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We also cooked multiple types of pizza and nonpizza meals in each oven to see how they fared in the high heat.

Fuel type We compared the performance of each fuel type, including noting the differences for ovens that use both gas and wood.

Temperature Using either integrated or external thermometers, we tested how hot each oven got and saw firsthand how heat affects pizza making.

You’ll also notice that this roundup is mainly made up of reviews previously published on Mashable.

We stuck mostly to wood and gaspowered pizza ovens with one selection of an indoorfriendly model, but we stayed away from any pizza ovens that didn’t reach at least 700 degrees.

Some factors we considered while testing were

Ease of use and learning curve Trying out a pizza oven as a novice is not for the faint of heart.

How we tested

We handson tested each of the pizza ovens in this list, and each one was chosen because it had over a fourstar user review rating and came from brands that are well known for making top notch pizza ovens and other kitchen essentials.