About Outdoor Kitchen HQ

What this site is

Outdoor Kitchen HQ is a UK guide to outdoor cooking gear with pizza ovens at its core: the ovens themselves, the accessories that actually matter (thermometers, peels, covers, tables), fuel decisions, and the technique that turns a hot box into consistently great pizza.

The UK angle is the point. Most outdoor cooking content is written for Californian weather and Texan gardens. We write for small patios, shared balconies, unpredictable summers and the question of where the oven lives from October to March.

Who it's for

• First-oven buyers weighing Ooni against Gozney against the budget brands
• Small-patio and balcony cooks who need honest answers about space and fuel rules
• Owners upgrading their setup - better peel, proper thermometer, a table that isn't a wobbly compromise
• Anyone whose first three pizzas went badly and wants to know if it's the gear or the technique (it's usually the technique)

How recommendations are made

We research each category by comparing manufacturer specifications, verified owner feedback and independent published reviews - and we cite the sources we rely on. We don't invent hands-on testing stories, and specific claims (stone temperatures, preheat times, fuel consumption) come from checkable sources.

Where products appear with prices, those prices are retrieved live from the retailer when you load the page, so what you see reflects what the retailer is charging now.

How the site is funded

Outdoor Kitchen HQ is reader-supported. Some outbound links are affiliate links - if you click through and buy, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. See the affiliate disclosure for details. Affiliate revenue never decides which products make the cut or how they rank.

Editorial standards

How content is researched, written and corrected is documented in the editorial policy, and how AI tools are used (and not used) in the workflow is covered in the AI use disclosure.