The Best S'mores Maker for Your Next Party

You don't have to stop roasting marshmallows for s'mores when cold temperatures roll around thanks to indoor s'mores makers. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles, including electric, ceramic, microwave-friendly and more. Some s’mores makers require little more than an outlet or an oven (and a great indoor s’mores recipe!), while others use fuel gel to get a flame going.

In the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliances and Culinary Innovation Lab, we test a range of kitchen appliances from fondue pots to electric tea kettles to cool kitchen gadgets. When testing the best s’mores makers, we made three s'mores on each s'mores maker using Jet-Puffed Marshmallows, Hershey's Milk Chocolate and Honey Maid Fresh Stacks Graham Crackers. We weighed a variety of criteria such as assembly, preheat and cook time, experience, s’mores quality and ease of clean up. Because marshmallows are a key component of a great s’mores, we also carefully evaluated each marshmallows’ texture after roasting and awarded a marshmallow score on a scale of 1 to 5. A score of 5 indicated that marshmallows obtained a golden, crispy exterior and soft gooey interior.

What to look for when shopping for a s'mores maker

✔️ Style: Kitchen Appliances and Culinary Innovation Lab Director Nicole Papantoniou says that the first factor you should consider when shopping for a s'mores maker is the style. Do you prefer an indoor s'mores maker, a portable outdoor-only s'mores maker or one that can be used both indoors and outdoors?

✔️ Heating source: The second question you should ask yourself is whether you prefer an electric s'mores maker, one that uses canned chafing fuel (or a similar heat source), or one that can be used in the microwave or oven? If being able to roast marshmallows on sticks is important to you, the best fit is an electric s'mores maker or one that uses fuel. In addition, we found that marshmallows that were roasted with a flame resembled campfire marshmallows most closely and generally scored higher, but marshmallows roasted in an electric maker weren't far off. It's also important to note that electric s'mores makers will cost less money down the line since they don't require the additional purchase of canned chafing fuel.

✔️ Size: The last factor to consider is the size of your s'mores maker and whether you have enough space to store it. Some s'mores makers are light and come with trays that break apart for easy storage, while others come with heavier ceramic plates or contain multiple pieces and parts.

Below are our favorite, top-tested s’mores makers for all occasions, whether that be a s’mores birthday party for kids, a cute date night for two or a quick afternoon snack.