Description
What the Blackstone 8013 E-Series is
The 8013 is an electric countertop oven that Blackstone sells as a pizza oven and air fryer in one unit. It has a 14 inch rotating steel pizza plate, a glass drop down door, a touchscreen control panel, and a baking tray that doubles as an air fryer basket with a trivet underneath to let air circulate below the food.
Blackstone is better known for outdoor gas griddles, and this is a departure into indoor electric cooking. The listing states the oven can be used indoors or outdoors, and notes that the five foot cord can reach an outdoor electrical connection.
Published dimensions are 20.67 inches deep by 19.09 inches wide by 13.7 inches high, and the weight is 27.1 pounds. That is a large appliance by countertop standards, deeper than most microwaves, and it needs a dedicated space rather than a corner.
The rotating plate
The rotating plate is the feature that justifies calling this a pizza oven rather than a large toaster oven. Home ovens cook unevenly, and the standard fix for pizza is to turn it halfway through. A motorized plate does that continuously, so every part of the base passes the hot spots at the same rate. On a 14 inch pizza, which is a full size pie, that is a real advantage over a static rack.
The plate is steel, which stores and transfers heat into the base of the dough more aggressively than a wire rack does. This is the same principle as a pizza steel in a domestic oven and it is the right material choice for crust.
A removable crumb tray sits beneath the plate, which is a sensible provision on an appliance that will shed semolina and cornmeal every time it is used.
The missing numbers
Two specifications are absent from this listing and they are precisely the two that determine whether a pizza oven works.
There is no wattage. Without it there is no way to know how much power is available, how fast the oven recovers between pizzas, or whether it is safe to run alongside another appliance on the same kitchen circuit. For a 27 pound electric oven this is a significant omission.
There is no maximum temperature either. Pizza style is almost entirely a function of temperature: a New York style base wants somewhere around 500 to 550 degrees Fahrenheit, while Neapolitan needs far higher and is out of reach for nearly every electric countertop unit. Without a stated ceiling, a buyer cannot know which style this oven is capable of, and this review will not guess at it. Anyone buying specifically for pizza should get that figure from Blackstone before ordering.
Nothing else in the listing fills the gap. There is no stated preheat time, no capacity figure for the air frying function, no temperature range at all, and the size field simply reads OTHER.
Indoor and outdoor use
The listing markets indoor and outdoor use as a feature, and the reasoning given is that an electric appliance does not produce the combustion products that keep a gas oven outdoors. That is true as far as it goes.
It is worth adding what the listing does not say. Nothing in the specification describes the unit as weather sealed, weather resistant or rated for outdoor installation. Using an electric appliance outdoors means keeping it dry, protecting the connection, using a suitably rated outdoor outlet with ground fault protection, and bringing the oven back inside afterward. Treat outdoor use as portable rather than permanent.
The air frying side
Calling this an air fryer combo is accurate in the sense that it has a fan, a tray and a trivet, which is the hardware air frying requires. Air frying is convection cooking at speed: hot air moving fast enough over a raised surface to dry and brown the exterior. The trivet is the part that makes it work, because it lifts food off the solid tray so air can pass underneath rather than leaving the base to steam in its own moisture.
What this arrangement does not do is match a basket fryer for concentration. A basket surrounds food closely and moves a lot of air through a small volume. A large open cavity built around a 14 inch rotating plate is a less efficient shape for that job. The listing gives no capacity figure for the air frying function and no fan specification, so there is nothing to compare against a dedicated unit. Treat air frying here as a useful secondary function rather than the reason to buy the oven.
Highlights
- 14 inch rotating steel pizza plate that turns automatically for even base cooking.
- Air frying with a baking tray and a trivet that lets air move underneath the food.
- Touchscreen front panel with LED display for temperature and timer.
- Glass drop down door for watching the bake.
- Removable crumb tray beneath the plate.
- Five foot cord, longer than most countertop appliances.
- Electric, so it can be used indoors as well as outdoors.
- Solid 27.1 pound build.
Things To Consider
- No wattage is published. That makes circuit planning and recovery time impossible to judge.
- No maximum temperature is published, which is the single most important figure for a pizza oven.
- No temperature range, no preheat time and no air fryer capacity appear anywhere in the listing.
- At 20.67 inches deep this takes more counter depth than most kitchen appliances.
- The unit is not described as weatherproof. Outdoor use means bringing it out and taking it back in.
- Outdoor electrical use needs a properly rated outlet with ground fault protection.
- Fourteen inches is the plate size, not the maximum pizza size with room to spare. A 14 inch pie will fill it completely.
- The size attribute simply reads OTHER, and the listing was first published in October 2024, so long term reliability information is limited.
Who it suits
This oven suits a household that makes pizza often enough to want a dedicated machine, has the counter depth for it, and likes the idea of a second appliance that also air fries. The rotating steel plate is a genuine advantage over baking on a rack, the touchscreen keeps operation simple, and the ability to move it outside for a party is a real feature.
It is not for anyone who needs to know the specification before buying, because the two numbers that matter most are not published. It is also not for a small kitchen, given the footprint. Buyers comparing dedicated pizza equipment should read the Wisco 421 pizza oven and the countertop pizza ovens category. Those who would rather have one oven that does everything should compare the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro, the space saving Ninja SP101 or the compact BLACK+DECKER TO1475SSD, and browse the air fryers category for the air frying side alone.
