The Cheapest Pizza Oven I've Ever Used

[@KitchenCraftFood]

TLDW - this oven is pretty good for $90! (as of 2/6, it's now only $80!)

[@Sig_P229]

I love the Gourmia toaster oven sold at Costco. Really nice and can probe food. $99

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@ have you had it for long? How is it holding up?

[@Sig_P229]

@@KitchenCraftFood since Christmas. So not long, but it’s definitely better than my old toaster oven. It can fit a 9x13 and 15” pizzas. The nicest feature is actually 8 oven rack positions.

[@SaorAlba1970]

in the UK it costs £200 or $250 USD .... so not cheap hear

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@ looks like the price was bumped back up, but that’s still pretty reasonable for this oven

[@JuanMejia-b5t]

I have the pizza oven, toaster oven and air fryer combo, also purchased for $90 delivered. My magic setting for a cold fermented, lean dough is 800 degree preheat, then 785 top, 690 bottom for actual cooking. The upper crusts brown beautifully without burning the bottom. I was afraid the cheese would overcook, so I used whole milk mozz pearls straight from my cold drawer and had no issues. For those comparing to a steel in a home oven, this oven cooks a much better crust in less time. At the hotter temps, the dough springs more quickly and the resulting crust is both crisper and more tender than my 550 degree home oven and 3/8 steel. To me, it’s a very noticeable difference, but not everyone will care. The home oven also makes great pizza. Lastly, the sheet metal work and overall build is very, very good for the money, but time will tell the story on longevity of the electronic control panel.

[@NopeyMcNopeington]

Great video, as always. Definitely don't need a tiny, electric pizza oven, but now I kinda want one. I have some suggestions for anyone using this oven for NY style at home. I used to make NY style pizza professionally for several years when I was younger. First off, the dough should most certainly include both oil and sugar. These ingredients do help with browning, as well as get the signature texture/snap. The flour we used was Power Flour by Grain Craft, which is a high gluten red winter wheat with some dough enhancers added. Any high gluten flour should be fine. And lastly, I haven't used this specific oven, but I will tell you that 550-600° F is pretty much standard for NY style. All the places I worked we would use 550° normally, and only crank to 600° if it got super busy. I haven't used this specific oven, and all ovens will vary, but just looking at the undercarriage of your pizzas in the NY style, the oven appears a bit on the hot side. Cooking a little lower, and a little longer will go a long way towards better browning. Always appreciate your content! Hope the above helps someone out there.

[@lisaboban]

This is the first acceptable sub-$100 oven I've ever seen. If this sells well there will be others. Thanks for a great video!

[@KitchenCraftFood]

I was actually very surprised by this oven’s performance. My only concern is how long it will last.

[@matty7758]

​@@KitchenCraftFoodhas it got a halogen element? How about a fan? I'm thinking if the first amswer is yes and the second no, it could be pretty durable

[@MrBarea11]

I love the design and touch screen of this 90 bucks oven! Despite the cons, the price is reasonable for the results. You get, what you pay.

[@indyvin]

This is the same oven as the Chefman which has been out for a few years. The Chefman sold for about 300.00 US when I bought mine a year ago. The front panel controls are different, but the functions are the same. My Chefman makes great NY style pizza with 600 bottom and 650 top. This is with King Arthur or similar flour (bread or AP) and 75 percent hydration.

[@mlowe7245]

Very nice video. Honestly, all the pizzas looked so good!!

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@mlowe7245 very much appreciated!

[@webstaify]

Thanks for the well done video. I've owned this pizza oven for a few months and have cooked about 25 pizzas. First and foremost, the stone sits on a temperature probe so you need to be extremely careful when removing or replacing the stone. Be sure NOT to slide the stone in or out as it can damage the sensor. Perhaps it's the dough I make but I cook at max temp, both upper and lower. I select the Neapolitan setting than increase the temp - fastest way to get to 800 deg setting. I don't think the quality looks or feels cheap and am actually quite impressed considering the price tag. During the winter it's nice to be able to use an indoor pizza oven and so far, I'm a happy camper.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Thank you for that helpful info about the stone and temperature probe. For $90, you can't expect too much so I was impressed with how this oven performed. I have concerns about longevity though.

