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Pottery Ovens — Your Guide To Understanding Which Oven Is Right For You

Pottery Wheel Co. has the best pottery ovens to fit your needs. Whether it's small ovens for home, to larger front loading ovens for busy pottery studios, you will find the perfect kiln for you right here!

Searching for a pottery oven to use at home?

Need to know which ovens are perfect for beginners?

Maybe your searching for ovens for a pottery studio?

How about a oven with a UK plug socket?

Did you answer yes to any of those? If you did, we have what you need!

Have all the fun, excitement and sense of accomplishment from the comfort of your own home or for studios, provide the tools for people to come and experience pottery for the first time and fall in love with it.

Questions to Ask Yourself When Looking for A Pottery Oven

What Types Of Clay Do You Want To Use?

Different clays mature at different temperatures. As a general rule of thumb, most kilns either fire to a max temperature of 1200°C or 1300°C. Make sure the clay type you are using marry up with the temperatures in your kiln.

Please refer to our kiln firing chart for further information.

What Size Of Pottery Oven Do You Need?

Primarily, the size of the kiln you choose should depend on the types of projects you intend to do, as well as the space you have available for the kiln itself. Firing a full kiln is important to achieve maximum efficiency, so consider not only the size of what you’re firing, but how long it will take you to fill the kiln.

Electricity and Voltage Requirements

Ensure the kiln's electrical requirements match your home or studio setup. You will find the electrical requirements for each kiln in the specification section. You will need an electrician to upgrade your power supply if you choose a kiln over 13 amps / 240 volts.

Price

How much are you willing to pay for a new kiln? Naturally, the bigger the kiln, the more expensive it is. Don't forget to take into account the warranty length and the cost of firing your kiln.

Type of Ceramic Oven

Ultimately, there are two types of kilns - front loading and top loading, which both have their pro and cons.

Top Loading Kilns Front Loading Kilns
Ease Of Use Bending required to load/unload Easier to load/unload
Heat Distribution Very even distribution but may lose heat faster Retains heat for longer
Plug In Yes No
Installation Space Generally more efficient More space required
Portability Yes - usually on wheels No - static supports
Maintenance Simple to maintain Simple, but could be more work
Cost Generally less expensive to fire Still efficient, but more expensive vs Top Loaders

Take Our Pottery Oven Size Finder Tool

Not sure what size pottery oven you need? Take our kiln size finder tool to help you find out!

Pottery Oven Size Finder Tool Click Here
Potter putting bowls into their pottery oven

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Potter placing sculpture in the pottery kiln for home

Home Pottery Ovens

Pottery Kilns for Home use need to be simple to use, not space hungry, portable and power efficient.

Check out our range below to find the one that suits your needs the most!

Home Pottery Kilns
A Beginner using a Kiln Controller

Pottery Ovens For Beginners

Picking a kiln for the first time, especially if you are not experienced with kilns can be daunting.

No need to stress - we offer a variety of kilns which are tailored towards beginners - check out below!

Kilns For Beginners
Plug In Pottery Kiln

Plug In Pottery Ovens

Don't want to faff about with upgrading your power supply to install a kiln?

We have a range plug in kilns which give you the power requirements to fire any type of clay you desire.

Simply plug into your domestic 13amp socket and away you go.

Plug In Pottery Kilns
Potter Opening The Studio Kiln

Studio Pottery Ovens

Are you thinking about starting your own pottery studio or upgrading your current equipment?

We have a variety of kilns suitable for different pottery studio requirements.

Whether its capacity, power or shape/size, we have options for all.

Studio Pottery Kilns

Our Pottery Oven Recommendations

Kilncare Ikon V46 Kiln For Beginners

Best Pottery Oven For Beginners

KILNCARE IKON V46

Our top selling kiln, ready to go within minutes of arriving on your doorstep. This kiln is perfect for beginners to start their potting journey.

Plug and Go

Space Efficient

Portable

Fires to 1300°C

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Kilncare Ikon V61GXR Home Pottery Kiln

Best Home Pottery Oven

KILNCARE IKON V61 GXR

This kiln is one of a kind, due to Kilncare's additional lid add-on that consists of GX Micropore "super" insulation, this enables firings to 1300°c via a normal UK plug, which is UNHEARD OF for a 61 litre chamber!

Plug and Go

Space Efficient

Portable

Fires to 1300°C

Large chamber capacity

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Kilns & Furnaces Falcon 120L Studio Pottery Kiln

Best Studio Pottery Oven

KILNS & FURNACES FALCON 120L KILN

Our top selling front loading kiln, which is an optimal size for many pottery studios. This kiln is built to last, with optimal firing performance every time.

Easy To Access

Highly Durable

Heat Efficient

Built For Regular Use

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