Best pizza ovens for a small garden or balcony

In its favour

• A side dial rotates the cordierite stone, so you can even out the bake without reaching in with a turning peel.
• Comes with a stainless steel peel, hose and gas regulator, and the listing states it suits UK gas bottles.
• Tefal states spare parts are available for 15 years after purchase, which helps keep the oven going.

Good to know

• The listing does not state a maximum temperature or the stone size, both useful to compare.
• Warranty detail in the specs is unclear, so check the guarantee terms on Tefal's own site.

In its favour

• Electric heat with no flame, wood or gas, which suits close neighbours and small spaces.
• At 32 cm high and 42 cm wide, it sits low on a small table, with a viewing window and light.
• Doubles as an air fryer and baking oven, with a 2 year guarantee on registration.

Good to know

• Needs mains power outdoors, so use a suitable weatherproof outdoor socket.
• A stated 370°C and about 3 minutes per pizza is slower than a gas oven.

In its favour

• At 9.9 kg and 31.5 cm wide it is the lightest and slimmest oven in this guide.
• The rotating stone helps even out the bake, and ignition is built in, according to the listing.
• A regulator and 1 m hose are included, and the maker states 500°C in 10 to 15 minutes.

Good to know

• The listing points to Amazon for warranty rather than stating a period.
• It is 64.1 cm deep, so check the table depth as well as the width.

In its favour

• At 10.8 kg and 36 cm wide it is one of the lightest and narrowest ovens in this guide.
• Comes with a pizza paddle, wood pellet shovel and carry bag for storing and moving it.
• The maker states 18 minutes to cooking heat and 12 inch pizzas in 1 to 2 minutes.

Good to know

• Pellets need feeding through the cook, which takes more attention than a gas knob.
• No maximum temperature is stated, and the guarantee is 1 year.

In its favour

• The maker states 460°C after an 18 minute preheat and pizza in 90 seconds or less.
• A square 12 by 12 inch stone uses the floor fully for a 12 inch pizza.
• Folding legs and tool-free assembly make it easy to set up and pack away.

Good to know

• You need to turn the pizza often by hand, as the maker's own instructions say.
• Warranty is listed as 1 year in the specs but more than 24 months in a bullet, so confirm it.

In its favour

• Only 37.6 cm deep and 30.5 cm high according to the specs, so it suits shallow spaces.
• Comes with a 13 inch square cordierite stone and a 12 by 14 inch peel.
• The maker states 10 to 15 minutes to 500°C and pizzas in about one minute.

Good to know

• At 63.5 cm wide it needs more table width than most ovens here.
• At 14.3 kg it is heavier than the slimmest ovens, and no warranty is stated.