Blackstone 2238 Leggero Tabletop Pizza Oven with 13” Rotating Pizza Stone

Overview

Blackstone's 2238 Leggero is a tabletop propane pizza oven built around a 13 inch cordierite stone that rotates on its own at the push of a button, sized for moving around a backyard or fitting into a small outdoor kitchen. It has a built-in temperature gauge and runs on a one-pound propane canister, or a 20 pound tank with a separately sold adapter hose.

The rotating stone is the feature that sets this apart from a fixed-stone tabletop oven, turning the pizza on its own so reviewers don't have to reach in and spin it by hand, though the mechanism itself needs AC power or 4 AA batteries to turn, separate from the propane that heats the oven. Reviewers are largely positive on cook speed and the rotation itself, but a few ran into finish and sizing issues worth knowing before buying.

• 13 inch rotating cordierite pizza stone
• Start and stop button controls rotation
• Built-in temperature gauge
• Runs on a 1 lb propane canister or 20 lb tank with adapter

Who it's for

Fits someone who wants a compact, portable propane pizza oven for a patio, camping trip, or tight outdoor kitchen and likes not having to rotate the pizza by hand. Less suited to a larger household hosting frequent pizza nights for a crowd, since a couple of reviewers found the 13 inch stone slow to reheat between pizzas.

What buyers say

From Amazon customer reviews.

Reviewers consistently like how fast the oven cooks once it's up to temperature, some clocking a pizza in five to seven minutes, and several specifically credit the rotating stone with even cooking and no burnt spots. The complaints cluster around two things: the finish, with one buyer reporting paint coming off the front after the first use, and stone reheat speed, with a couple of reviewers finding the 13 inch stone too slow to recover heat and too small for cooking through a run of pizzas for a family or party. A few also mentioned more assembly than they expected out of the box.

Performance notes

The stone rotates on its own once started, driven by a small motor that needs AC power or 4 AA batteries, separate from the propane burner that provides the actual cooking heat, which is what reviewers credit for even cooking without burnt spots from an uneven flame. Getting to a stated 600 to 900 degree range can take longer than expected, with one reviewer needing nearly an hour to approach the top of that range on a first use. Because the stone only reheats from the flame above and around it rather than from underneath, several reviewers found it slowed down noticeably when cooking multiple pizzas back to back for a group.

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