Gozney Tread Pizza Oven Evaluate

Gozney just lately launched a much-anticipated transportable pizza oven: the Tread. Within the months main as much as its launch, chatter on Reddit reached a crescendo, with hypothesis working rampant; there have been even supposed “leaked” photos, including to the anticipation. 

And now, it’s lastly right here. A number of months earlier than it launched, I bought my palms on a press pattern of the Tread to try it out. I braved frigid New England winter days and nights and slung a great deal of pizza (and in addition roasted some rooster leg quarters) to see if this petite, transportable oven was price it.

The Assessments

• Heating Pace Check: I timed how lengthy it took the Gozney tread to hit 900°F utilizing an infrared thermometer to take the temperature within the left, proper, and middle of the oven. 
• Portability Check: To check its portability, I packed up the pizza oven and stand, put them in my small automobile, and took them to my in-law’s home 35 minutes away. 
• Neapolitan Pizza Check: I arrange the pizza oven on the quadruped stand and made pepperoni and fig-ricotta Neapolitan pies. 
• Hen Check: Since Gozney guarantees the Tread makes “greater than pizza” I made a decision to roast rooster leg quarters within the oven, loosely following this recipe. 

What We Realized

The Gozney Tread Pizza Oven Will get Sizzling, Sizzling, Sizzling

Once I baked the pizzas, the stone reached an unimaginable 980°F on common after about 30 minutes of preheating. Even after decreasing the warmth, I had to make use of the turning peel to deflect a few of the warmth from the arced flame, lest the pepperoni and puffy crusts char past recognition. The identical factor occurred throughout my warmth pace check: The stone hit 962°F after a mere 25 minutes of preheating. 

The rationale the oven will get tremendous scorching is probably going its measurement: It’s compact (extra on this under), so it takes manner much less time to return to temperature than, say, a 24-inch pizza oven. Whereas it is a boon for making Neapolitan pizzas, which require intense warmth to cook dinner rapidly, it does imply that if you wish to department out you’ll need to make changes and keep watch over your meals. Once I roasted the rooster leg quarters, I needed to cowl them with aluminum foil and solely do a fast broil on the finish to forestall the pores and skin from burning. Nonetheless, the ensuing rooster was completely cooked with crispy pores and skin and tender meat, swimming in a puddle of golden schmaltz (which begged for use to roast some potatoes). 

Let’s Discuss Portability 

Should you comply with Gozney, you would possibly discover that the Tread seems fairly much like two of its different ovens: the Arc and the Dome. It even has the identical arc-shaped flame as the previous. However the Tread, being transportable, is considerably smaller and lighter. Whereas the Arc has an inside diameter of round 15 inches, the Tread’s is nearer to 12 inches. Since cooking area is tight, you’ll must form smaller pizzas. The Arc’s exterior dimensions are 19 by 22 by 13.5 inches, whereas the Tread’s are 16.5 by 19.1 by 12.6 inches—quite a bit smaller. Lastly, the Tread is far lighter than the Arc: 29.7 kilos versus 47.5 kilos—almost 18 kilos much less. Its decreased dimensions and weight add to the Tread’s portability, as do the “racks” on prime, which make it simple to seize and transfer. That being stated, when packed within the Tread Enterprise bag, it was cumbersome and awkward to hold. Whereas the case was nice for safeguarding the oven throughout journey or in storage, it was a lot simpler to elevate the oven by itself. 

The Quadruped Stand Was an Attention-grabbing Design Selection 

My father-in-law is a carpenter, and one in all his creations is a set of small stacking tables. The tables are tripods—that’s, they’ve three legs. In response to him, solely having three factors of contact ensures the tabletop sits evenly, even when it’s set someplace uneven. So he was shocked that Gozney’s Enterprise stand (which it’s a must to buy individually) wasn’t a tripod and as a substitute had 4 legs. I assumed this was an fascinating perception, although I didn’t have any points with the oven wobbling when set on a deck or my sloping concrete driveway. The stand has a built-in degree, and the legs are adjustable, so it was simple to tweak it in order that it stood evenly.   

The Verdict

The Gozney Tread is a good transportable pizza oven. It has a 12.4-inch extensive opening and a 12.2-inch inside width, so it’s greatest for making smaller pizzas. The compact kind was nice for portability, and I significantly appreciated the racks on the highest of the oven, which made it simple to elevate and transfer.

Whereas it shone making Neapolitan pizzas, it’s additionally versatile sufficient to cook dinner up different dishes, like roasted rooster thighs or seared steak. The Gozney Tread does get ripping scorching, so keep watch over your pies (or different meals in case you’re getting inventive) and modify the warmth as wanted. 

Is it price it? Effectively, it is dependent upon how a lot you suppose you’ll really use it. Do you go tenting usually and like the thought of camp-side pizzas? Or possibly you need to exhibit your new pizza topping combos to family and friends—the Tread helps you to convey the oven to them.

I’d be remiss to not point out that whereas the Tread is novel, different pizza ovens are simply nearly as good and simply as transportable: Take the Ooni Koda 12, for example. It weighs 29 kilos—rather less than the Tread—and is the same measurement. It’s additionally $100 much less and heated up in a mere quarter-hour in our exams. Whereas it’s not explicitly known as a transportable oven, for all intents and functions, it’s. That stated, in case you’re searching for a compact oven that’s simple to make use of and lug round, the Tread will probably make you cheerful. 

The Execs

Compact? Examine. Quick? Examine. Sizzling? Examine. The Gozney Tread delivers on all the pieces it guarantees. It excelled at making puffy-crusted Neapolitan pizzas quick, and it was simple to interrupt down and transport. It cools off rapidly, too. Throughout my exams, I used the accompanying Enterprise peel and turning peel and extremely suggest them, since they match properly contained in the Tread’s slim opening. It additionally impressed me (I admit, I used to be skeptical) with the way it roasted rooster leg quarters—I may really see myself hauling it to a campsite and utilizing it to make extra than simply ‘za. 

The Cons

I needed that I may make the flame even smaller—because it was, even at its lowest setting, it was nonetheless fairly robust. You’ll want a small turning peel and a few ability at maneuvering pizzas because the cooking floor may be very compact. Talking of peels, it might’ve been good if the Tread had hanging hooks for them. Additionally, the Tread is the same measurement and weight to different smaller pizza ovens, just like the Ooni Koda 12, however it prices extra—$500 plus $250 for the stand. 

Key Specs

• Exterior dimensions: 16.5 x 19.1 x 12.6 inches
• Inner dimensions: 12.2 x 15 x 5.9 inches
• Door measurement: 12.4 x 3.35 inches
• Weight: 29.7 kilos
• Guarantee: 5 years

Why We’re the Consultants

• Grace Kelly is a senior editor at Critical Eats, the place she’s been testing kitchen gear for nearly three years. 
• She used to check kitchen tools at America’s Check Kitchen and has hung out as a bartender and line cook dinner. 
• To check the Gozney Tread, Grace used it to make Neapolitan pizzas and roasted rooster leg quarters. She additionally tracked how rapidly the stone hit 900°F. 
• Grace has examined a mess of pizza ovens, together with the Gozney Arc and Ooni Koda 2 Max. Her husband is an avid pizza maker (and eater) and has benefitted tremendously from these exams.