Azuma Portable Pizza Oven Patio Garden Stainless Steel Wood Fired Folding Legs 13" Stone Silver XS7087

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This model comes with everything you need to get started (if cooking with wood) – it includes a long-handled pizza peel and carry bag. Amounts shown in italicised text are for items listed in currency other than Euros and are approximate conversions to Euros based upon Bloomberg's conversion rates. However, if you have the budget and your heart set on a gas-fired model, this is an excellent choice for fail-safe homemade pizzas every time. And when we say we've tested them, we don't mean we've just tried them out once - we have these ovens at home for a timescale of two weeks to two months before we come to a verdict. Look out for models with griddles, as then you’ll be able to use your oven as a barbecue and not have to own two separate outdoor cookers.

Ease of build and use: We timed how long it took to build the oven and rated the instruction manual. Both the pizza oven door and the chimney smoke control vent must be left open when you light the fire. The Gozney Dome is the sellout, big spend pizza oven from Gozney, a brand that makes a range of professional ovens, alongside their classic Roccbox, which is one of Ideal Home's favourite picks.With its compact size and easily retractable legs, it might make a good option for the beach as long as you can drive it there, as at 29kg, it's probably a little heavy to carry. It's made by Danish brand Morsø, and is a sturdy, stylish piece of outdoor kit that feels built to last. The Ooni Koda is a gas-fired pizza oven available in either 12-inch or 16-inch sizes, so there's an option for those with more space and one for a more portable option. We also like to cook a selection of meals from garlic bread and pizza to grilled veggies and steak, because, with the best pizza oven, you'll never be limited to a simple margherita.

But, if your cravings are becoming a little bit too regular, then it might be worth investing in a pizza oven. Azuma has got you covered with tips on how to make the perfect pizza dough, as well as delicious pizza sauce recipes. We had guests staying and needed extra temporary seating for the lounge and it’ll be moved into the garden soon, once they’ve left us. Though you can use a pizza oven all year around, maintenance does admittedly get a little trickier in winter.Hooking the gas up was also a simple procedure, though once the oven was lit, we needed to cure the pizza stone for at least 30 minutes.

Overall, Azuma Outdoor is a great resource for anyone looking to enhance their outdoor living space. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. After completing a Home Economics degree, Helen went on to work for the Good Housekeeping Institute and has been reviewing home appliances ever since. We found the video was a good starting point when it came to assembly, and the written instructions provided a more in-depth step-by-step guide. This budget-friendly oven earned a perfect score from our most discerning reviewer, Helen McCue, a feat that is not easy to do.

After two-and-a-half minutes, our 12-inch pizza was hot and bubbling with gooey cheese and lightly browned toppings. We tested it with both wood and charcoal and it’s easy to load with fuel and light, although it does take a good 30 minutes to reach a temperature high enough for cooking. When the oven floor temperature reaches about 370 degrees Celsius / 700 degrees Fahrenheit, the soot will vaporise and you’ll see a white patch. During testing, this model took 25 minutes to heat and just 2 minutes to cook our pizza, which had a classic mottled crust. In our eyes, a pizza peel is an essential, but some brands don't provide these as standard, and this will be an additional cost.

A few ovens come with a pizza paddle designed to fit the cavity perfectly, though this is the exception rather than the rule. 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. Traditionally, a pizza oven is a round-domed (usually wood-fired) oven used for baking pizzas and more.The burning wood pellets impart a delicious smoky flavour that simply can't be achieved by cooking with gas.