5 Best Indoor Pizza Ovens, According to Testing

While the Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo Pizza Oven may have a higher price tag than the other indoor pizza ovens on our list, we think it's well worth it for its quick, even and consistent pizza-making results. A unique feature of this sleek, stainless steel oven is that you can use it in two different modes: automatic, which comes equipped with five presets (Wood-fired, New York, Pan, Thin & Crispy and Frozen) and manual, which allows you to individually control the temperature of the upper and lower heating elements.

When we used the "wood-fired" setting in our tests, the oven automatically set the timer to 2 minutes, but we added an additional minute to get the results we were looking for. The pizza came out gorgeous and bubbly with charred leopard spots evenly covering the crust. We found the pizza to be comparable to restaurant pizza, with a good bite. "The flavor made it seem like it really came from a wood-fired pizza oven, which is crazy," said one tester.

In our tests, we found that frozen pizzas are not the oven's strong suit. The frozen pizza that we cooked in this oven was unevenly cooked and a bit burnt, but Mangieri told us he'd always recommend you turn your pizza during cooking. Every other style of pizza we tried in this oven worked well, including a New York–style and even a gluten-free pizza. We also loved the included stainless steel pizza peel for easy launching and removal of the pies.

At under $100, the Presto Pizzazz Plus Rotating Oven is a surprisingly great buy, especially if you're a frozen pizza lover. In our frozen pizza tests, it produced a pizza that took 25 minutes to cook with a dark golden crust and evenly golden center with zero burnt spots. It also cooked our homemade pizza nicely, but we did find it to be a bit stiff and not as light and airy as other pizzas made with different pizza ovens. Mangieri did note, however, that it noticeably cooked the outer edge more than inner part of the pizza.

Why would someone use this appliance for frozen pizza rather than simply turning on the oven? According to the manufacturer, this pizza oven saves as much as 60% in energy compared to a conventional oven. We also love that you can use this for entertaining when you're short on oven space or when it's the height of summer and you don't want to turn on your oven.

This pizza oven features two separately controlled heating elements, allowing you to select top, bottom, or both elements, depending on what style of pizza you're cooking and how crispy you like your crust. The nonstick rotating pizza tray ensures that your pizza achieves even heat distribution and can be easily removed after cooking for easy cleaning. Take note that this pizza oven isn't enclosed and could pose a safety hazard if your household has children or pets.

This low-profile, compact indoor pizza oven from Cuisinart won't take up too much space on your countertop. And if you don't plan to keep it on your counter, you can tote it from storage via the built-in handles on the side of the oven — we found it's not too heavy. The timer lets you set the cook time in 30-second increments up to 10 minutes and one-minute increments up to 60 minutes.

We found the temperature control knob easy to use and liked that you can turn on a light inside the oven to monitor your cook. An indicator light will alert you once the oven is preheated. While this pizza oven doesn't offer built-in presets like other competitors, there is a guide on the left and right sides of the door window which can help you determine the best pizza stone or pan, temperature and time for the style of pizza you are making.

This oven had the longest preheat time of 28 minutes compared with other pizza ovens we tested (which were around 18 minutes), but it offered very even heat distribution throughout the pizza stone once it got to temp. In our Neapolitan pizza test, this pick produced a nicely golden pizza with some of the bubbles and char marks you would want from an artisan pizza. The DiGiorno frozen pizza that baked in this oven was not super even: It had some dark and light spots throughout. But the frozen pizza from Genio Della Pizza came out nicely golden. Chef Anthony Mangieri was most impressed with the performance of this pizza oven when he stopped by our Lab; he thought the frozen pizza baked the most even and the most quickly.

The homemade gluten-free pizzas we made with this oven came out nice and crispy and golden, but we got better results at a higher temperature than what was recommended for gluten-free dough (it was fluffier and not as flat when baked at a higher temp).

Introduced in 2023, the Volt 12 Electric Pizza Oven is Ooni's newest electric countertop pizza oven, and it can be used both indoors and outdoors. While this model is larger and heavier (39.2 pounds with built-in handles), than other picks on this list, we found the larger surface area made it easier to launch 12-inch pies successfully without hitting the pizza oven's walls, compared to other ovens.

You will need to keep your Ooni manual in reach, when operating this pizza oven, as there aren't presets listed on the control panel. Once you determine which style of pie you want to cook, you can adjust the temperature and timer using large knobs on the control panel. There is also a knob for Boost Mode, which lets you quickly reheat the pizza stone between bakes; this is a great feature since baking a pizza will cool the stone down a bit, especially after opening the pizza oven door a few times.

The pizzas that we baked in this oven had an evenly baked crust with leopard-print char marks. We cooked three Neapolitan pies — one after another — and the oven churned out consistent results. The pizzas also baked up very quickly (in less than 2 minutes) since the oven was set to 850°F, which is also the hottest temperature we've seen a home indoor pizza oven go achieve.

The Chefman Indoor Pizza Oven offers a sleek illuminated control panel that features three knobs that control lower temps, upper temps and the timer. Mangieri noted that it looked "cooler" and more "design-y." The timer is large and counts down on the control panel, alerting you audibly once it's done.

We love that you don't have to rely on the user manual as you learn your machine, thanks to a magnet (which can be placed anywhere on the exterior of the oven) with the time and temperature for five styles of pizza: Neapolitan, New York, thin-crust, pan or frozen. There's also a manual mode on the control panel, so you can also adjust the cook if you prefer your pizza crispier or a bit softer. The oven offers a deep interior with a square stone and has built-in legs to protect your kitchen countertop and position the oven closer to chest level, which is helpful when opening the oven door and maneuvering pies.

Though we had to add an additional two minutes to the recommended 2.5-minute cook time for a Neapolitan pizza, it came out golden brown with puffy dough that had some nice bubbles and a good, lightly smoky taste. Frozen pizza came out a bit unevenly golden — some parts were a little darker — but the cheese melted nicely.

In our Lab tests, this pizza oven took 22 minutes to preheat to its highest temp, but we did find that the pizza stone didn't offer completely even heat distribution: The front of the pizza stone was 225°F cooler than the center of the stone. Because of this, we recommend heating the oven for longer than the recommended preheat time and using an infrared thermometer to ensure your stone is at the correct temperature before launching pizzas. We also found it harder to launch homemade pizzas with the perforated peel because semolina or cornmeal, which is dusted onto the bottom of the crust to prevent fresh dough from sticking, can slip through the holes and cause the pie to stick.