Everyone loves pizza. Okay, not everyone, but most of us. In fact, on “any given day, more than 40 million Americans will eat pizza,” the BBC reports. Studies have even concluded that the average person will eat more than 5,000 slices of pizza in their adult life.
Whether it’s hot from a local pizzeria or crisped to perfection in your own kitchen, the Italian dish is hard to beat. But if you really want to elevate your pizza experience, nothing beats having a pizza oven. These specialized ovens can reach very high temperatures (often exceeding 800°F), which is crucial for achieving a perfectly crispy crust while cooking the toppings evenly.
While traditional pizza ovens use wood as fuel (known as wood-fired pizza ovens), today there are various types available. Gas-fired pizza ovens, for instance, offer precise temperature control, while electric pizza ovens are compact and user-friendly, ideal for home use.
In the market for your own pizza oven? We’ve rounded up some of the best on the market right now.
Ooni
Best overall pizza oven: Ooni Koda 16 Gas Pizza Oven, $649
- Fast heating
- Easy to assemble
- Large cooking surface
This carbon steel oven from Ooni, one of the leading pizza oven brands on the market, can reach 950 degrees in just 60 seconds. For context, that is twice the maximum temperature of your regular kitchen oven. It’s also incredibly easy to assemble and use, thanks to the easy gas dial.
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Gozney
Best portable pizza oven: Gozney Roccbox Outdoor Pizza Oven
- Fast heating
- Compact
- Suitable for inside use
This sleek pizza oven from Gozney is compact and easy to use, indoors or out, depending on your preference (and the weather). The appliance, which comes with an optional wood burner attachment and can cook a pizza in just 60 seconds, is also portable—meaning your camping trips just got a major upgrade.
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Gozney, $499.99
Cuisinart
Best multi-function pizza oven: Cuisinart 3-in-1 Pizza Oven Plus
- 3 different surfaces
- Portable
- Fast, efficient heating
Cuisinart knows that sometimes you want a pizza oven, sometimes a griddle, and sometimes a grill. So why not combine them all in one handy appliance? The Cuisinart 3-in-1 Pizza Oven Plus is small but mighty, thanks to features like the heavy-duty cast-iron griddle plate, a gas hose for a 20-pound propane tank, and a 13-inch cordierite pizza stone.
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Home Depot, $303.99
Ooni
Best electric pizza oven: Ooni Volt 12 Electric Pizza Oven
- Electric
- Suitable for inside use only
- Fast heating
We said it before, but Ooni really is the leading go-to brand in the pizza oven world, which is why it has made a second appearance on this list. If you prefer electric to gas, the brand’s Volt 12 is another ultra-efficient, sleek pizza-cooking appliance. In fact, it can have your pizza ready to go in just 90 seconds and is even equipped with a patent-pending Pizza Intelligence temperature-control system.
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Breville
Best countertop pizza oven: Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo
- Sits on the countertop
- Highly efficient
- IQ smart system
At just under $1000, this pizza oven is for those who are really, really serious about pizza. It’s well worth the investment, as it comes complete with multiple preset cooking functions (settings include wood-fired, Thin & Crispy, and New York) and an efficient IQ smart system that will adjust the heating elements to your specific cooking needs. It’s also the first-ever domestic countertop oven to reach 400°C, which means it can cook your pizza to restaurant quality in two minutes.
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Breville, $999.99
Ninja
Best for outdoor cooking: Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Pizza Oven
- Multiple functions
- Outdoor use
- Five pizza settings
This compact outdoor pizza oven from Ninja doesn’t cook only pizza. With its 8-in-1 functionality, it can also bake vegetables, roast vegan meats, and so much more. But, obviously, if you’re buying a pizza oven, you want to know it can do your pizza justice. Good news: it has not one, but five different pizza settings to choose from, including Thin Crust, New York, and Neapolitan.
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Ninja, $399.99
Presto
Best budget indoor pizza oven: Presto Pizzazz Plus Rotating Oven
- Affordable
- Compact
- Energy efficient
- Suitable for indoor use
Pizza ovens are great, but they’re also expensive. If you want to experiment with a pizza oven without breaking the bank, check out this option from Presto, which is available for less than $90. It’s still incredibly efficient. In fact, it can save up to 60 percent of the energy you would need to cook pizza in a conventional oven.
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Chefman
Best compact indoor pizza oven: Chefman Everything Maker
- Easy to store
- Affordable
- Suitable for indoor use
- Fast heating
If you’ve had enough of bulky appliances taking up space on your countertop, a pizza oven doesn’t have to add to the mess. Instead, consider choosing a compact, easy-to-store option like this one from Chefman. Whip it out to make 12-inch pizzas (or quesadillas, vegan omelets, or anything else you fancy) with its highly efficient, quick-heating skillets, then simply cool it down, wipe it clean, and pop it back in the cupboard.
GreenPan
Best pizza oven to splurge on: GreenPan Stanley Tucci Pizza Oven
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Highly efficient
- Fast heating
- Easy to store
- Use indoors and outdoors
Of course, you can count on Stanley Tucci to make a sleek, aesthetically stunning, highly efficient pizza oven. His collaboration with GreenPan is worth the splurge. Not only does it look beautiful, but it can produce high-quality artisan-style Neapolitan pizza in just 90 seconds. It’s also incredibly easy to clean, compact to store, and usable both indoors and outdoors.
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Big Horn
Best value multi-fuel pizza oven: Big Horn Multi-Fuel Outdoor Pizza Oven
- Multi-fuel
- Value for money
- Portable
- Use indoors and outdoors
Priced at less than $170, this sleek, stainless-steel multi-fuel oven from Big Horn offers incredible value for anyone who wants a pizza oven that can be powered by wood, gas, or electricity. It’s also portable, can be used indoors and outdoors, and can cook everything from vegan meat to roasted vegetables.
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