Presto Pizzazz Plus Review: Rotating Pizza Oven 

A family member got us this as a “joke” wedding gift, but the joke was on them because we love it 😂

Imagine how quickly you could cook the pizza if you put it on the rotating oven and then put the rotating oven in the actual oven

Using this for over 8 years now. Made everything from pizza, breadsticks, garlic bread, fries, nuggets, quesadillas etc. NEVER once burned a thing, and you can literally plug it in right at yourfeet or on the coffee table. Easily my favorite cooking invention since the microwave. Only drawback is that I can't cook anything taller than a chicken leg. Bought my brother one years ago and both of ours still work perfectly. 10/10.

I bought one of these as an "extra" Christmas present for my then wife. When she opened it, her disappointment was mirrored by my step daughters look of disdain - they had seen it demo'd in the mall and thought it was a piece of junk! (Primary present was diamond earrings, so she wasn't upset for too long!) Following that, she tried it out, and suffice to say we had home-made pizza for years afterwards, all perfectly cooked, and the smell of cooking pizza is amazing!!

I'm a Chef by profession and people always insist on buying me kitchen gadgets for all gifts. I usually have it and don't need anymore. That being said when my kids were little maybe 9 & 10, they saw this at a store shopping with my mother and wanted to buy this for me as a Christmas gift. When I opened it of course I was very greatful that they picked it out on their own & for the gift itself. I couldn't conceive that this thing would work adequately at all. The next day we went and bought several different frozen pizzas and some refrigerated pizzas. This thing cooked EVERY PIZZA PERFECTLY. No matter the thickness, ingredients or refrigerated and frozen. In the regular oven you have to watch every pizza, every brand or it burns or you have to turn to get it to cook evenly, etc. * I have had this now going strong for 13 years and it's by far the best piece of equipment for cooking refrigerated & frozen pizzas of ALL kinds. Fresh handmade as well. You can't beat it. It also cooks many other things but I can't count how many pizzas this thing cooked in the last 13 years and not 1 disappointment.

My dad eats a ton of frozen pizza for some reason. I had bought him the version of this that was out about 10 years ago and he adored it, he liked not heating up the entire oven just for a pizza

2:41 The sound of him burning the crap out of his mouth 😂

This is so weird, these things where out in the late 90's early 2000's and now all of a sudden they popping up like new

I have to admit I also thought this product was kinda a silly and not worth the money, but you changed my mind. Looks like it works great!

Watching pizza while eating pizza.I had pizza last night too.Tomorrow..pizza

Lived in a house with 4 other guys for a summer during college and this little gadget was a staple, used every day and everything was way easier than getting the gas oven going. I used to wake up and see 6 poptarts with butter rotating on that thing while people got ready for school/work and then got home and saw pizza damn near every night.

My uncle had one of these, I inherited it now. It's over 40 years old and still working amazing. One of the best products we have.

I love mine. Just to comment on your "cons": 1. The tray continues to spin after the timer dings so that you dont have one edge of the pizza that gets stuck under the residual heat from the heating elements and burns. It continues to rotate to keep the entire tray warm. 2. If you insert the tray all the way to the back, then lower it, then pull it forward, it grabs the metal lip below and aligns the tray perfect.

A great thing about cooking with the Pizzazz Plus is you see the food cooking. You can just look across the room and see "oh tater tots are done" or "pizza could go a tad longer to get cheese golden".

taquitos- arrange like spokes on a bicycle wheel

Going on 5+ years with my Pizzazz and love it. Initially I was concerned it would waste electricity heating up my kitchen, but it turns out using a regular oven heats up the kitchen even more. Another advantage is no preheating is needed. That saves you 10 minutes over a regular oven!!

Cant use an oven for pizza after using this. Idk what the hell it is but pizza comes out way better. But in the summer it's back to grilling everything

We had one of these about 8 years ago, we got rid of everything when we moved. I have missed ours!! This is one the most convenient counter top products. Warms up many types of food, keeps things crispy when reheating also.. You are making me want to run out and buy another one!!!!

