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Although a crowd favourite meal all year around, there’s something particularly delizioso about homemade pizza during the springtime.
The air is getting more balmy and you’re embracing being the homebody you are – which makes entertaining preparation all the more of a palatable concept.
Whether you use ready-made bases or make the dough from scratch, investing in a pizza oven is a sure-fire way to level up your family pizza nights and lowkey dinner parties.
With design, function and affordability in mind, we’ve rounded up some of the best pizza ovens currently on the market that’ll make a scrumptious statement in your alfresco entertaining area.
6 best pizza ovens to shop in 2024
Ooni Karu 16 multi-fuel pizza oven
$1299 (usually $1499), Ooni
Backed by the international authority on authentic Neapolitan pizza Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, this pizza oven by Ooni is perfect for cooking large pizzas, roasted meats, seared veggies and fresh bread with its advanced technology and new design features.
“All I can say is wow! Watching the pizza crust rise right before my eyes, tasting that oven fired crisp, I’m starting to wonder how I ever settled for any other home-cooked pizza before!” wrote a reviewer who left five stars.
Key features:
- multiple fuel options for versatility – cook with wood, charcoal or gas
- reaches 500°C in 15 minutes
- mounted digital thermometer
Also available:
Gozney Dome outdoor pizza oven
$2699 (usually $2999), Gozney
Make restaurant-quality pizza – or roast, smoke, steam or bake other dishes – in the comfort of your own backyard with the Dome professional grade outdoor oven.
Key features:
- digital thermometer
- innovative air ventilation
- double-layer stone floor and dense cavity insulation for heat retention
- steam injector
- quick-connect accessory port
- water-resistant and UV-stable ceramic bonded outer coating
- five-year warranty
Breville The Smart Oven Pizzaiolo
$899 (usually $949), The Good Guys
All the think-work is taken out of the mealtime equation with Breville’s pizza oven that is jampacked with intuitive features ready for a smooth-sailing pizza night.
Key features:
- conductive heat for base char control
- convective heat for base toppings
- pre-set functions including iconic New York, woodfired, thin and crispy and more
- customisable manual mode
- free delivery
Also available:
Baccarat The Gourmet Slice XL red pizza oven
$169.99 (usually $349.99), House
Made from premium steel, a bold red colourway and featuring a removable ceramic baking stone, Baccarat’s pizza oven is ideal for baking quality pizzas, pita bread and more at home. Buon appetito.
Key features:
- can cook up to 16″ pizzas
- simple dial system with dual heating elements reaching up to 400°C
- tempered glass viewing window
- timer up to 15 minutes
- two stainless steel pizza paddles
“It works extremely well and is easy to clean, looks great also,” wrote a five-star reviewer, “happy with my purchase”.
Also available:
Ooni Karu 12 multi-fuel pizza oven
$549, Ooni
Add an industrial touch to your alfresco area with Ooni’s Karu 12 pizza oven that is as easily portable as it is chic.
Key features:
- multiple fuel options for versatility – cook with wood, charcoal or gas
- reaches 500°C in 15 minutes
- portable at 12kg
- three-year warranty
- free shipping and returns
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Ooni Volt 12 electric pizza oven
$1499, Ooni
If you live in an apartment or in a home without a large outdoor area, this new electric pizza oven from Ooni will be perfect for your space.
Key features:
- all electric
- reaches 450°C in 20 minutes
- ready to use out of the box
- two-year warranty
- free shipping and returns
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Which oven is best for making pizza?
It depends on what you’re prioritising when it comes to which oven is best for making pizza; if it’s authenticity and specialised cooking, a pizza oven is the way to go but if it’s convenience, a convection oven also does the trick. When it comes to individual pizza ovens, the pizza ovens mentioned above are some of the best of the market.
Why is a pizza oven better than a regular oven?
Offering several advantages over a regular convection oven, pizza ovens can reach higher temperatures which can give a crispier texture and smokier taste; the heat distribution is often more even and the higher heat allows for faster cooking time. However, a pizza cooked in any oven is guaranteed to be a yummy pizza.
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