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The Inferno Alto from the front on its stand: a tall red door with a thermometer and a red drawer in a stainless frame, a slatted shelf, a red cabinet below on castors, and the stepped firebreak and diffuser chimney on top.

WOODFIRED OVEN 3in1

INFERNO ALTO

Peak service by day. Low & slow by night.

The INFERNO® ALTO gives chefs unmatched 3-in-1 line versatility, grilling, roasting, and baking simultaneously to conquer peak tickets. Then, lock down the airflow for overnight hot smoking that works while your team sleeps.

One footprint. Zero wasted hours. Maximum flavor.

Power • Efficiency • Flavor | The Smarter Way to Cook with Fire

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Capacity
115–130 diners
Width
627 mm
Weight
250 kg
Fuel
Restaurant-grade charcoal or wood

Proudly South AfricanDesigned and manufactured in South Africa

Overview

What it is
The INFERNO® ALTO 3in1 WOODFIRED OVEN is the most versatile woodfired oven built to handle the demands of commercial kitchens, game lodges, and hotels.
It combines the deep flavor profile of live-fire cooking with the speed, safety, and fuel economy of an enclosed, fully insulated unit.
Who it suits
It suits most restaurants, hotels and game lodges.
Why this size
The INFERNO ALTO features a side-opening door that provides chefs with direct, effortless access to the grids. As the tallest oven in the range, the ALTO operates at three distinct temperature zones simultaneously. This allows chefs to grill, roast, and slow-cook or bake all at once across up to five comfortably spaced grids.
Grilling (Direct Radiant Heat):
High heat from the glowing charcoal bed below sears meats, creating intense Maillard reaction crusts instantly without drying out the interior.
Roasting (Convection & Radiated Heat):
Heavy insulation and high-grade alloy walls trap surrounding heat, baking and roasting proteins or vegetables uniformly from all sides.
Smoking (Hot Smoking/Flavoring):
Controlled air dampers trap natural wood and charcoal smoke inside the sealed chamber, infusing intense wood-fired flavor into foods during high-speed cooks.
A red Inferno Alto installed in a tiled commercial kitchen under an extraction canopy, beside an Inferno X Pizza Oven on its stand.

Key benefits

Why the Alto

Using a combination of charcoal and wood delivers the best balance of temperature stability and flavor control.

  • Charcoal (Base Heat):

    Burn restaurant-grade lump charcoal or briquettes to build a reliable, long-lasting ember bed. Charcoal maintains the steady baseline heat required to hold temperatures near 250° - 350°C throughout service while keeping fuel consumption within the 4 to 6 kg daily average.

  • Wood (Flavor & Boost):

    Add small logs or hardwood chunks (such as oak, hickory, or fruitwood) directly on top of the coals. Wood provides immediate high-heat spikes and releases the essential aromatic smoke needed for authentic roasting and smoking.

  • Maximum Output, Minimal Overhead

    • Cut Fuel Costs by Up to 90%: Drastically lower operating expenses compared to standard commercial gas grills.
    • 60% Faster Service Times: High thermal retention cooks orders significantly faster, keeping kitchen turnover high.
    • 30% More Fuel-Efficient: Fully insulated chamber uses up to 30% less solid fuel than competing charcoal ovens.
    • Rapid Payback: Full return on investment (ROI) within 8 months in standard commercial kitchen operations

  • The Inferno Alto 3-in-1 wood-fired oven operates across an overall chamber range of 100°C to 450°C (with a target cooking baseline around 250°C to 300°C), regulated via its built-in airflow regulation.

Technical specifications

The figures

Diner capacity
115–130 diners a service
Width
627 mm
Depth
552 mm
Height
1335 mm, to the top of the exhaust cowl, without stand
Weight
250 kg
Fuel
Restaurant-grade charcoal or wood
Rod grid
440 × 492 mm
Capacity per service
120 kg
Working temperature
100–450 °C (cooking baseline 250–300 °C)
Average daily charcoal use
4–6 kg
Supplied with
Firebreak, exhaust cowl, two rod grids, ash drawer and tongs
Warranty
12-month limited warranty

Capacity, dimensions, weight, fuel and working temperature are confirmed by Inferno. The height is measured as the manual’s data sheet draws it: to the top of the exhaust cowl, without the stand. Grid size, capacity per service, charcoal use, supplied parts and the warranty are from the Installation & Operating Manual.

The full Installation & Operating Manual is available from Inferno on request.

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Dimensions

Footprint and height

Width
627 mm
Depth
552 mm
Height
1335 mm, to the top of the exhaust cowl, without stand
Manual data sheet, oven body to the top of the exhaust cowl, without stand
1334.61 mm
The Inferno Alto oven body without its stand, from the front, its red door swung open on the left: two grids in the stainless cooking chamber, a red ash drawer below, a stepped stainless chimney on top.
The Inferno Alto oven body without its stand, door open: the configuration the Installation & Operating Manual measures, at 1334.61 mm to the top of the exhaust cowl.

The core range

Compare the core ovens

Capacity and width as confirmed by Inferno, across the four core models.

Next step

The art of fire. Engineered to perform.

World-class commercial charcoal ovens, proudly designed and manufactured in South Africa.

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