Equipment & Gear

Which stand mixer can handle stiff pizza dough? Here’s what to look for and our top picks. Continue reading “Best Stand Mixer for Pizza Dough”

Cups hide dough math. A digital kitchen scale makes baker’s percent real: weigh flour as 100%, then water, salt, and yeast in grams — so hydration and salt stay consistent batch to batch. Continue reading “Kitchen Scale for Pizza Dough: Why Grams Beat Cups”

Infrared thermometer for pizza reads stone/steel surface temp — not the oven dial — so you launch when the floor is actually hot enough. Continue reading “Infrared Thermometer for Pizza: Why Your Oven Dial Lies”

As an Amazon Associate, insiderpizza.com earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. You already baked the pie. Now you have to divide it without wrecking the toppings or crushing the crust. That job belongs to one of three tools: a classic rolling wheel, a rocker (mezzaluna-style) blade, or pizza scissors. Same goal.Continue reading “Pizza Cutter Types: Wheel vs Rocker vs Scissors”

The Ooni Koda 12 and Koda 16 are the two most popular gas-fired pizza ovens. Here is exactly how they differ and which one is right for you. Continue reading “Ooni Koda 12 vs Koda 16: Which Size Should You Buy?”

The best pizza making kits for beginners include everything you need to start making great homemade pizza. Here are the top picks for 2026. Continue reading “Best Pizza Making Kits for Beginners in 2026”

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. You do not need to spend $500 on an outdoor pizza oven to make great pies at home. A handful of solid options under $200 can hit 700-800F and produce genuinely impressive results — they just require aContinue reading “Best Budget Pizza Ovens Under $200 in 2026 (Tested and Ranked)”

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Two brands dominate the outdoor pizza oven market in 2026: Ooni and Gozney. Both make exceptional ovens. Both have passionate fans. And both will cost you a few hundred dollars. So which one should you actually buy? WeContinue reading “Ooni vs Gozney: Which Outdoor Pizza Oven Is Worth Your Money in 2026?”

As an Amazon Associate, insiderpizza.com earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. A pizza peel has two jobs. First: get raw, topped dough onto a hot stone or steel without sticking or folding. Second: get a finished (or mid-bake) pie out — or turn it — without wrecking the crust. Wood andContinue reading “Best Pizza Peels for Home Use (2026)”

By Julius | InsiderPizza.com Affiliate disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools I use myself. Recommended equipment: Pizza stone | Baking steel Before I owned a pizza stone, I baked pizza on a regular sheet pan. TheContinue reading “How to Use a Pizza Stone (and Why It Makes a Difference)”

If you’ve spent any time researching outdoor pizza ovens, you’ve seen the Ooni Karu 16 come up again and again. At $799, it’s one of the most expensive ovens Ooni makes — and it promises to earn every dollar by running on wood, charcoal, or gas (with an optional burner attachment). I spent three monthsContinue reading “Ooni Karu 16 Review: The Best Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven?”

Affiliate Disclosure: Insider Pizza earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through Amazon Associates links on this page, at no extra cost to you. All reviews are based on real-world testing and independent research — we only recommend ovens we’d fire up in our own backyards. Best Home Pizza Ovens (2026): Tested Picks for EveryContinue reading “Best Home Pizza Ovens (2026): Tested Picks for Every Budget”