Best Pizza Ovens for 2023
Top Rated Pizza Ovens
A pizza oven in an outdoor kitchen — preposterous? Absolutely not. Thanks to rapid cooking, versatility, and ease, outdoor pizza ovens are a growing trend with a twist on the classic barbecue experience. Who doesn’t want their own private pizzeria? Little known fact, they can do much more: searing steaks, roasting chicken, even baking cookies. Our experts are borderline pizza addicts of discerning taste; here’s how their favorite ovens stacked up based upon quality, performance, and features.
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Quality - The best pizza ovens include excellent insulation, hands down. The biggest factor for any pizza oven is the insulation material, which controls its ability to absorb and reradiate heat. Exterior materials play huge roles in freestanding or countertop designs — we like stainless steel, thanks to its superior weather resistance.
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Performance - Expectations range from blazing hot temperatures to gentler heat. Full cooking versatility depends on how low they can go; meanwhile, the hotter the heat, the crunchier the crust. Great refractory floor can puff up a crust quite nicely — however, our dealbreaker is easy fire access (or effortless fire maintenance).
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Features - Quality pizza ovens require highly accurate thermometers, as we find temperature management is key to pie perfection. Other unique or innovative bonuses include sliding doors, providing easy management of food into and out of the heat, and included quality-of-life accessories.
Best Wood-Fired Outdoor Pizza Oven
Wood-fired pizza ovens use hardwoods or even flavored pellets that deliver a rich, smoky flavor to your food. Wood-fired ovens are known for reaching temperatures over 1,000 degrees, that deliver that authentic wood-fired crust on your pizza.
Forno Venetzia Torino 500 Pizza Oven
Expert Review Rating 4.6 out of 5.
What We Love:
- Fire brick hearth and double-layered insulation maximize heat retention
- Powder-coated oven dome is durable and UV-resistant for added longevity
- Shipped fully assembled and ready to use so you can start your cooking journey quickly
The 32-inch-by-24-inch cooking area holds up to four pizzas at once, so these ovens can be your best friend when entertaining for a small crowd.Team BBQGuys Read full expert review
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Best Portable Pizza Oven
For those who love to travel, tailgate, camp, or just looking for a more compact outdoor pizza oven for your outdoor space, then a portable pizza oven is a great option. Portable pizza ovens are available in all fuel types, and are light weight, allowing for easy travel and fresh-baked pizza any time, anywhere.
Ooni Karu Portable Pizza Oven
What We Love:
- Get cooking out of the box with wood or charcoal, or use gas with Ooni Gas Burner (sold separately)
- Reaches 950 degrees Fahrenheit in 15 minutes, for fresh flame-cooked pizza in just 60 seconds
- Fully insulated oven body and mounted digital thermometer provide increased precision
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Best Built-In Pizza Ovens
Looking to complete your outdoor kitchen with a personal pizzeria? Then you’re in luck! These are our expert picks for the best built-in pizza ovens, which conveniently drop right into BBQ islands for a seamless aesthetic in your outdoor space.
Lynx Professional Napoli Pizza Oven
Expert Review Rating 3.9 out of 5.
What We Love:
- Refractory interior cooking surface makes sure you get even heating everytime
- Variable infrared heating system get your oven to 700 ℉ to get cooking quickly
- Interior and knob lighting ensure you can cook throughout the night
Rather than the direct flame burners found in traditional pizza ovens, this Lynx unit has side-positioned infrared burners that boast 40,000 BTUs.Team BBQGuys Read full expert review
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Best Freestanding Pizza Oven
What’s better than an at-home pizzeria? One you can move around the backyard as needed! Below you’ll find our top-rated pizza ovens, complete with highly mobile carts that let you set up shop wherever you please. With one of these wood-fired ovens added to the mix, every party will be a pizza party.
Alfa Moderno 2 Pizze Pizza Oven
What We Love:
- Large cooking chamber can fit two 10" pizza in at once; More food, faster!
- Easy assembly allows you to get into the action quickly
- Oven base comes equipped with high quality casters, to make it easier to move your oven wherever it's needed
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Best Countertop Pizza Oven
Forno Venetzia Torino 200 Pizza Oven
Expert Review Rating 4.6 out of 5.
What We Love:
- Designed with Authentic Italian engineering; You'll get a great quality oven, with beautiful and functional details
- UV resistant and durable powder coated dome will keep your food cooking for years to come
- Glass oven doors allow you to view your food while cooking so you can get that perfect crust doneness
You don’t have to worry about quality when it comes to Forno Venetzia pizza ovens. The professionally engineered brick hearth infuses your pizza with a true brick-oven taste, and the ovens themselves are excellent at retaining heat thanks to their double-layered ceramic insulation.Team BBQGuys Read full expert review
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