[@danielfenmore2712]

It's crazy it can get to the temps on a standard 110V outlet.

[@ts6640]

100% I was just wondering how in the hell the manufacturer was pull that off. I suspect a very powerful fan to maximize convection

[@TheFoodExperience]

That's not bad at all! Great price for sure and super hot temperatures. I have the Vevor 14" electric pizza oven and it also lets me set an upper and lower temperature but it doesn't get quite that hot although it does get in the 700 range. You did some great examples for sure. Now I need to ask myself if I really need another pizza oven. Lol figured I might as well subscribe to your channel since you did an excellent job.

[@desun75]

that’s straight up amazing for a $90 oven

[@falloutboy1234512345]

its been a minute. glad to see you are healthy and pizza loving. keep it up.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Yeah, I'm really slacking on the YT stuff. Too many other fun activities going on with the family at the moment!

[@falloutboy1234512345]

@@KitchenCraftFood i'm overjoyed to hear that all the family stuff is taking all your time. Slack on the YT stuff and enjoy the family fun! I wish you the best and goodluck in your travels :)

[@iandavies1893]

Looks good I bought a Tandoor oven for about £80 about 3 years ago gets to over 400c and placed a ceramic pizza stone in it. Cooks a pizza in 90 seconds ans is utterly brilliant 😊

[@harithaj]

I tried your dinner rolls recipe today…it came out very well 👌…my family enjoyed it…thank you for the recipe…From Singapore

[@jeremywright8231]

I love it I been using mine for so many things

[@JoshMarshain]

Thanks for this video and introducing me to this product. It'd be great to see more options and competition in the indoor full electronic pizza oven market, maybe this oven is just part of things heading in that direction.

[@gardeningandgrowing6357]

All the pizzas looked really good. For $90 you can’t beat it.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Indeed. It's a steal.

[@georgepagakis9854]

I have the Chefman which this looks like your is a a knock off, I got mine at Costco, I suggest preheating the oven for at least 45 minutes before you cook. It makes a huge difference for the crust to bake even. Also mine has a 3 minute recovery time and the warranty is 3 years. Also the panel from the Chefman is a lot easier to use. Makes amazing NY and Detroit pizza. For Neapolitan it sucks which is not a deal bracker for me as I don't like Neo pizza and the price Is right.

[@Studiovette]

I love it. I bought it for $87 a month ago and it makes a darn good pizza

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@Studiovette nice!!!

[@shyamdevadas6099]

Wow...Gourmia is the house brand at Costco. They make great air fryers, too. Great video. (Note: Too much sauce. That's why the cheese was sliding off. Pretty good looking pie, though.)

[@instantlife]

I think this and the Chefman are basically the same but the Chefman has dials so it is easier to use. It's not as insulated as the Volt so that's why it loses heat fast, but for the price, I've made some Neapolitan style almost as good as the outdoor Ooni that I stopped using the Ooni since it's much more convenient. Just saw price of $80 at Walmart which is insane.

[@Mikey-Moto]

Could you replace the stone with a similiar sized baking steel?

[@SuleymanAkhundov]

I was shopping around for an inexpensive pizza oven for the winter or rainy days when cooking outside is not a good idea. One of the ovens that was coming up frequently in my searches was Chefman that can be found on Amazon for around $200. And then I saw this Gourmea at Target and Walmart. I was looking for KZbin reviews but all I could find was one unboxing video. Not too helpful. I noticed that this oven and the Chefman look almost identical, the biggest difference was in the control panel. So, I figured at $90 I am not risking much. I got mine a couple of days ago at $89 shipped plus tax. My first few bakes produced very similar results to yours. I also made a couple yummy breads as well. As long as you dial in the optimal top and bottom temp settings, this oven is a no brainer. Recommended.

[@MelaniaT-r6m]

That’s amazing! Wish I could get it for $90 I cannot even find it.

