Here's our pick for the best outdoor pizza oven—and we tested it with a professional chef
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Pizza ranks right up there with burgers and hot dogs as favorite and iconic American foods, and it's not hard to imagine why, considering its fusion of doughy crust and stretchy cheese is a favorite food of many—when you cook it right.
Yep, it is possible to screw up pizza and many takeout places and frozen brands do. Whether you're of the Italian-style or Greek-style persuasions, a fan of Neapolitan crust or deep-dish, sometimes making it at home is the best way to suit your preferences.
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This is what got us thinking about—and testing—the best outdoor pizza ovens for home cooking. We got trained professional chef and pizza fiend Lindsay Mattison to try out a half-dozen popular brands. Mattison also owned a restaurant specializing in scratch-made pizza using farm-to-table ingredients—the perfect expert.
Our tester focused on portable, outdoor units that could reach 500°F to 900°F and ultimately named the Gozney Roccbox as our winner for its quick preheat, high max temp and steady heating and, because all things should be pretty, its sleek design.
"Both the Neapolitan and New York-style pizzas turned out fantastic in the Roccbox," she says in her pizza oven review.
"The Neapolitan pizza cooked in less than 90 seconds, and the exposed flames produced an attractive char on the exterior crust as we turned the pizza. The bottom crust was evenly browned and became beautifully speckled, even in such a short amount of cook time. The New York pizza, which cooked at a lower temperature of 500°F, took about five minutes to finish. We were delighted when the thin crust turned out simultaneously crispy and foldable. "
It's always pizza season, and the Roccbox will make your pies taste even better.
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