I like to doctor my frozen pizzas, adding ingredients as it cooks. Like putting chopped garlic and olive oil on near the end. This would allow you to do that easily!

Watching this video made me want to eat pizza, a grilled cheese , cookies and watever that last thing was

WARNING - DO NOT EVER USE THE PIZZA PIZZAZZ TO COOK HAMBURGER PATTIES!!!!! The grease from the hamburger splatters on to the upper heating coils and then it catches on fire and the fan blows the fire outward in every direction, to the front and the sides, turning the Pizza Pizzazz into a huge blowtorch.

Have mine for almost 2 years.. I throw a sheet of aluminum on that bad boy so i won't have to do dishes..Works well for me.

You should have tried to cook homemade pizza, to see if the dough gets cooked

I'm a year late to this party, but since RU-vid recommended it ... I've had one of these for about 5 years and I use the hell out of it. It's great. When it breaks, I'll order another one the same day. Can't recommend highly enough.

Should have a non rotate button for sandwiches

I’ve been making pizzas with a Pizzazz since I was a kid. I remember my dad bringing one home from an auction he got it from. I really loved using that device. I even got my own for Christmas when I first moved out of my parents’ house. I totally recommend owning one.

I first got one of these around 2001. My mom and sister got it for me for Christmas, I thought it was the stupidest thing when I opened the box and figured I’d never use it ever. Anyway, the year is now 2024 and I still own one. Cooks pizza great, chicken nuggets / strips / popcorn chicken, that is my primary use for it and it's so easy to keep an eye on how "done" I want the food. It typically cooks a frozen pizza in the time a regular oven finishes preheating (or close). It’s a great design and works well. I’ve had a couple get broken over the years, knocked over and the plastic busted which I glued back together, a relative leaned on one and busted the tray pivot, etc., but otherwise usually get 10 year or more out of them (repaired the damage and they kept on going). Have even made some fresh home made style pizzas, including french bread pizzas, but you do have to be very mindful of the height and not let anything too close to the top element.

I'm on my third one of these in the last 17 years. I wear them out, not because they're cheaply made, but because they get used at least 200 days every year. this makes any size pizza that will fit, quicker, and better than ANY OTHER OVEN, PERIOD. the only drawback is it won't fit large pizzas or square ones. but if it fits, it's the best. especially for rising crust. stuffed crust is great. it's fast, cheap to run, and makes even cheap pizzas taste better than in the oven. plus it reheats pizza better than any other method. we have learned to use it to cook almost anything over these many years. simply the best invention for the money I have ever purchased in my entire life, bar none.

I think that you should have placed the taquitos radially.

I've had this for years and it works well

When you have trouble putting the tray on at 6:53 you don't need to look under it to line up the peg. Hook the tray over the two pegs at the back of the unit, then drop the front of the tray down. It will drop onto the peg without any hassle.

I'm really curious about the engineering decision to not include a power switch.

Multiple sandwiches seems like a good idea, like as finger food for a small party or something

I like the idea you are doing this because it may not be brand new but I had no idea about it! Can you do some more popular ones that you find? I enjoy any video upload from you honestly.

Man I still get amgry at myself for not buying this on Amazon for $20. It was an insane deal and I haven't seen it for that price again ever.

I saw this and I instantly had to come comment on how amazing these things are.. I’ve had one for the last 10+ years and it’s the best thing ever. You can almost literally cook anything on it. And there’s nothing better than a 12 minute Jacks pepperoni pizza! Buy one, you won’t regret it!

I wish you had tried a homemade dough pizza on it

I've been debating on buying this for a long time, thank you so much for doing real world tests! Keep doing what you're doing, really like your videos.

I had one of these back in like 2007 and it was one my two essential kitchen appliances, next to the George Foreman grill. Perfectly cooked pizza, and great for reheating to nice and crispy as well. And for easier cleaning, just slap a bit of foil over the turn table

I literally cook everything on it!! I hardly ever use my regular oven anymore...really love this product!!

