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Best charcoal pizza ovens

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  • Best overall

    Mimiuo wood and charcoal oven: auto-rotating 13 inch stone

    Mimiuo notes charcoal gives stable, long-burning heat, and wood can be added for smoke.

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  • Best value

    Mimiuo upgraded wood and charcoal oven: 33 cm stone

    A square 33 cm stone gives a little more launching room than a 12 inch stone.

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  • Most features

    onlyfire kettle kit: charcoal ring, pizza ring, 15 in stone

    The charcoal ring sets fuel round the edge, which onlyfire says browns the rim and keeps the middle tender.

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Charcoal sits between gas and wood. It lights more easily than logs, burns steadily for a long time and gives some smoky flavour, but it needs more attention than a gas dial and leaves ash to clear. Charcoal pizza ovens come in two forms. Some are standalone ovens that burn charcoal alone or mixed with wood. Others are kits that turn a kettle barbecue into a pizza oven using the charcoal you already burn. When you compare them, look at the fuel tray or ring, the stone size, the stated top temperature and how you add fuel and clear ash. This guide compares six charcoal options on those points, using only what each listing states. Where a listing does not give a figure, the table says Not stated so you can check before buying.

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13"

No. 1 · Mimiuo

Mimiuo wood and charcoal oven: auto-rotating 13 inch stone

WOOD · 18.3 kg

A charcoal or wood oven with an automatic turntable powered by batteries or mains. Mimiuo states 500°C in under 15 minutes, with steady heat from charcoal.

In its favour

  • Mimiuo notes charcoal gives stable, long-burning heat, and wood can be added for smoke.
  • The stone turns automatically, so you can watch the fire instead of turning pizzas.
  • A built-in fuel funnel and viewing holes make topping up and checking the flame easy.

Good to know

  • At 18.3 kg it is heavy for an oven on folding legs.
  • The listing does not describe how ash is removed.
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Listing title: Mimiuo Outdoor Wood & Charcoal Pizza Oven with Automatic Rotation Syst...

No. 2 · Mimiuo

Mimiuo upgraded wood and charcoal oven: 33 cm stone

WOOD · 16.1 kg

The manual version of Mimiuo's charcoal oven, with a square 33 cm stone and folding legs. It is lighter than the rotating model and simpler, with nothing to power.

In its favour

  • A square 33 cm stone gives a little more launching room than a 12 inch stone.
  • The fuel funnel lets you add charcoal or wood while cooking.
  • With no turntable it has no batteries or cables, and it is 2.2 kg lighter.

Good to know

  • You turn the pizza by hand; the listing suggests every 20 to 30 seconds.
  • Ash handling is not described in the listing.
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Listing title: Mimiuo Upgraded Outdoor Wood Fired & Charcoal Pizza Oven, Black

15"

No. 3 · onlyfire

onlyfire kettle kit: charcoal ring, pizza ring, 15 in stone

WOOD · 11 kg

A kit that turns a 57 cm kettle barbecue into a charcoal pizza oven or rotisserie. It includes a charcoal ring, pizza ring, 15 inch stone and electric spit motor.

In its favour

  • The charcoal ring sets fuel round the edge, which onlyfire says browns the rim and keeps the middle tender.
  • A 15 inch cordierite stone is the largest stone in this guide.
  • Stainless dampers swivel shut to stop heat escaping.

Good to know

  • It only works on 22 inch (57 cm) kettles and not on the Weber Smokey Mountain.
  • No top temperature is stated, as heat depends on your charcoal.
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Listing title: onlyfire BBQ Rotisserie & Pizza Oven Kit for Weber 57 cm Kettle Grill

No. 4 · KettlePizza

KettlePizza Basic 22.5: stainless insert for charcoal kettles

WOOD · 3.15 kg

A stainless steel ring that sits between a 22.5 inch kettle's bowl and lid, with a front opening for the pizza. Your charcoal stays in the kettle as usual.

In its favour

  • The lid stays on while you slide food in, which keeps the charcoal heat steady.
  • Made from 304 grade stainless steel, according to the listing.
  • At 3.15 kg it is light and stores easily beside the grill.

Good to know

  • The listing does not say whether a stone is included in this Basic kit.
  • It only fits 22.5 inch kettle grills, so check your BBQ size.
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Listing title: KettlePizza Basic 22.5 - Pizza Oven Kit for 22.5 Inch Kettle Grills. M...

No. 5 · Generic

Freestanding steel oven for wood or charcoal, on wheels

WOOD

A freestanding steel oven on two wheels that burns wood or charcoal, with a built-in thermometer. The maker recommends dry hardwood for pizza.

In its favour

  • It burns charcoal or wood, and the maker recommends dry hardwoods such as oak for pizza.
  • A built-in thermometer shows the oven temperature as you cook.
  • Two wheels and an insulated handle make it easy to move.

Good to know

  • The stated heat of over 371°C and 6 to 7 minute bakes are slow next to the Mimiuo ovens.
  • The listing gives no stone size, weight or dimensions.
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Listing title: Wood Fired Pizza Oven for Outside, Freestanding Steel Oven with 2 Whee...

No. 6 · Generic

Two-level oven: charcoal below, pizza and grill above

WOOD

A freestanding oven with a separate lower layer for burning charcoal and an upper layer for pizza and grilling. A rack below stores fuel, and wheels help it move.

In its favour

  • Charcoal burns in its own lower layer, kept apart from the cooking level above.
  • A bottom storage rack holds charcoal or firewood ready to add.
  • Thermometer, stone, spatula and waterproof cover are listed in the title.

Good to know

  • The listing gives no weight, size or top temperature.
  • It is described as 12 inch, so it is no bigger inside than portable ovens.
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Listing title: Portable Wood-Fired Pizza Oven with Built-in Thermometer, Pizza Stone,...

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