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Our view in brief
If you mainly make 30 to 35 cm pizzas and the oven can remain outside, the Arc XL has a genuine benefit. Its large floor leaves room to turn without working to the millimetre against the flame.
A 40 cm pizza also fits. That is the attractive promise, but it is not the easiest size to bake. The two available accounts show that, at this diameter, the dough gets close to the burner and needs to be turned early.
The price displayed in France was €899.99 on 24 August 2026. Add a solid and sufficiently deep table, peels and a cover. The oven’s 26.5 kg also call for a stable location. The purchase makes more sense for a lasting pizza station than for an oven brought out of the garage on Sundays.
Before diameter, look at the available space
The chassis is 53 cm wide and 62.9 cm deep. Inside, Gozney states dimensions of 42.7 × 51.7 cm and a removable 20 mm cordierite floor. This depth lets you keep the pizza away from the flame during the bake.
The oven itself tells only part of the footprint story. The manual requires at least 30 cm between the appliance and combustible materials behind and at the sides, then 100 cm in front. It also prohibits placing the Arc XL beneath or on a combustible structure.
In plain terms, do not choose a table flush with the chassis. Allow for clearances, the gas bottle and your movements in front of the opening. At 26.5 kg, we would give it a fixed position rather than move it for every bake.
A 40 cm pizza fits, but without much margin
Gozney claims pizzas up to 40 cm. The Barbecue Lab fits one inside, but its centre remains undercooked after starting on a perforated baking support, called a “screen” in the video. A direct finish on the floor is then attempted. The source attributes part of the problem to this support. One pizza is not enough to judge the oven.
The Tom’s Guide account mainly confirms the difficulty of the movement. After a month with pizzas from 30 to 40 cm, the author explains that the largest come very close to the flame. They must be turned early, while the base may still lack structure and tear.
If 40 cm is your priority, plan for a suitable peel and some learning. For more common family use, we would choose the Arc XL for the margin it gives around a 30 to 35 cm pizza. That is where its large format becomes genuinely comfortable.
How long before the first pizza?
Tom’s Guide reports a floor close to 400°C after 15 to 20 minutes. In The Barbecue Lab session, an infrared thermometer reads about 427°C at the centre after 30 minutes, with points ranging from roughly 331 to 484°C across the floor.
Do not turn those two timings into a guaranteed record. Weather, starting temperature, measuring points and flame setting do not follow the same protocol. To organise a meal, retain a reference range of 15 to 30 minutes in these two sessions, then check your own floor.
Recovery looks more reassuring in the filmed series. After a 30 cm pizza baked in about 90 seconds, the floor loses close to 42°C and returns above 427°C in under two minutes. The series contains eight pizzas. It shows rapid succession in those conditions, not a throughput guaranteed in every weather.
The display helps; the infrared thermometer decides
The manual says that the display shows the temperature “in the oven” and gives ranges by pizza style. It does not explain precisely enough how this value relates to different areas of the stone.
The two third-party sources do not give it the same meaning either. The Barbecue Lab believes it mainly indicates when the stone has finished storing heat. Tom’s Guide reads it as an ambient temperature. In the video, several infrared readings across the floor differ markedly from the displayed value.
We would therefore use the display to follow the rise in temperature. Before launching, an infrared thermometer tells you directly what is happening where the dough will touch the stone.
The side flame does not let you walk away
The burner sits at the side and its flame rolls beneath the dome. In the series of eight 30 cm pizzas, the filmed source turns each pizza four or five times during a total bake of about 90 seconds. The large chamber gives you room, but you must stay in front of the oven.
The Detroit-style pizza tells the same story over a longer bake. A first protocol burns the bottom. On the second attempt, the pan remains away from the burner and bakes for five minutes on each side. The result appears more even. For this kind of recipe, the position of the pan matters as much as the flame setting.
Who we would choose it for
We would choose the Arc XL for frequent outdoor gas cooking, 30 to 35 cm pizzas and a proper working area. It then offers the margin missing from tighter ovens, without forcing you to target the maximum diameter at every service.
We would pass if the oven must come inside after every use, if the table only just accepts its 62.9 cm depth, or if a wood fire is part of the pleasure you want. The Arc XL runs on gas and remains for outdoor use only.
The floor is described as removable, but Tom’s Guide reports that removal is difficult without the intended kit. The author had to tilt the oven and work with another person. If you fear failed launches or want to clean beneath the stone, check the price and availability of that kit before purchase.
The list to check before ordering
- A stable table that supports at least 26.5 kg, excluding accessories.
- The 30 cm rear and side clearances, followed by one clear metre in front.
- A lasting outdoor place for the oven and its propane bottle.
- A peel that suits the diameter you actually make.
- An infrared thermometer to check several points on the floor.
- The full budget with stand, cover, launching peel and turning peel.
What the sources do not yet tell us
Our reading brings together the current French product page, the European manual and two accounts of use. These sources do not support a clean comparison with the entire Gozney range or the large Ooni ovens. They also cover few units and measure neither repeated consumption, ageing nor after-sales service in France.
The preference stated here for 30 to 35 cm pizzas is an editorial inference based on the observed room for turning. Gozney does not publish this limit, and Four à Nu has not measured it.
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