Pizza Oven Reviews
Looking to level up your outdoor kitchen? Whether you’re after wood-fired flavor or gas-powered convenience, we’ve tested and reviewed the best pizza ovens to help you find the right one.. Learn about our testing process.
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Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens in 2026: We Tested 9 Ovens
July 9, 2025At Smoked BBQ Source, we usually focus on reviewing grills and smokers, but once you’ve got a solid setup with charcoal, gas, or pellet, it’s only natural to start eyeing the next backyard upgrade: a pizza oven. We got our hands on 9 of the most popular ovens, from wood-fired to gas-powered workhorses and cooked… -
Grilla Pie-Ro Pizza Oven Review: Is Pellet Power the Secret to Perfect Pizza?
July 8, 2025Grilla is one of my favorite pellet grill brands, and they’ve now entered the pizza oven market with the Pie-Ro. The Pie-Ro’s self-monitoring, pellet-fueled design brings something new to the pizza oven world. It aims to deliver the versatility of a pellet grill to the crowded pizza oven space. But how does this innovative pizza oven compare… -
Yoder Wood-fired Pizza Oven Review: Can You Really Make Great Pizza on a Pellet Grill? Â
February 17, 2025Most grill pizza stones can’t match a real pizza oven, and most pellet grills struggle to hit the high temps needed for great pizza. Yoder Smokers, however, are built for serious heat, and now they offer a pizza oven conversion kit for their pellet grills. But does it stack up against dedicated pizza ovens? I… -
Stoke vs Ooni: Which Pizza Oven is Better?
November 13, 2024While I personally love the convince of a gas pizza oven, lots of people want the option to switch between gas and wood fired. Today, we’re pitting two hybrid outdoor pizza ovens against each other to see which suits you most. Who will win in the battle of Stoke vs Ooni Karu? Brand history Ooni… -
Ooni Koda 2 Max Review: The Best Dual Pizza Oven for Cooking 2 Pizas At Once
September 17, 2024When I tested out the original Ooni Koda 16, I thought it was the perfect size pizza oven. Now, they’ve launched their new Koda 2 Max, with 24″ cooking area for cooking multiple pizzas at the same time (or a pizza and sides). In this review, I’ll go through my experience cooking with this new… -
Alfa Forni Moderno Portable Pizza Oven ReviewÂ
February 14, 2024There are so many pizza ovens on the market today, but the Alfa Forni brand stands out with a reputation for quality and design with headquarters between Roma and Napoli, in the birthplace of pizza. Alfa offers several different lines and models for their Italian-crafted pizza ovens, and I have been lucky enough to try… -
Ooni Koda 16 Review: The Sweet Spot
June 30, 2023If you’re in the market for a pizza oven, you’ve probably noticed that there are a LOT of options on the market today. Ooni is a frontrunner in the pizza oven market, especially when it comes to portable pizza oven options and the Ooni Koda 16 is no exception. Today in this Ooni Koda 16… -
Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven Review
June 15, 2023Ninja ruffled some feathers among grill manufacturers with the launch of their first outdoor grill last year when they launched the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill, and now they’re back for round two… They just released the brand-new Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven that includes a lot of the great roasting & smoking features of the original… -
Gozney Roccbox Review: A Portable Pizza Oven That Packs A Punch
March 24, 2023We ranked the Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens to make pizza at home and the Gozney Roccbox earned the spot as the “Best Overall”. Today I’m going to be diving into the portability, build quality, design, and performance and explain why we think the Gozney Roccbox is such a good buy. Overview and first impressions The… -
Ooni Karu 16 Review: Ooni’s Biggest Multi-Fuel Oven
March 20, 2023The Ooni Karu 16 is a multi-fuel pizza oven that promises to deliver restaurant-quality pizza in the comfort of your own backyard. It is a larger version of the top-selling Ooni Karu 12 and boasts a spacious cooking area of 16 inches, making it ideal for families and groups of friends. In this Ooni Karu… -
Solo Pi Pizza Oven Review
February 14, 2023The Solo Stove Pi is a portable, gas-fired pizza oven designed for outdoor use. This oven is perfect for anyone who loves pizza and wants to take their outdoor cooking to the next level. With its compact size and easy set-up, the Solo Stove Pi is perfect for camping trips, picnics, and backyard parties. The… -
Ooni VS Gozney Roccbox: Portable Pizza Oven Battle
August 7, 2022A huge number of portable, outdoor pizza oven brands have flooded the market in recent years. At the top of the pack, you’ve got Ooni and Gozney, who both sell multi-fuel ovens capable of hitting 950°F+ temperatures for restaurant-quality pizza at home. At this price point, Gozney only sells the Roccbox, which is available in…
