Charcoal Pizza Ovens

Somewhere between the third failed attempt at a soggy-bottomed campsite pizza and the moment someone suggests just ordering a takeaway instead, most people discover that not all pizza ovens are built for actually going anywhere. The wood and charcoal-fired oven is a genuinely old idea, but modern portable versions have shrunk that ancient technology down … Read more

There’s a particular kind of smugness that comes from pulling a bubbling, charred-edged pizza out of your own garden oven while your neighbours are still queuing for a table at the local Italian. You don’t need to remortgage the house to get there, either. A genuinely good charcoal pizza oven under £150 can turn a … Read more

There’s a particular kind of garden envy that kicks in the moment you spot a neighbour pulling a bubbling, blistered pizza out of something that, five minutes earlier, was grilling sausages. A combination pizza oven BBQ is exactly that trick made portable: one unit — sometimes two chambers side by side, sometimes a clever attachment … Read more

There’s a particular kind of smugness that settles over a garden the moment a charcoal pizza oven starts glowing orange in the corner. Neighbours lean over fences. Someone’s dog appears from nowhere. It’s not really about the pizza — although, yes, it is also entirely about the pizza. A charcoal pizza oven is an outdoor … Read more