Fancy a slice in the sunshine? These are the best pizza ovens for authentic pies, al fresco style

Forget BBQs — I'm calling it, this is going to be the summer of crispy, gooey and tomatoey outdoor pizza. The home pizza oven market is now fully established, and there's a wide variety of options for different households. Gas pizza ovens are probably the most common, but you can also pick up wood and charcoal options for a delicious, smokey flavor. If you're willing to spend a bit more, you can keep your options open by picking a multi-fuel option. Pizza purists should look away now, but I've even included a few electric options, which deliver maximum convenience and precise temperature control.

Perhaps the two biggest brands in this space are Ooni and Gozney, both of which have a wide range of pizza oven options at different price points. These include compact, portable ovens you could feasibly pop in your car and set up at a family gathering, as well as chunkier ones that are definitely designed to stay put. Shopping around, you'll also find that some big kitchen brands have a pizza oven or two in the mix, and there are a few smaller, independent brands to watch out for too.

Read on for my pick of the best pizza ovens to consider this summer. Click the View details button to find out more about each one, or hop to the Specs comparison table at the bottom to see how the different options compare.

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Pizza oven specs compared

Want to see how the various options match up? I've pulled some key specs in the table below. If there's a pizza oven included that you can't see featured above, it means that model isn't available in your territory.

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