It also has precise temperature control, a timer, and included accessories (a metal peel and a deep-dish pizza pan with a detachable handle). But if you have the outdoor space, they’re a more versatile option than the Breville oven thanks to their larger opening, and they can also cost a lot less. I mention the roaster because it trapped just enough moisture from the cauliflower to cook it through while the fire blackened the tops of the crowns. The Vintage electric oven has an 18 litre capacity and allows for the possibility of turning on both elements, or only the top/bottom element separately, for grilling/defrosting. Though there are several types of pizza ovens, and we’ve tested the indoor Breville Pizzaiolo separately in the past, for this series of tests we focused mainly on portable outdoor pizza ovens.

Fast cooking at high temperatureallows you to replicate the same method of wood-fired ovens and in just 4 minutes you get a perfect cooking for homemade pizza, and 2 minutes for frozen pizza.The maximum temperature we measured on the stone was 890 °F—still impressive, and definitely hot enough to torch a pizza. This oven made pretty perfect homemade pizzas, with spotted crispy bottoms and chewy crusts punctuated with golf-ball-sized air bubbles. Whether it’s finding great products or discovering helpful advice, we’ll help you get it right (the first time). Little secret, the makers of the hottest fire pit of the moment also make a great pizza oven starter kit. Unlike our top pick, the Fyra burns wood pellets, and as a result comes with a few more components you need to assemble: a two-part chimney pipe, a pellet hopper, a firebox, an oven door, and a chimney cap that doubles as a wood-pellet scoop.

It’s best that you invest in two 12-inch-wide pizza peels: a wooden or bamboo peel for dressing and launching pies into the oven, and a metal peel for rotating and removing the pie. The Ariete Vintage Espresso is a coffee machine with an elegant and refined design, featuring the latest technology for ground coffee or ESE pods. If you have limited outdoor space, or you just don’t want to commit to a larger model, this little oven is fun and capable of baking some awesome pies.As of now, we still don’t know why the hopper jams—we just know that it’s both a fact of life and easily fixable. Beyond that, most ovens, and all on this list, will have a stand that raises them off the surface they are on, so as to not scorch your picnic table or anything. If you’ve ever tried cooking a pizza in your home oven—even with a pizza stone—the resulting pies probably lacked that perfect balance of crispy, chewy-yet-tender crust that the best pizzerias seem to achieve effortlessly.