Solo Stove

Solo Stove Pi Prime

Ranked #8 in Pizza Ovens

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Good Housekeeping's best-value pick and Consumer Reports has tested Solo Stove models. Clean, simple gas performance, but it is a one-pizza-at-a-time machine, which caps its value.

Consolidated from 12 cited sources across 11 outlets

Where the cited sources landed, as we read them

1 glowing source
10 positive sources
1 mixed source

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Pros & cons

✓ Good Housekeeping's best-value pick
✓ Clean, simple gas performance
✓ Consumer Reports has tested Solo Stove models
✓ Awarded Best Value among outdoor pizza ovens by Good Housekeeping
✓ Included in Consumer Reports testing alongside leading competitors

✗ A one-pizza-at-a-time machine, which caps its value
✗ Support infrastructure less established than Ooni or Gozney
✗ Brand primarily known for fire pits

The sources behind this ranking

We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found.

Evidence 11 articles and 1 video review

1 glowing source

The Backyard Showdown The Smith Family · reviewer · Jun 2026

The budget tier is the one place pizza isn’t a two-brand race: Gozney’s iconic Roccbox, Solo Stove’s value-priced Pi Prime, and Ooni’s biggest compact oven all genuinely compete here. A triple threat — three ovens, one winner. Here’s who takes it, and for whom.

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TechGearLab Mallory Paige · reviewer · Nov 2025

The Solo Stove Pi Prime is an exceptional pizza oven at a price point that makes it accessible to home cooks who are serious about their pies. During our extensive testing period, this oven consistently produced pizzas with perfectly cooked crusts and beautifully melted toppings, rivaling results from ovens costing significantly more. The intuitive temperature control dial, with its helpful orange markings, takes the guesswork out of finding the sweet spot for different pizza styles, which makes this oven remarkably beginner-friendly. While the 12-inch pizza stone might feel limiting for folks hosting large gatherings, the speed and consistency of the Pi Prime make it a perfect option for families or casual entertaining.

Read U USP REVIEW USP REVIEW · 2K subscribers · Jul 2026

The portable outdoor pizza grill oven category has exploded in popularity and the Solo Stove Pi Prime 21 x 16 stainless steel propane outdoor pizza oven bundle is one of the most advanced and user-friendly options in 2026.

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Nytimes Article

With a compact, 20-inch-round diameter, this oven fits in small back decks or yards, and it will happily accompany you car-camping or tailgating. As with our top pick, this oven’s convenient propane burner allows you to go from “Should we make pizza?” to eating pizza in about 30 minutes (provided you already have some dough in the fridge). The Solo Stove Pi Prime heats up nearly as quickly as our top pick, and it gets just as hot as ovens that cost many times as much. The smaller cooking surface and opening make this model a little more cramped than the Ooni Koda 16, but it’s perfectly fine for 10- to 12-inch pizzas.

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OvenCookGuy Fabiha · reviewer · Sept 2026

The first thing that struck me about the Solo Stove Pi Prime Propane Pizza Oven wasn’t its sleek stainless steel look but how quickly it preheats—just 15 minutes to reach up to 900°F. After hands-on testing, I saw it produce that perfect, crispy crust and bubbling toppings in less than two minutes. Honestly, it impressed me how evenly it distributes heat thanks to its demi-dome design, making restaurant-quality pizza easy even outdoors.

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In short, yes. The Pi Prime burns propane and has a single knob on the front that controls ignition and temperature. To ignite the burner, you turn and press the knob, then adjust temperature by turning it further. Solo Stove has printed a narrow band of red indicating the optimal setting for making pizza. Simple enough—and, as I found, it works. I lit the burner, turned the knob to the red zone, and it took about 15 minutes to heat up.

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TechGearLab Mallory Paige · reviewer · Nov 2025

The Solo Stove Pi Prime emerged as an exceptional value, delivering professional-grade results at a price point that won't require a second mortgage. With a 90-second bake time, this propane-fueled oven is convenient for firing up on a weeknight when you need to get dinner on the table quickly. For the price, we were genuinely surprised by the consistent heat distribution and the deliciously crispy crusts it produced time after time.

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Cook Craft And Create Murphy · reviewer · Sept 2026

The Solo Stove Pi Prime is the propane pizza oven that turned me from a frozen-pizza skeptic into someone who plans Friday nights around dough proofing. After 30 days of testing, I pulled off Margheritas with proper leopard spots in under two minutes. The demi-dome design hits 950F in roughly 15 minutes, which lines up with Solo Stove’s claim.

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Gardening Know How Article · Jun 2026

The gas-fired Solo Stove Pi Prime is the best overall pizza oven we'd recommend for most people. It's very easy to set up and use, it's affordable, and, of course, it cooks great pizza. We wish it had a built-in temperature gauge, but the compact design makes it portable, so you can have an unforgettable pizza night anywhere you want.

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Taste of Home Sarah Farmer,Mary Henn · reviewer · May 2022

In our testing of the Pi Prime pizza oven , the propane-fueled Solo Stove appliance wowed us with its sleek design and even cooking. Solo Stove is best known for its smokeless fire pits , and its pizza ovens boast that same signature stainless-steel exterior.

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Peccadille Aman · reviewer · Sept 2026

The Solo Stove Pi Prime is the propane pizza oven I keep recommending to friends setting up a backyard pizza night. After six weekends of testing, it delivered the best balance of speed, footprint, and crust quality in this lineup.

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1 mixed source

Pizza Oven Review The Pizza Oven Review Desk · reviewer · Jun 2026

The Pi Prime trades a few degrees for simplicity and curb appeal. Solo Stove built it as a round, single-burner gas oven, no door, no rotating stone, no multi-fuel firebox, just a clean dome and a propane connection. The Pi Prime reaches ~850°F, which clears the ~800°F floor a Neapolitan pie needs, so it's a genuine member of the 60-Second-Pizza Club even if its ceiling sits below the 950°F field. For a casual cook who wants a handsome, no-fuss oven, that's a fair trade. The signature-metric verdict: ~850°F, lower than the 950s here, so it has less thermal headroom and you'll want to be more patient about saturating the floor before launching. Get the stone fully heated and it cooks a 60-second pie; rush it, and the smaller margin shows up as a paler base than a 950°F oven would give.

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Frequently asked questions

It ranks #8 of 14 on our pizza ovens tier list, in C tier. That placement draws on 12 cited sources across 11 outlets.

None of the 12 sources with a clear view is critical of it. A one-pizza-at-a-time machine, which caps its value. Support infrastructure less established than Ooni or Gozney. Brand primarily known for fire pits.