The Best Pizza Ovens

Here's my review of the very best outdoor standalone pizza ovens.

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[flameandpie]

You mentioned the peel from Roccbox has become your favorite and you used it throughout this video. I agree totally. It is a great little peel and I even use it with my mobile wood fired business and my Fire Within oven trailer. It has a great feel and easily controlled. I can't wait for Gozney to start selling them separately so I can pick up a couple more. And yes, the Roccbox is a fantastic oven. I don't even bother with wood in it, the gas works great.

[jamalpeoples]

I modified the Blackstone oven. There is a great forum for it. For an extra 75 dollars. I paid for four ovens in one weekend at the market. 150 to 250 pies a day on weekends. That was two years ago. We now do a micro brewery on Thurs, Friday, and Saturday nights. We also bought another 3 used on ebay as the oven was discontinued for awhile, to do catering events. In a weekend we are cooking almost a 700 pies at the farmers market and brewery. When we also do catering events that number can jump to 1000. The Blackstones hasn't missed a beat. There were some changes as we had pizza steels made. We also have had the some other minor repairs, but for the money they have made us they can't be beat. They have been back instock for a few months plan on adding more to the fleet, so we can add more staff and able to do more weddings next summer.

[rcbustanut]

I picked up the ooni pro about a month ago, totally loving it!!! Much larger than the ooni 3 & works on wood, coal & propane. Can easily make 12" pies with room to easily turn the pie with a turn peel. I have made pizzas as fast as 50-60 seconds in it!!.... And yes, there's a bit of a learning curve, but nothing crazy 🤪 😁👍

[marcussavina]

you expect it to work out of the box.??? yes, that's why I bought it!

[joelp.dietzjr.]

Great video/review, Kenji. As always.
I'm in the process of purchasing, after much research, the RoccBox. The pricing and VAT/shipping issues of the past have all been resolved. Also, they have just released their newer version 2.0 wood burner box, as the older one had many complaints. My 2nd choice was the Ooni (formerly Uuni) Koda 16 model. The Roccbox is still the better quality of the two, the stainless on the RB is made out of 304 S. Steel as opposed to Ooni's rolled steel.
There is also new pricing,
the main oven is $499 (free shipping and comes with the LP burner and the peel,
the new wood box (releasing 10/2020) is $100,
a cover at $50.00
and finally, a disc-shaped pizza turning peel for $65.00
all for a grand total of $714.00.

The Ooni Koda 16 (not available until the end of 11/2020 is $499.00
The peel is $60.00 (sold out right now)
the cover is $50.00 (but sold out),
disc-shaped pizza turning peel $60.00 (also sold out),
The Ooni Koda 16 does not have a wood-burning capability.
A grand total of $669.00.

I would love it if you could do an updated review of pizza ovens since so much has evolved since your initial review.
Thanks for everything you do.

[RexHu]

I've been looking for something like this for a while now. Thank you so much!

[NOTANOTHERCOOKINGSHOW]

Great video man. I've used the Rockbox, I was using wood chips and found I had trouble keeping the fire lite. I was windy so I couldn't tell if the wind was blowing it out or it there wasn't any air circulation in the chamber. Thanks for the video.

[vincents]

I have the Blackstone and can’t say enough good things about it. Makes a great pizza and is easy and convenient to use since it is propane fired. Heats up quickly (like 10-15 minutes ). Makes a pie in 2 minutes, literally. Even crust and with stones on top and bottom everything is cooked.

[eechenglee]

im a student AND broke why am i watching this

[orvillealdrich]

Love watching your channel! Would love for you to do a video for a wood fired pizza.

[basharcali]

I have the Blackstone and I'm more than happy with it

[robertd]

I am sure we would all love an update too see how the Roccbox stack against the Ooni Koda?

[logandye]

Babish sent me had to after the constant shout outs to your recipes

[raptorshootingsystems]

I have the Roccbox and have to say out of all the small ovens I looked at, the build quality was the best. It’s easy to use and I find that making 10 inch pizzas is not a drawback because it’s let everyone make one their own way. The crust has a great texture and the high heat cooks most toppings from raw within 90 seconds.

[strings]

I have an Uuni 3, and there's a lot of hacks out there for getting it to burn hot, but from experience, get a small fan and sit it behind the box. Also, use a propane torch to get fires going or too occasionally increase fire intensity. Keep everything tight on the back and it works almost too well--lots and lots of flames moving to the front and out of the chimney. I considered getting the gas attachment but with this $10 hack (small USB rechargeable fan) any heating issues were resolved and it stays super hot so long as you keep your hopper full of pellets. And don't leave hopper lid off, or crack for air on the back doing this. I've tried all of these methods, this works the best. Awesome pizzas too, by the way.

[fredericdavid]

Hi! Any updates on your top 5 three years later? Thanks!

[KimJasonE]

Been waiting for this...and confirmed what I suspected. The Roccbox is superior, but so damn expensive!!! Amazing review!!!

[RDPaving]

I just bought the uuni 3 bundle that comes with the cover, peel, gas conversion, pizza cutter and a bag of pellets for $349 on their website. I cant wait for it to come in

[SeeRedz]

I use my wife’s angry breath which is hotter than the sun.

[johnnyhottub]

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. You're a LEGEND. Really appreciated this vid as I've been teetering on the Blackstone side. The real downfall for me is design. I just can't pull the trigger. On the opposite corner, I really like the look of the Blackstone 36" griddle. I need to makes some ultra smashed burgers on one of those. I've cooked about every recipe in the food lab and can't tell you how much marmite and anchovy paste has changed our life.