The best pizza ovens of 2023 — these are the ones we tested and loved

If you're looking to make restaurant-style pizza but don't have the outdoor space for a wood or charcoal powered pizza oven, the Breville Pizzaiolo (available at Amazon and Breville) is one of the only countertop ovens that gets you to a high temperature. Even though it doesn't get quite as hot as a traditional pizza oven, the Pizzaiolo reaches up to 750 degrees — hot enough to make Neapolitan-style pizza with charred, crisp crust (a.k.a leopard spotting) — and can cook a pizza in just two minutes.

The Pizzaiolo features preset modes for New York style pizza, deep-dish pizza, thin and crispy pizza, and frozen pizza. It also features a manual setting that can adjust the top and bottom heating elements separately, allowing you to truly customize your pie.

While some pizza ovens come with a plethora of extra features and a high price point, the Ooni Fyra 12 (available at Amazon and Ooni) keeps things simple while still churning out excellent, wood-fired pies.

During testing, Culture Reporter Tim Marcin noticed that it took a bit of practice to get pizzas cooked just right — and for good reason. At 950°F, the Fyra gets ripping hot, and can cook pizzas in one minute. It takes some rehearsing to get the cooking and the fire maintenance down, since you have to continuously feed wood pellets into a hopper to keep the flame going, but once you dial in those two aspects, you'll be churning out restaurant-quality pizzas in just a few minutes.

Check out our full review of the Ooni Fyra 12 Wood Pellet Pizza Oven.

Whether you're an expert pizza maker or just a control freak, the Gozney Roccbox is a great option for making the wood-fired pizza experience a little more streamlined. It has a built-in thermometer, a silicone outer for ✨safety✨, and can be used with either propane gas or wood pellets. It also reaches up to 950°F, so it cooks pizzas fast.

The downsides of this oven are that it's pretty pricey, and anything extra will cost you. During testing, we noted that you really need the turning peel ($85, sold separately) to make cooking in this oven easier. Using the dual fuel function will also cost you, since you'll need to pay $100 extra for wood pellet functionality.

If you purchase from Amazon, you'll need to add the wood burner to your cart separately. Purchasing directly from Gozney gives you the option of selecting a dual fuel oven ($599) or a gas-only one ($499).

Check out our full review of the Gozney Roccbox.

If you identify as a "big pizza guy", the Gozney Dome might be for you. It's the most high-end of the pizza ovens on this list, with fancy features like a steam injector, customizable air ventilation controls, and an integrated digital thermometer for precise pizza making.

Like other wood-fired pizza ovens during testing, the Gozney Dome proved to have a steep learning curve at first. We found that it took some practice to keep the fire going with wood while also ensuring the pizzas didn't burn during their short stint in the oven. Using gas is much easier and tended to be more precise, but didn't offer that smoky, wood-fired taste. It'll also cost you an additional $300 if you want a dual fuel option.

During testing we found that the Gozney not only made incredible pizzas, it also created nicely cooked salmon, steak, vegetables, and more — fast.

Check out our full review of the Gozney Dome.