We love us some pizza ovens here at TopTenReviews (we have the best job in the world). We’ve covered dozens of them and each one we’ve found brings something different to the table. For the most part, propane or wood is the fuel of choice, particularly for outdoor pizza ovens.
In fact, the only electric one we’ve tested is Cuisinart’s Indoor Pizza Oven. And while we liked it, it just doesn’t pack a whole lot of features - and it’s stuck inside.
Current is a company that specializes in building electric outdoor appliances and at CES 2025 it unveiled the Model P Smart Pizza Oven, something it calls the “world’s smartest electric pizza oven.” Color me intrigued.
There are certainly a slew of interesting features Current says will come on the Model P, especially since it’s a fully electric oven.
Firstly, it’s rated for both indoor and outdoor use so if the weather isn’t cooperating, you can simply put it inside and still have a great pizza night.
Current says it’s only 31 pounds so it shouldn’t be too hard to move it around. The other electric pizza oven we tested got quite loud in our kitchen, so let’s hope the Model P is a bit quieter.
The company also says that once preheated - to a peak temperature of 850℉ (~450℃) the Model P can cook pizza in two minutes. I’ve only seen that on wood and gas-powered ovens, so I’m certainly curious to test that claim.
But clearly, the most interesting part of the Model P is the smart features. When paired with the smartphone app, Current says the Model P can customize the cooking time and temperature depending on the toppings you’ve chosen, the type of cheese, and even the thickness of the crust.
It appears like you’ll need to enter this information manually in the app (clearly it hasn’t discovered AI yet) but once input, the oven “uses a proprietary algorithm to cycle power among graphite and calrod elements” ensuring the pizza is evenly cooked.
For the non-scientists among us, that means the heating can be controlled across the entire surface of the pizza, which Current says means you won’t even need to turn the pizza. We shall see. Of course, there are also manual controls and an LCD screen on the front so you can still cook your pizza the old-fashioned way if you want.
I do like the idea of a fully electric oven so I don’t have to deal with building a fire or filling a propane tank before pizza night, but I am curious to see how the pizzas turn out. Luckily, we won’t have to wait too long as Current is expecting to begin shipping the Model P in Q2 and it will cost $599. Not the most expensive pizza oven we’ve used, but not the cheapest either. You can join the waitlist now to be notified when pre-orders begin.
We will certainly be reviewing the Model P just as soon as they send us one, so be sure to check back in for that coming soon.
