Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo vs Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven
Get the Ninja Artisan. Unless you've no garden or want pizza all year — then the Pizzaiolo on the kitchen worktop is worth the extra.
Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo
Wood-fired-style pizza on your kitchen counter, all year round.
Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven
Plug-in pizza oven: pick a crust, slide it in, done. No fire to manage.
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Both are electric and make 12-inch pizzas with settings that do the work. The Artisan costs about a third as much and bakes and roasts too, but it cooks outdoors; the Pizzaiolo gets hotter and works indoors in any weather.
- —You don't have a garden or balcony.
- —You want pizza in winter too.
- —You have room on the worktop.
- —You have a patio or balcony with a socket.
- —You'd use it for baking and roasting too.
- —You want to spend far less.
Key differences
Pros and cons
- +Works indoors, all year round
- +Presets for thin, New York, pan and frozen
- +Hard to get wrong
- −No light inside to watch the pizza.
- −Big and heavy at about 15 kg.
- +Plug in — no gas or wood
- +Pizza settings do the work
- +Bakes and roasts too
- −Tops out at 700°F, below wood- and gas-fired ovens.
- −Preheating takes around 20 minutes.
- −The stone and window need regular cleaning.
Ready to choose?
- Is the Pizzaiolo worth it?
- Is the Artisan worth it?
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How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: Tom's Guide, T3, manufacturer specifications.