It’s easy to make pizzas in conventional ovens, especially if you’re just popping in a shop-bought one. But having a dedicated outdoor pizza oven means you can recreate the pizzeria-style crust that’s so hard to achieve otherwise. Impress your friends by playing dinner party host with the most, using the Progress Taste The World Stone Raclette Grill. Established in 1931, Progress have long since perfected affordable kitchen and homeware. Key specs – Dimensions: 47 x 53 x 41cm (WDH); Weight: 20kg; Fuel type: Wood, gas; Portable: Yes; Max pizza size: 12in

I never knew I was missing a raclette grill from my life until I tested out the Progress Stone Raclette Grill. I love cheese and I love melting cheese – the very core of what a raclette grill is. It's an investment, and you will need to buy additional accessories separately – like a pizza peel and that gas burner – but if you want to cook pizza alfresco like a pro, then the Ooni Karu 16 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven gets full marks from us. Ease of build and use: We timed how long it took to build the oven and rated the instruction manual. We then assessed how easy it was to use the oven. Technically, the Gozney Roccbox is also more portable, coming equipped with a strap to help you transport it with ease. With its compact size and easily retractable legs, it might make a good option for the beach as long as you can drive it there, as at 29kg, it's probably a little heavy to carry. Operating a wood pellet pizza oven may take some practice. Here are a few tips and instructions to get you started:

At the same time, the roof of the oven helps to direct the heat to the topping to flash cook it, so there’s no risk of the base burning while the topping is left raw. Storage: consider the space you have available. The smallest pizza ovens we've tested are the BBQ-top models, which thanks to their small, boxy size, can easily be stored in a garage, shed or even inside somewhere. A number of the models on this list have easy foldaway legs, meaning they too will take up very little room when not in use. Some of the larger models we've tested will need to be kept outside in all weathers, in this case, a cover is an absolute must.

Safety: Pizzas require incredibly high temperatures to cook so we looked for excellent insulation and safety features to make using the pizza oven easy to use.We've extensively reviewed every single one of the pizza ovens in this guide, as part of our commitment to how we test products at Ideal Home. And when we say we've tested them, we don't mean we've just tried them out once - we have these ovens at home for a timescale of two weeks to two months before we come to a verdict. For the festive season, Progress has launched an array of ‘Taste The World’ gadgets for budding home chefs to try cooking in a new way. Inspired by countries around the world the range consists of a pizza maker from Italy, a samosa maker from India, a crepe maker from France and a teppanyaki grill from Japan. Standard Hardwood: This is usually used to fuel a pizza oven. They are easy to locate and burn clean and hot. Finally, there’s the stand alone pizza oven. It’s a serious investment as you’ll need to build it from scratch and of course you’ll need space in your garden for it. If you move house, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to take it with you so that’s worth bearing in mind, too. Which is better, gas, electric, charcoal or wood-fired pizza oven?

You may see some smoke as you begin to burn, but the pellets should burn clean once you’re running at top temperature.It's nice and lightweight, weighing just under 6kg. You'll also be able to eep an eye on the heat thanks to the thermometer and when the pizza is ready, lift it out ready to serve up with the provided pizza paddle.