[@AJSwart34]

That was my biggest issue also, was not cooking the crust. Next I will try using dynastic malt powder & sugar. I also agree that presets aren't great. But for 90 bucks so far it hasn't been a bad investment.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Totally. I think the dough needs to be tailored to the oven.

[@Lettuce-and-Tomatoes]

Try diastatic malt powder too! 😁 Adding a small amount of sugar will help with browning. If you do it right, you won’t taste it and you don’t have to tell Neapolitan pizza snob purists that you used it.

[@KeithHeinrich]

I have a Cuisinart oven looks suspiciously like that one although not exactly the same. I do 3 minutes on a pan on the stone to part bake the bottom and another three on the stone with toppings to finish it off. Works just fine for not much money.

[@bobbyjones2112]

I might get one of those that’s ridiculously cheap, and if it goes up to 800° that’s insane! I already have a killer pizza dough recipe that I’ve been using that I made up and it worked great in my oven, but I’m just missing that high temperature to make it more pizza looking on the bottom!

[@UtubeMyAccountName]

Just ordered one, at that price couldn't pass on it. The recovery time issue is easily solved by just purchasing a steel that fits.

[@Anurania]

I got one for $90 but haven't unboxed it yet. I remember a couple of years ago Walmart had a charcoal pizza oven for $97 that eventually went down to $50 on clearance. I was tempted to get that one too but didn't want to deal with an outdoor oven.

[@mattymattffs]

Damn, for that price i would buy it. Cheapest i see in Canada is 250. We use the steel in the oven and it's the preheat that is rough. With a 15 minute heat i can make do. Good thing to test would be replacing the stone with steel or adding a steel. Friend of mine did that with his and it helped recovery time a lot

[@portagee]

I think if you just left the pizza in there and didn't open the door every 5 seconds you'd have better results with Browning

[@rekrap1369]

Interesting to see the performance of the sub-300 indoor ovens. Curious how the chefman and cusinart art

[@ToddParker]

Ok, so what is the best pizza oven at a bargain? Let's say below $200 so that we are in a similar price range and can assess whether, or not, spending double makes better sense for those who can? The idea here is to not spend $900 on a Volt, so is there a reasonable option in the market with better results than this one?

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@ToddParker this is the only bargain-priced, electric oven I’ve tested so I can’t answer your question at the moment.

[@fayk.2278]

I bought a chefman but it cost about $250.00 CAD and it works great! I make pizza and tandoori roti

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Glad to hear you’re finding success with your oven!

[@KnightMD]

Dude that approaches a used Ooni territory...

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@KnightMD sure, if you’re looking for an outdoor gas/wood oven. The indoor, electric market is different.

[@ChineseWinnie]

1 year warranty is standard for the US, it just means companies are not confident their product will last long at all

[@Spigola1-351]

Please advise where you can purchase the oven for $90. I haven't found it less than $140.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Price went up after I posted the video. Been a lot of chatter about it online so maybe that did it 🤷‍♂.

[@dad15241]

Does it come with the stone?

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@dad15241 Yes

[@charliegodinez9655]

Try the vevor pizza ovens

[@canadiansparky64]

I looked back on your videos to see if you have reviewed the Pizzano electric pizza maker. I got mine for 99.00 canadian, i think it works great for those days that i don't want to cook outside in the Solo Pi. Ps, only down side is 11-1/2 max pizza size.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@canadiansparky64 nice. I’ll have to take a look at that one. Thanks for the info!

[@dimitarkirchev4675]

Just out of curiosity, what's the recovering time for the Koda 16? Implying you preheat it to 800 F, launch a pizza, drop down the temp to really low for that NY style bake, take out the pizza and bump up the flames?

[@KitchenCraftFood]

It's been a minute since I've used the Koda 16, and I don't own one anymore to verify, but I think recovery time was about 4-5 minutes max between bakes.

[@Enjoywatchingyoutube8227]

nice video but based on your video which seems honest, it's nice but I am sure there are better ones. to small, chance of burns long reheat time, plus the cheese looked a little chewie i like a more burn on top color and maybe the inner needed a little longer cook time to help the cheese

[@stevenlawrence5733]

I wonder if you can cook a steak in it?

