And not having to turn them makes it great for families who have younger folks who want to help cook, because once launched properly onto the stone, it is a simple unit to use. Semolina and cornmeal are great for home ovens, or pies that bake in or on pans, but if your pizza is going to cook directly on the deck, flour is the move because it allows easier sliding. It’s pretty much identical to the ones I learned with in Italy, and comes in two lengths, so you can pick the one that best fits your needs. Their natural sweetness and the wonderful texture make a major difference, as they are less watery and have fewer seeds than other tomatoes. A number of the models on this list have easy foldaway legs, meaning they too will take up very little room when not in use.

Additionally, the top lid is hinged and pops open for easy cleanup so you can fire it up on the regular. Do not feel that you must go down the rabbit hole of doughmaking to have a wonderful homemade pizza. If I’ve learned one thing from my journey, it’s that amazing pies are most often born from pizza ovens. We've also picked the best pizza oven accessories and tools to help you make the most of your oven, including pizza peels and cutters.There are several reasons to recommend this unit from Halo, but what stands out most are the features that the other ovens on this list don’t have. This pizza oven is another first of its kind – it can reach 450C internally without being fuelled by wood or gas.

Get a good sense of how you move pizzas in and out of the unit, how well it cooks, to start to find your sweet spot of everything from crust thickness to scale and number of toppings. Be forewarned, this unit gets really hot, so while you can do those 90-second Neapolians, thicker crust pizza requires lowered propane so you don’t get a crust that’s burnt on the outside and raw in the middle. It’s a good idea to have the deck spinning while you preheat the oven, or you’ll have a stone that’s half hot and half cold. The sleek metal oven looks like an oversized microwave and sits happily on a countertop or kitchen island to be plugged in to the mains – no outdoor space required.

It's been something that's brought my friends and I together in the great outdoors (even if that's just in my cosy little garden). And for thicker pizzas, focaccias, and flatbreads, I love the Ciselier 8 inch Alpen Italiano Classico shears, which make fast work of slicing any size of piece, and come apart for easy cleanup. The stone needs curing – the curing process for the Roccbox is really simple, it just involves following the heating time instructions on the box, and takes about 30 minutes to complete. Another great option for pizza ovens with narrow openings, salmon cooks quickly and takes on smoky flavours well. Unboxing it was a two-person job, though there were straps around the body of the oven to help us ease it out of the packaging.

Our oven gets lots of use all year-round and has been enjoyed by family and friends on many occasions. But take care when putting the cover on, it is easy to accidentally hit the turntable button and set it spinning. My pizza journey began when I tried to parlay my sourdough skills into crave-worthy pies at home and found it easier said than done. The oven has dual fuel for propane or wood burning and accessories like a Neapolitan Arch and Flue Extension , a steam injector, and a space for artisanal breads.Thanks to the pizza stone, the results from this pint-sized oven are similar to those achieved by a much larger gadget.

My wife Sue has been really impressed; she now has a second oven which is better than the one in our kitchen. Also consider an area that best allows for smooth launching of your pizzas, plus plenty of surface space to both build your pizzas and plate them up once cooked. The dough was also evenly cooked, and while the crust lacked that mottled look you often see with restaurant pizza, we were still pleased with the quality. It’s larger than the Roccbox, and a bit unwieldy to carry, making it a good permanent fixture for the backyard. Safety: Pizzas require incredibly high temperatures to cook so we looked for excellent insulation and safety features to make using the pizza oven easy to use.Once connected to the gas (butane), it lights like a gas hob – simply press and hold the flame and ignition buttons together – and heats to temperature in 15 minutes. Lots of recipes can also be cooked in the residual heat from making pizzas while the oven cools down (or even as it is warming up beforehand) to make the most of the energy expended by turning on your pizza oven.