If you love homemade pizza but don’t like the hassle that comes with it, an electric pizza oven might be the perfect upgrade. THE Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven It’s aimed at people who want delicious pizza nights without having to deal with things like propane or wood pellets, unlike many other pizza ovens.
I have to preface this review by admitting that I’m not a pizza connoisseur, but I’ve come up with quick restaurant-style pizzas using the oven, thanks in large part to its simplicity and easy-to-use design.
The oven plugs into a standard outdoor outlet and goes up to 700°F. It is worth noting that although it is electric, it is not suitable for indoor use.
It has five pizza settings: Neapolitan, New York, Thin Crust, Pan Pizza and Custom, which you can switch between quickly. It comes with a pizza stone that can cook 12-inch pizzas. While I found the 12-inch size to be perfect for my husband and I, some may want the option to make larger pizzas when feeding a larger crowd.
Since the oven has heating elements on both the top and bottom, pizzas cook evenly and consistently without having to rotate the pie, manage a flame, or constantly tend to the cooking process, especially once you get used to the different modes.
Like the cooking process, the setup was pretty easy. All I had to do was remove the oven and pizza stone from the box and packaging, plug it in, and start the preheating process.
First I tried the Neapolitan setting, which raises the oven to a maximum temperature of 700°F and can cook a pizza in just three minutes. It took about 20 minutes for the oven to preheat and it beeped to let me know it was ready. I had my first pizza ready on the pizza peel Ninja sent me next to the oven (sold separately) and was able to easily squeeze it onto the pizza stone inside the oven.
After that, you just need to press the “start” button to start cooking the pizza and start the timer. While the pizza is cooking, you can set the timer using the dial if you want to cook it for a custom amount of time.
While I watched the pizza through the small front window and interior light to make sure it didn’t burn, the three-minute cook time ended up being perfect, leaving me with a pizza that had an airy crust, puffy edges, and slight charring. The airy crust is something I have never been able to achieve when making homemade pizzas in my standard kitchen oven.
For the next few Neapolitan pizzas I made, I didn’t have to keep an eye on them and instead relied on the timer to beep and let me know when they were ready.
It’s worth noting that if you’re looking for that authentic wood oven taste, you won’t get it with this oven. But if you’re happy with consistent, reliable results, then this oven is perfect for you.
I also tried the New York setting, which sets a lower temperature than the Neapolitan setting and has a longer cooking time. I used this setting for a heavy topping pizza to get an even bake and more cooking in the middle. With this setting, I got less char on the crust, which is what I was looking for.
As for cleaning the oven, it’s pretty simple and low-maintenance since you don’t have to deal with soot from an open flame. The interior can be easily wiped with a damp cloth to remove crumbs and any light dirt. For the pizza stone itself, I broke off the scraps after it cooled, since you shouldn’t use soap on a pizza stone because it’s porous and can absorb water and potentially crack or crack when exposed to high heat.
What I love most about the pizza oven is that homemade pizza nights are no longer just a weekend activity. Before, making pizza at home seemed like too much work for a weekday, so I saved it for the occasional weekend. But with how quick and simple to use the Ninja Artisan oven is, homemade pizza now feels like something I can whip up quickly after work without it feeling like work.
I think the pizza oven is worth buying if you want to make restaurant style pizza at home without the complexity of traditional pizza ovens.
The Ninja Artisan Pizza Oven costs $300 and comes in four colors: green and gold, blue and gold, black and gold, and dark gray.
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