[@dropcheekelbow9110]

Maybe try a little oil and sugar in the dough

[@VictorYepello]

It's back to 149.00 but still seems worth it.

[@Dougerro]

Just put dough with sauce on the oven. After 2 minutes put cheese and other ingredients on the top.

[@serreos1950]

I wish pizza oven manufacturers would stop making toy pizza ovens. I will be interested when the norm is a 16 inch pizza minimum.

[@990Hyper]

90 $ where ? On target website is 170$ plus shipping...

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@990Hyper unfortunately price just went up today. Either bad timing or all the chatter about it online.

[@bobreichel]

I don't see it anywhere for 90

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@bobreichel price went up right after I posted the video 🤷‍♂️

[@SaorAlba1970]

in the UK it costs £200 or $250 USD .... so not cheap here

[@peetsnort]

Id say thats a deal

[@randymiller4574]

It's $149 now.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Yes it is.

[@Picit-13]

was getting ready to order one and $150 now , bummer

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@Picit-13 noticed that too. There’s been a lot of chatter online about this oven. Maybe that did it.

[@Picit-13]

@@KitchenCraftFood have you heard of any other cheap decent ovens? I don't mind paying a little more but I was pretty impressed with your results and thought that was a bargain!!

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@ this is the only electric oven I’ve tested aside from the Volt. I think it’s a good deal even at $150. There’s another brand called Chefman that I hear is competitive to the Gourmia. You might want to take a look at that one as well.

[@Picit-13]

@ cool I did look at them also, thanks for the info!!

[@KnightMD]

Hmmm... 800F is not bad but taking 3 minutes for a Neapolitan makes it IMO a waste of money.

[@agentred8732]

I really do not understand your comment. Why is a 3-minute cook time correlated with a wasted of money??

[@yanooo2007]

@@agentred8732he will never reply 😂😂😂😂

[@BarryBernau]

It’s now $150

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@BarryBernau 🤷‍♂️

[@larrykleckner9926]

WTF, $90 and your nit picking? It did everything the Ooni, Breville and even the Chefman did, in fact looks a lot like the Chefman which goes for $250 on amazon. Even with the higher priced electric ovens, the presets never seem to work and you end up playing with the manual settings. get over yourself.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Price alone doesn’t determine quality. I evaluate all products based on performance, not just cost. If a $90 product delivers great results, that’s worth noting-just as it is if there are flaws. My goal is to provide an honest assessment, whether the item is budget-friendly or high-end. I appreciate your perspective, even if you don't care for how I go about making my videos.

[@splanzza]

$149 more like it.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@splanzza the recent price increase has already been addressed numerous times in the comments.

[@PaulDominguez]

🤔 it's now $150

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@PaulDominguez yes, mentioned multiple times in the comments. Still a good deal IMO.

[@rbiv5]

If it can't make a proper Neapolitan Pizza in 90 seconds...it's not worth it. You can do any style in your home oven....hard pass.

[@IzzyEatz]

It’s $149 now…… yikes!!!

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@IzzyEatz still a good deal.

[@IzzyEatz]

@ ok. Il consider it. Have you tried cooking a Detroit pizza in there with the Detroit pan?

[@Dj-zz]

I’m not impressed. I get better pizza in my home oven.

[@H.R.H-Amina_Bin_Shafiq-SHAKTI]

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE

[@dmj000]

Looks like they raised the price 😢

[@KitchenCraftFood]

Need to be quick I guess. Still, $150 isn't bad for this oven.

[@holygoober]

IT LOOKS VERY COOL, HOW TO GET IT ? PLEASE SEND THE CONTACT PHONE NO,

[@SteveNielsen-oc8br]

I can make a better pizza in my oven lol😂 don't waste your money.

[@KitchenCraftFood]

@@SteveNielsen-oc8br FWIW, I did say that in the video. I think the key to an oven like this is the fast pre heat time.

[@SteveNielsen-oc8br]

@KitchenCraftFood Ment no disrespect. CHEERS 🍻 MATE 🍁