Beyond the Hype: Honest Review of the Gozney Arc XL Pizza Oven

Today we're taking a deep dive into the all-new Gozney Arc XL pizza oven. It's a 16-inch gas pizza oven that competes with the Ooni Karu 16 and the Gozney Dome, and in this video, we're going to cover how big of a pizza you can actually fit inside, how long it takes for the oven to come back to temperature between pizzas, whether the pizza stone comes out of this oven for cleaning and a whole bunch more, so if you like making pizza at home, we've got the answers to your questions about the Gozney Arc XL.

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0:47 How Much Is The Gozney Arc?
1:32 Build Quality
2:48 How to Light the Gozney Arc
3:42 How Long Does It Take To Heat Up the Gozney Arc?
4:21 Neapolitan Pizza Tests
5:36 Gozney Arc Stone Temperature Recovery Time Between Pizzas
6:15 Detroit Style Pizza Tests
7:08 New York Strip Steak Test
8:25 16” New York Style Pizza Test
9:32 Standout Features of the Gozney Arc
10:55 Can You Taste Wood Fired Flavor on Pizza?

[connorfairbanks]

Most thorough review of this oven I've seen so far. Nice to see you cook a few different styles and show stone recovery time.

[CoolJay]

Agreed. Wood fired pizza does not add wood or smoke flavor. Some top notch pizzaiolos are using electric deck such as PizzaMaster ovens. However burning wood in the backyard is always fun.

[CornishCarnivore]

Science says you cannot gain any wood flavour over 350C, which happens to be on the lower end of the pizza cooking range. I read that wood fire ovens will get an ambient temp up quicker than gas, particularly on large ones. But in all honesty, there's enough faff with pizza without having to manage a fire too. And I say that as a mega fire cooking geek. For back yard cooks and pizza geeks, a gas pizza oven is perfect.

[Michael_W]

I dont know if u will see my comment, but this is a fascinating review. I love all of your reviews and thank you so much for helping novice BBQ and backyard cooks like me. Your voice is very easy to listen to as well and u are very concise on each point. thanks so mcuh!

[muckcee]

Great review. Agreed, I too cannot taste the wood in a wood fire pizza. I can smell it though, in my moustache after eating it 😅

[emmgeevideo]

The higher temps 700+ degrees burn off the volatile compounds that create "smoke". So agreed that at those temps, the temperature itself creates the flavor profile, not the fuel. I have the dual-fuel Gozney Dome and I'll swear that cooking at lower temps with wood for things like salmon and veggies do benefit from wood smoke flavor. I enjoy tending the fire and smelling the smoke while cooking. For a fuller-experience, both as a cook and for the product of the cooking, a wood-fired oven offers a wider range of benefits. If you use any of the Gozney products as a "pizza oven" only, probably gas is more practical.

[RH-ztph]

While it’s fun and somewhat romantic to cook a pizza with wood (I have an original dual fuel dome and have done both many times) one cannot taste any wood flavor in a 90 second cook let alone a 6 to 10 minute cook for a New York or other style pizza. And gas fired is far easier and consistent for temperature control, the dome is just too small for using large enough pieces of wood to maintain temperature, but it is dramatic!

[joshn]

Thank you for the review! Would love to see your dough recipes!

[Bob-ouuq]

How does this compare to Alfa portable you also tested?

[DaveAlex]

Thank you and greetings from Venezuela.👊Great and honest review.

[istvankovasznai]

Unbelievably review. Love it. Could you make one with some recipes as well?? 😁😁😁

[SteveBrotja]

Great review. Do you think you need both the placement peel and turning peel or can you just use the placement one? Noticed you turned the pizza with it.

[dancue]

Love the review. First time on this channel. I’m going to subscribe and purchase this product. This will be my first dedicated pizza oven.

[timjohnson]

the absolute best review i've seen, thanks for your time and efforts with this.... ill be getting this dome soon.

[JesusGonzalezPR]

Youtubers should take lessons with this guy on “how a review should be DONE” full of details mate !

[WarChortle]

I got the Koda 16 for Black Friday... but this XL has me looking at adding another pizza oven to our home...

[nickd]

Really appreciate all the YouTube channels giving previews and reviews of the new Gozney Arc in action. I've watched all your pizza oven reviews!! Now that I'm finally ready to purchase this new oven I would definitely like to see some dough making videos. For reliable Neapolitan and NY Style doughs. I've mastered the NY style in a home oven with a Baking Steel, so I'm curious if I automatically remove the sugar and olive oil that is meant to help with browning on lower oven temps. Thanks again for your informative reviews.

[kathleenchisholm]

excellent analysis agree about the wood fired flavor

[Gcameraman]

Really clean and useful review, thank you!

[tcbtcb]

Nice review. Like seeing all the pizza ovens on display.