I haven't cooked a pizza in the over in years ...love my pizzazz...I would recommend it to everyone....got mine as gift from my beloved grandma a few years ago she always gave the coolest gifts for Christmas!!! Pretty much any fried food comes out crispy and delicious

Pizza in the mornin Pizza in the evenin Pizza for supper time When you have the Presto Pizzazz Plus, you can have pizza anytime 🕺

Started out as a sceptic, ended up a believer

I've bought it a month ago..and I love it! I've made everything from pizza to bread to wings (even if in the instructions they say not too!).. I had many doubts about this oven,but boy it did impress me.. In the pro,add it consumes much less energy than your oven or any other gadgets you may own (and i own a lot of them).. A LITTLE ADVISE : don't thing you have to see your pizza,bread or sandwiches crust brown or super dark to consider it done! In fact,quite the opposite! Crusts are crunchy and tasty even if they look quite white still,so check them and just follow the time instructions,they are pretty good.. Believe me,you will love it!

When my dude brought out the taquitos, it was all over for me. I knew I had to go out and buy one of these.

I Am also impressed Plus because of the lower wattage ( lower than an Oven ) It would be perfect for those with solar panels ! NO you place taquitos like the spokes on a bicycle tire.

The reason there is no power switch is for safety. The tray needs to keep spinning until the coils cool down. It is meant to keep a single spot from burning up for being stationairy between the coils too long. Also it is a warning to those around that it was recently used and may still be hot. I let mine spin for about 5 minutes even after i take the stuff off the tray. I love making seasoned fries on it.

I had 3 of these ovens the past 25 years. When my oldest child (34yrs old now) we used to have sleep overs with her friends, I would have 3 of these ovens cooking pizza, burritos, all kinds of food all night long. The kids would make custom pizzas "On Demand" , the cool thing you can do with this oven unlike your conventional oven, you can add ingredients as it cooks, no worries about opening a HOT oven. Now in 2021, I still have ONE left. Amazing product. Also great to use while camping, just use your Generator and plug this in. Hey, use at a tail-gate too. I`m going to buy another one again.

One of the best things about the Pizza Pizzazz is that you can use it to reheat food, It even makes cold french fries nice and crunchy again.

I’ve never seen a product on this channel where he constantly praises it like this

I remember about 10 years ago when I went over to my friends house and saw he had one of these. I doubted that it wouldn't cook the pizza fully like that in that time. I was absolutely blown away. Thanks for reminding me about these. I might just have to pick this up.

This is the best kitchen appliance I have ever owned. I've had mine for about 10 years and it still works perfectly. 5 stars!

4 grilled cheese sandwiches at the same time

Best product for a college kid! I make pizza, chicken nuggets, taquitos, fries, hot dogs, pizza rolls, and even cinnamon rolls on mine! And to heck with cleaning it, that takes the baked in flavor away!

I feel really really stupid saying this, but I’ve had this for about 5 years and never once have I thought of using it for something other than pizza. Now I use it for all sorts of things, since watching this review. I found it more convenient for pizza rolls, considering there’s not as much clean up and the texture is way better than out of a microwave.

Grilled cheese is usufil if you're making multiple all the way around 🤔

Buy an appliance switch (cord switch) and add it to the cord. That will solve your plug issue

Curious which one would win if it were Pizzazz Plus vs Air Fryer making the same foods. Maybe a comparison video/taste test is in order?

I have one and it does a great job. The little mini pizza's, hashbrowns, chicken nuggets, pizza's that fit, reheating pizza's that was baked at the store, the next day and it tasting like it was just as fresh as when I got it. Frozen french fries. Adding toppings to a frozen pizza and it coming out even better. Haven't try fresh pizza and toppings yet.. but it should come out just as awesome. And a little word of advice let the mini pizza's cool down first!!! and it also helps to balance the load on the tray.

Did you measure actual energy consumption? I'd assume such a open system to waste a lot of energy.

