Instant Pot Ovens That Handle Pizza Night

Best for
Solo gamers and small kitchens

Best for
Hungry players who want pizza fast

The Instant Pot No Preheat Required* 6-Slice Air Fryer Toaster Oven is the one to beat for pizza night. It lists ten functions, including a dedicated pizza mode alongside air fry, roast, bake, sear crisp, toast, bagel, broil, dehydrate and reheat. It fits a 12-inch pizza, six slices of toast or a whole 4-pound chicken, and it reaches up to 500°F, the highest top temperature in this group. High heat is what gives a pizza a browned, blistered top and a crust that is crisp rather than bready.

InstantHeat Technology is the headline. Instant says the oven starts in seconds with little to no preheat time and cooks up to 60 percent faster; the fine print says that comparison is against a traditional oven using the pizza function with frozen pizza, and that bake and sear crisp use fast preheating. A large viewing window and an internal light let you watch the cheese without opening the door. It ships with a chrome rack, chrome basket, aluminum cooking tray and crumb tray. The listing does not specify wattage or dimensions.

If frozen pizzas and big homemade pies are your go-to game-night food, this is the model to pick. If you mainly bake for one, the 4-slice version saves counter space.

• Dedicated pizza function among ten cooking modes
• Up to 500°F for high-heat cooking
• Fits a 12-inch pizza
• Viewing window and internal light

Best for
Cooks who want rotisserie and dehydrating too

Best for
Families wanting a 12-inch pizza oven

The Instant Pot Omni 19QT 18L Toaster Oven Air Fryer is the Instant Omni 19-quart model, and yes, it fits a 12-inch pizza, as the title says. It has seven functions (air fry, bake, broil, roast, toast, warm and convection bake), EvenCrisp Technology with what Instant says is 95 percent less oil than deep frying, three toast levels and an 1800-watt element running on 120V. The box includes an enamel baking tray, a stainless-steel oven rack and an air frying basket, and the tray and basket are dishwasher safe.

There is no dedicated pizza setting, so you will use bake or convection bake. The temperature tops out at 450°F. The listing contradicts itself on the minimum: the features say 170°F and the specs say 95°F. At 16.53 by 15.55 by 13.89 inches and 25.9 pounds, it is a substantial countertop unit. It also mentions 100+ in-app recipes in the title. For a household that wants a family-sized oven for pizza plus everyday cooking, it is a solid, simple choice; if you want the hotter top end and the pizza preset, the 6-slice InstantHeat beats it.

A good trick with any toaster oven is to preheat a thin baking surface for a crisper base. Our guide to a pizza stone explains how that works, but check your oven’s manual for the size of stone it can safely hold.

The Instant Pot No Preheat Required* 4-Slice Air Fryer Toaster Oven brings InstantHeat Technology to a smaller body. It lists seven functions, including air fry, bake, toast, roast, broil, warm and a make pizza setting, and it reaches up to 450°F. Instant says it cooks up to 60 percent faster, with the fine print comparing it to a traditional oven using the roast function with frozen chicken nuggets, and says bake and broil use fast preheating.

Capacity is the catch for pizza night: the listing says it handles an 8-inch pizza, four slices of toast or a whole chicken. That is enough for a personal pizza between matches, not a pie for the whole squad. The listing also disagrees with itself on power, citing 1500 watts in the features and 1600 in the specs. It includes an air fry basket, baking pan, crumb tray and wire rack, plus the viewing window and internal light.

Choose it if counter space is tight or you cook mostly for yourself. If you regularly feed a group, step up to one of the 12-inch models.

The Instant Pot Omni Plus 19 Qt is the most versatile oven here. Its ten functions include air fry, bake, broil, dehydrate, toast, reheat, roast, warm, convection bake and a rotisserie spit. It fits a 12-inch pizza or six slices of bread, and golden quartz infrared elements provide dual radiant heat that Instant says heats quickly and cooks evenly. A double-layer glass door holds heat in, and the 1800-watt system runs on 120V.

For pizza, it tops out at 450°F, the same as the standard Omni, with no dedicated pizza preset. The listing gives a 170°F minimum in the features and 85°F in the specs, lists the control method as “App,” and gives dimensions of 12 by 12 by 13.89 inches, which seems too small for a 12-inch pizza, so confirm the real size on the product page. At 29.3 pounds it is the heaviest of the four. If you want an Instant Omni Plus toaster oven that handles rotisserie chicken on Saturday and pizza on Sunday, this is the pick; for pizza alone, the 6-slice InstantHeat is hotter and faster.

• Ten functions including rotisserie spit and dehydrate
• Golden quartz infrared dual radiant heat
• Double-layer glass door
• Dishwasher-safe enamel tray and basket