for the Gen 2 models.

The material is presented as a verified construction feature, without attributing any levels of durability, strength or service life that Gozney does not quantify in the official product data sheet.