If you lift the pan while it's spinning it turns off. If you drop the pan while it's plugged in it turns on. No need to keep unplugging it c:

Wish I had the counter space for that.

Used to use one of these in the break room at work when I was on overnights and all the restaurants were closed. It was a lifesaver.

More like really bad toaster. There's nothing oven about this. Heat is escaping like crazy and what you put on is outside heating element most of the time...

AirFryer vs. Pizzazz Plus?

A hair dryer for pizza.

Oh man, I remember when I was a teen at home I cooked literally everything I wanted to eat on one of those and it always turned out better then if i had put it in the oven! I need to pick one up again for myself.

I use mine 2-3 times a week , and have been for over 4 years , still works perfect . Love this thing

I've had my Pizzazz for a few years (The older model) I do love it, and use it a lot. You can take the tray off while it's still plugged in, and it will stop rotating. At least it does on the older model, and I found it easier to load the tray by sticking your two fingers around the prong of the tray, like if you were holding a cigarette, and guide the tray into the slot. But after watching your video, I may have to upgrade to the Plus model.

My parents bought one of these a number of years back. I wasn't much into pizzas (and these days I rarely do) but back then this was one of the best ways to make frozen pizzas. And I guess it could also make fresh ones but we never really did that. Also cooked cookies on it a few times too. Seems kinda weird in how it looks and kinda takes up space but it really does seem to work. I think we ended up buying a second one for another room in the house to make pizzas instead of having to go really far to use the other one.

I’ve been using a pizzazz for like 10 years and I’d never go without one now. Best way to make or reheat pizza as well as tons of other grub.

I have the original version of this and made many hundreds of pizzas over the years. One of the few "As seen on TV" products that worked as advertised.

I have the original pizazz oven, I assume this one is the same. You put the tray on by angling the tray toward the back and pulling forward until it stops and then setting the tray down. It should be ready to fly after that.

It works but how's it better than a toaster oven? Wouldn't this need to run full power since everything's exposed and heat can't build? Like cooking with the oven door open? Seems inefficient.

You just wanted to find something it could fail at so bad, but couldn't haha. Good job, man!

Butter the bread on the outside top and bottom of grilled cheese for better flavor. I got one of these for a wedding gift in 2003 and it worked and lasted great until 2018. The rotating pan would stick after a few minutes so I bought another one off Amazon for around 45.00 and still works great! I didn’t know about the no cutting pizzas on the actual pan so I’ve been doing something wrong 🤨 This thing works great with heating frozen chicken and buffalo strips and frozen fries and tator tots. Put on pan together and run for the full 20 mins on dual. This actually re heats leftover pizza or cold fries perfectly as well. Reheat for about 8 mins.

this is the best appliance i have ever bought. I use it constantly. I highly recommend it.

Americans have so many weird products! I want to live there!

this would be great for a college dorm

been using one of these for decades! it's a little bulkier than your average toaster oven but i can't imagine life without it now, it heats food like nothing else. it's best at reviving soggy leftovers to their full former crispiness, it's insanely convenient for bachelor life, but i'd recommend it to anyone haha

Oh my god....I remember my family having one like this when I was a child. It was fun to watch the pizza get cooked as it spins. I would like to have one of these again but I've moved on to use a pizza stone so i don't need it that much.

Love my pizza. Love eating pizza. Love making pizza. I'm a pizzaiolo. *P.S., actually impressed enough to contemplate buying this "oven."

My wife and I received a Pizzaz about 13yrs ago as a Christmas gift. At first we thought it was a cheap gimmick that wouldn’t last. Surprise! It’s awesome and we use it all the time.

I got mine at the Base Exchange at Fairchild AFB in 2004 for use in the dorms. We didn't have ovens so this is all I had. I used it to make EVERYTHING. I even made brownies, pies and even made a small birthday cake. The coating on the tray will eventually flake off, so I just had to order a replacement... After almost 15 years! It is one of the few kitchen "gadgets" that is really worth it.

