Summerset Hybrid Pizza Oven: wood or gas cooking on your outdoor counter
The Summerset Hybrid Pizza Oven is a countertop pizza oven for the outdoor kitchen. Hybrid means it burns wood or gas: a 40,000 BTU gas burner for quick weeknight pizzas, or real wood on a stainless steel rack for smoke flavor. A small 9,000 BTU gas starter lights the wood for you, and an ash catch under the rack makes cleanup easy. The body is 443 stainless steel, a grade that stands up to rain and sun and keeps the price down, and Summerset backs it with a lifetime warranty.
The pizzas bake on a cordierite stone, a ceramic that holds high heat without cracking, with 390 square inches of room, enough for a 12 to 14 inch pizza. A temperature readout on the front shows the oven heat, and adjustable feet level it on the counter. On the page you pick natural gas or propane, and it comes built for that gas. For the rest of your outdoor kitchen, see the Summerset Quest 36 built in gas grill. The Summerset Hybrid Pizza Oven ships free from My Cozy Outdoors with No Sales Tax (except WY) and the full manufacturer warranty.
FAQ
Can this oven really run on both wood and gas?
Yes – that is the hybrid part. A 40,000 BTU jet-type burner handles gas duty, while a stainless wood rack with ash catch lets you burn real wood for smoke-kissed crust. A 9,000 BTU gas starter even lights the wood for you, so there is no kindling ritual.
Should I skip building a masonry pizza oven and buy this instead?
A masonry build is a weeks-long project with a serious footprint and budget. The Hybrid Pizza Oven delivers cordierite-stone baking on adjustable feet – set it on a counter, connect fuel, and you are firing pizzas the same afternoon. Compare other styles in our pizza oven collection.
What is the cooking stone made of?
Cordierite – the thermal-shock-resistant ceramic used in kiln shelves. It holds fierce, even heat under the oven floor so pizza bases crisp instead of steaming, and it shrugs off the temperature swings a live wood fire produces without cracking.
How big a pizza can I make in it?
The Hybrid’s stone gives you 390 square inches of cooking surface – comfortable for a 12-to-14-inch pie, a pair of personal pizzas, or a cast-iron pan of roasted vegetables and fresh bread when you are not in pizza mode.
Wood or gas – which makes better pizza?
Gas gives repeatable, dial-in heat for weeknight pies; wood adds the aroma and leopard-spot char people chase in Neapolitan pizza. This oven refuses to make you choose – many owners preheat on the gas burner, then feed the wood rack for flavor during the bake.
Is the Hybrid Pizza Oven built for outdoor life?
It is constructed in 443 stainless steel with adjustable feet for uneven counters, and an ambient temperature readout tells you when the chamber is ready to cook. Keep it covered or under shelter between uses and the finish stays bright for years.
Does the lifetime warranty apply to the pizza oven too?
Yes – the Gold Standard Lifetime Warranty covers the Hybrid Pizza Oven, the same industry-leading protection as Summerset’s grills. That is unusual in the pizza oven market, where a season or two of coverage is the norm; keep your receipt for registration.