(checked 2026-10-10)About 859 ratings (under 1,500): 1-star 5%, 2-star 2%. This is the Terracotta Red OO101 listing; other colors may pool ratings.
An outdoor electric oven (wood pellets add smoke flavor only) that bakes very good no-turn pizzas and also smokes and roasts. It tops out at 700°F, isn't built for back-to-back party pies, and owners report control panels failing after a year or two.
Top complaints
- Control panel and buttons fail
Many 1-star Walmart reviews describe frozen screens, dead membrane buttons or control-board failures within about one to two years, sometimes just out of warranty. Wirecutter also mentions online reports of it breaking mysteriously.
Source: Walmart reviews (lowest rated), Wirecutter - Lower heat, slower pizzas, limited batches
It maxes out at 700°F. Serious Eats found it slow to preheat and a few minutes per pie; Tom's Guide timed 5-7 minutes for fresh pies. Wirecutter notes Ninja advises against more than four pizzas in a row.
- Small capacity, short cord, weather exposure
Tom's Guide could cook only one item at a time, and the 4.5-ft cord meant using an extension cord. A Walmart reviewer says it is not waterproof and water can reach the electronics.
What owners love
- Surprisingly excellent pizza
Wirecutter's Neapolitan pie took about 2.5 minutes and was 'just as good' as the Breville Pizzaiolo's, which costs twice as much.
Source: Wirecutter - Hard to burn, beginner-friendly
Serious Eats found its steady, lower heat much harder to burn pies with. Tom's Guide calls the presets and smoke box foolproof.
Source: Serious Eats, Tom's Guide review - Versatile smoker and roaster
Amazon shoppers praise its pizza and BBQ results and smoky taste; Tom's Guide smoked wings and roasted shrimp in it.
- You want true 900°F Neapolitan pies
- You host big pizza parties
- You'll leave it exposed to rain
- Hands-off pizza with no turning or flame
- Smoking wings and roasting outdoors in one box
- Beginners who don't want propane
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What experts say
- Wirecutter (NYT): Worth considering as a versatile outdoor electric oven: pizzas rivaled the Pizzaiolo, but it's small, limited to about four pies in a row, and has online reports of breaking.
- Serious Eats: Best pellet-flavored oven: steady heat and a lightly smoky taste, but slow to preheat and not for ripping-hot Neapolitan pies.
- Tom's Guide: 4.5 stars: a user-friendly crowd-pleaser that smokes, roasts and makes pizza; the cons are small batches, a short cord and lower heat than dedicated ovens.