Instead of plugging and unplugging with every use, get an extension cord/power strip with an on/off switch

A friend of mine amazed me years ago with this machine. Best pizza ever! And you can add extra toppings or seasonings thoughout the cooking process all to your liking.

This is the item I use most in the kitchen (after the coffee maker). I've read people say "Just use the oven." To which I reply "You have a toaster right? Why, if you can just use the oven?" Pizzaz is a toaster for frozen pizza. (And it'll even make toast)

I’ve had one of these things for over 10 years... and you can literally cook anything that will fit on it. It’s amazing.

I never heard of this before, I think it would be perfect for me who lives alone.

I’ve had my pizzazz for years now and it has always been my go to for ZAS

When you position the tray, assuming the machine is cold, put your hand under the tray with two fingers straddling the center hub and you can easily locate it without having to look under it. If you plan on cooking a second item, slide the first item off with the tray still on the cooker, then you don't have to relocate it, or handle the tray while it is hot. I've been cooking on the same one for over 20 years. I mostly use it for homemade pizzas, but I've cooked just about everything on it that one would normally cook in an oven. My tray has a different coating on it, and I've never washed or scrubbed it harshly, in fact, I typically just wipe it off with a dry towel. As it is over 20 years old, there is some polymerized grease on it, but it is as "no stick" as when it was new. My friend runined her tray within a year of ownership by trying to scrub it completely clean, which subsequently damaged the coating. It appears that they may have improved the coating. I suppose I'll find out at some point as I will certainly have to replace this item when it dies.

So I am a good week late, my comment will probably be lost but I gotta dip in here and leave some info. I have had one of these in my house since before I was old enough to drive. I'm turning 30 this year. Long story short we've had the same one that still works for over a decade and a half. We cook all kinds of crazy stuff on it from pizza, cookies, garlic bread. Recently we even 'air fried' crinkle fries by pouring the fries in a ziploc bag, adding a small amount of canola oil and salt, shaking the bag until everything was coated evenly, then pouring on the cooker and letting it run for ~16 minutes (frozen fries). Important things of note: 1. We also unplug it every time we finish using it, though it is not designed for that nor needed. There is a built in on/off safety switch. When the pan is not in place, the device turns off. 2. Aligning the pan is actually really easy. The heat guard on the bottom is designed to align the pan. Simply slide it back angled until the lip of the pan falls behind the heat guard, pull forwards until it is touching evenly on both sides, then lower the pan. 3. DO NOT. I repeat. DO NOT use dish soap to clean this unless absolutely needed. Also DO NOT use PAM/Non-Stick sprays on this. Use actual oil. If you need a spray buy a oil sprayer. (They are cheap and awesome.) 4. I don't know if scrubbers are really safe to use on the surface, but we used one on ours originally. It's really old so everything sticks now... or did until I 'seasoned' it with canola oil when cooking those fries.

Chuck E. Cheese must use this machine to make their pizzas

I’ll guess it cost less electricity fee than regular oven, plus it’s cheaper that oven itself. I think it can save you a lot of money 💰

My gas oven broke, I own an air fryer, but the air fryer is only so big, so I was skeptical. Just look at it - It looks STUPID, and innificient, and was I WRONG ! This pizza oven rocks. I was so surprised how well it cooked, and how well it preserved all the flavors. I like that I can see exactly what's going on. Oh, by the way, I never heard of this product until two days ago, in October 2023.

Putting the tray on is easy once you get the hang of it. Follow the instructions and tilt the tray, put the underside of the edge of it against the back of the burner coil and it should drop into place.

As a scientist you should have cooked one pizza in oven and one with the gadget and see which taste better.

Had this for years and love it

I love mine. The whole point is not having to heat the oven during the summer. It works great. And it does other frozen items too.

The reason for this is it to keep it rotating, to cool it down. If you remove the pan and unplug it, that’s one way. But, as it spins it cools. If you unplug it while hot, it will stop and burn that part of your pan. In time ruining your non stick pan. Plus you can use it for a food cool down. This prevents excess moisture and soggy ness.