They’re both great ovens. Both are built with the same patent technology. The only real difference is in the size of the oven cavity. The Lincolns are a little smaller than the Middlebys. I think anything up to 40-inches in body size is Lincoln and anything larger is Middleby. I recently heard that there was a possibility that Middleby might be buying Lincoln. Just make sure the ovens are profiled for YOUR pizzas. There are literally hundreds of profiles that any of these ovens can be equipped with so make sure you get one that will bake Your pizza. Just because it came out of another pizzeria doesn’t mean it will do a good job of baking your pizzas too. If you are buying new, this is not a problem as they will set the ovens up for you, but if buying used, be aware that you might need to make some changes to the finger configuration.
Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor
