This Breville Pizzaiolo review finds the 750°F countertop oven bakes an airy Neapolitan pizza in 1 minute 42 seconds, according to Pala Pizza, a YouTube pizza channel that bought its unit open-box on Amazon. The channel called its crust-only setting a feature the Ooni Volt doesn’t have.
The Pizzaiolo preheats in about 20 minutes and bakes thin crust in four to five minutes, according to America’s Test Kitchen, the cooking-test show, which liked its crispier crust. It listed at $999.95 on Amazon on October 16, 2026.
Breville Pizzaiolo review: key specs
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| Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo (BPZ820) | |
|---|---|
| Price | $999.95 |
| Max temperature | 750°F (listed) |
| Power | 1,800 W (listed) |
| Pizza size | 12-inch pizzas |
| Where it works | Indoor countertop |
| Buy | Check price |
What the Breville Pizzaiolo does well
- Crust-only mode: it turns off the middle element and pushes heat to the edge, so the rim browns without burning the center, according to Pala Pizza.
- Manual mode: hold the timer button, turn the dial to 350 and release, and the timer knob becomes a deck temperature control, Pala Pizza showed.
- Presets: New York, thin and crispy, pan, frozen and wood-fired styles, with a darkness setting, according to ATK.
- Accessories: Pala Pizza noted a carbon steel pan with a removable handle in the box, good for vegetables or steak.
Breville Pizzaiolo review: tips from the testers
- For Neapolitan, Pala Pizza launched at a 700°F deck and 750°F top.
- For New York style, its preset reached a 576°F stone; Pala Pizza baked 7 minutes and rotated once halfway, or manually set 600°F bottom and 625°F top.
- A round peel helps: the stone is 11 3/4 inches, and Pala Pizza’s 12-inch square peel hit the back deflector.
- Eater, the food site, noted New York style relies more on a hot deck so the base sears and holds its structure.
Breville Pizzaiolo vs alternatives
Want more heat for less? The Ooni Volt 2 ($698.95) lists 850°F; see Ooni Volt 2 vs Breville Pizzaiolo. Mostly New York style? The Chefman Indoor Pizza Oven ($199.98) was Pala Pizza’s value pick.
Video: Pala Pizza: “FAST REVIEW | Breville Pizzaiolo Indoor Pizza Oven BIG WIN”. Embedded with credit; the findings are the creator’s own.
Video: Eater: “Is the $799 Breville Pizzaiolo the Best Way to Make Pizza at Home?”. Embedded with credit; the findings are the creator’s own.
Breville Pizzaiolo Review: Eater’s Restaurant Chef Test
Eater brought in Chef Justin Bazdarich, who owns two wood-fired pizza restaurants called Speedy Romeo, to bake three styles in the Pizzaiolo. Eater’s video was sponsored by American Express, not Breville.
- New York style: using the dough recipe from the manual, a seven-minute bake came out with a crispy bottom and no raw spots. Bazdarich said the bottom “looks New York style” to him.
- Neapolitan: the oven baked it in two minutes, which he said is about the same time it takes in his restaurant’s wood-burning oven. His one change: rotate the pizza once at the one-minute mark.
- Leopard spotting: he said the one-day dough from the manual needs at least 48 hours of fermentation to get good leopard spots. His own 48-hour restaurant dough spotted well.
- Heat balance: on one bake the front cooked hotter, and on another the back did, so he turned the pizza and gave it more heat. He preferred even heat over the crust-only setting for his Provel-topped pie, because the top browned better.
Asked whether he would pay the price Eater quoted, $799, Bazdarich said he would, mostly because he’d use the oven beyond pizza, like broiling meats quickly. The Amazon listing was $999.95 when we checked on October 16, 2026.
Breville Pizzaiolo vs Ooni Volt: What America’s Test Kitchen Found
America’s Test Kitchen tested the Pizzaiolo against the original Ooni Volt 12 and called their pizza performance a tie. One tester preferred the softer, more pillowy Ooni crust and another liked the crispier Breville crust.
- Accessories: ATK gave a slight win to the Breville, which includes a peel that fits and a carbon steel pan. The Volt came with no accessories, and ATK said its standard recommended peel was too wide for the Volt. ATK found the Breville’s metal peel good for turning and removing pizzas but a little sticky for launching. Pala Pizza went further and called the peel “horrible” because its heavy front flops around.
- Size: another Breville win. ATK measured the Volt at about 24 inches deep and about 40 pounds, and the Breville at almost six inches shallower and just under 30 pounds.
- Stone: a win for the Ooni. Its square cordierite stone is 13 1/4 inches each way, while the Breville’s round cordierite stone is 11 3/4 inches. ATK’s thin-crust recipe makes two 13-inch pies, but in the Breville it had to make three smaller ones.
- Heat: ATK said the Volt gets hotter, with an 850°F maximum, though it baked thin crust at 650°F. The Breville lists 750°F.
ATK’s verdict: pick the Breville for a smaller oven, the Ooni for more room on the stone, and whichever is cheaper if you’d be happy with either. Note that ATK tested the original Volt, not the newer Volt 2.
Breville Pizzaiolo Design Quirks
- Drop-down stone: when you open the door, the stone pulls down and out for more launching room. Pala Pizza felt neutral about it, found it squeaky, and noted the door won’t stay open until the stone is in.
- Preheat: in Pala Pizza’s video, the oven reached 750°F top and bottom in 18 minutes.
- Clearance: ATK said these ovens need about six inches of room on the sides and behind for ventilation.
- Patent-pending crust-only element: Pala Pizza said the crust-only design is patent pending, which may be why rivals don’t offer it.
Who Should Buy the Breville Pizzaiolo
Based on these reviewers, it suits cooks who want fine control indoors and have limited counter depth. If you want a bigger stone, the Ooni has more room. Pala Pizza’s view at the time was that the Ooni was the better buy until Breville cut its price.
Breville Pizzaiolo Review: Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Breville Pizzaiolo smaller than the Ooni Volt?
Yes. America’s Test Kitchen found it almost six inches shallower and about 10 pounds lighter than the original Volt.
Does the Breville Pizzaiolo come with a pizza peel?
Yes, plus a carbon steel pan. ATK found the metal peel a little sticky for launching, and Pala Pizza disliked it.
Is the Breville Pizzaiolo worth it?
If you want precise control indoors, testers liked it: Pala Pizza rated it 4.6 of 5 and ATK liked its crispier crust. The Ooni Volt 2 costs less on Amazon right now.
How hot does the Breville Pizzaiolo get?
Breville lists 750°F.
What size pizza fits?
Up to 12 inches; the round stone measures 11 3/4 inches, per Pala Pizza.
Can the Pizzaiolo cook frozen pizza?
Yes, it has a frozen pizza preset, according to ATK.
Sources
- Amazon product listings for the products linked above, from Amazon at time of writing
- Pala Pizza: “FAST REVIEW | Breville Pizzaiolo Indoor Pizza Oven BIG WIN”
- America’s Test Kitchen: “Ooni Volt vs. Breville Pizzaiolo: Battle Of the Pizza Ovens | Gear Heads”
- Eater: “Is the $799 Breville Pizzaiolo the Best Way to Make Pizza at Home?”
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Notes and disclosure
Note: Prices come from Amazon listings at time of writing. Prices change often, so check the current listing. Temperatures, wattages and preheat claims are the manufacturers’ listed figures unless a reviewer is credited. Cost-per-pie numbers are worked examples, so plug in your own grocery and takeout prices. Test results and tips quoted above come from the YouTube creators credited in each section; they are their findings, not hands-on claims from me. Eater’s video was sponsored by American Express. Pala Pizza bought its oven open-box.