Is the Gozney Arc Worth It?
Based on tests by America's Test Kitchen (Jul 2025) and Tom's Guide (Sep 2024). How we score
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Why
America's Test Kitchen rated it Highly Recommended: it "made attractive Neapolitan-style pizzas with beautiful, blistered crusts," its wide, curved opening makes turning pizzas easy, and it has a built-in stone thermometer. But ATK's winner, the Ooni Koda 2, takes the same 14-inch pizzas, rated higher for ease of use, weighs about 30 pounds to the Arc's 47, and costs less. Tom's Guide also called the Arc "a bit pricier than comparable pizza ovens."
Cheaper alternatives, scored against the Gozney
Koda 2 Propane Gas Pizza Oven, 14-inch
From 1 tester: America's Test Kitchen
From 1 tester: America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen's winner: "a breeze to set up," with a 14-inch stone like the Arc's and a rear burner that made "attractive, spotty-browned, tender pizzas in just 2 minutes." It's much lighter than the Arc but has no built-in thermometer, and ATK warns that "the heat overhead can be so strong" that you need to watch for burning. ATK didn't test long-term durability.
| Criterion | Gozney | Ooni Koda 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| Ease of use | 2.5/3 | 3/3 |
From America's Test Kitchen: The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens (updated July 16, 2025)
Sources: America's Test Kitchen: The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens (updated July 16, 2025), Manufacturer specs via Amazon listing
Pi Prime Propane Pizza Oven
Average of 2 testers: America's Test Kitchen 9 · Tom's Guide 10
From 1 tester: America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen rated it Highly Recommended, like the Arc: it needs "virtually zero assembly" and made pizzas "spotty and charred on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside in just under two minutes." It takes pies up to 13 inches (the Arc takes 14), and you rotate them as they cook. Tom's Guide rated it higher than the Arc. ATK didn't test long-term durability, and the listing doesn't state a warranty.
| Criterion | Gozney | Solo Stove |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| Ease of use | 2.5/3 | 2.5/3 |
From America's Test Kitchen: The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens (updated July 16, 2025)
Sources: America's Test Kitchen: The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens (updated July 16, 2025), Tom's Guide: Solo Stove Pi Prime review (Aug. 16, 2023), Manufacturer specs via Amazon listing
Common questions
Can you remove the Gozney Arc pizza stone?
Not without voiding the warranty, America's Test Kitchen reports; Gozney sells a stone replacement kit. To clean it, you heat the oven to burn off debris, then vacuum it once cool.
Gozney Arc or Ooni Koda 2?
America's Test Kitchen rated both Highly Recommended and named the Koda 2 its winner. Both take 14-inch pizzas; the Arc adds a built-in thermometer and a wider opening but weighs about 17 pounds more.
Sources: America's Test Kitchen: The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens (updated July 16, 2025), Tom's Guide: Gozney Arc pizza oven review (Sept. 27, 2024), Manufacturer specs via Amazon listing
