Gozney Arc Lite: the 12 kg gas pizza oven with a side flame

What it is

The Arc Lite is a propane gas pizza oven from the British brand Gozney. According to the brand, it is the most compact in its Arc range: 12 kg on the scales, 430 mm wide by 481 mm deep and 297 mm high. It bakes 12-inch pizzas on a removable 12 mm cordierite stone, in an oven whose opening is 325 mm wide by 85 mm high. A dial on the front sets the flame, and a gas hose with its regulator is already attached to the oven.

The brand introduced the Arc Lite in a press release dated 17 February 2026, with sales starting on 3 March 2026.

Why it exists

Gozney was founded in 2010 around Tom Gozney, who built his first oven in his garden. The company presents itself as the British benchmark for restaurant ovens, and says it carries the materials, heat retention and flame dynamics of its professional ovens over into models for the home.

The brand’s range is broad: the Roccbox, which it presents as the first portable oven with a stone floor, the Dome (Gen 2) models, which run on propane, wood and charcoal, the gas-fired Arc and Arc XL, and the Tread, presented as the brand’s most portable oven. According to Gozney’s comparison chart, the Arc Lite and the Tread are the two portable models in the catalogue, both with 12-inch pizzas.

The Arc Lite extends the Arc series, which already includes the Arc and the Arc XL. In the press release, Tom Gozney explains that everyone should be able to cook over a real fire: you can, he says, set the Arc Lite up on a balcony or take it to a friend’s house, and the flame and heat stay those of the larger models.

What matters

The flame comes first. Gozney describes it as a side flame that “rolls”: it enters from the side and spreads across the oven’s roof, which, according to the brand, wraps the pizza in an even heat. The brand’s comparison chart lists the same side gas burner across the whole range, from the Arc Lite to the Dome models.

Then the stone. The Arc Lite’s floor is cordierite, a ceramic, and measures 12 mm: the brand says it stores heat and then gives it back evenly. It is removable. The brand’s larger models have a thicker floor, 20 to 30 mm.

Last, the temperature: the brand states 500 °C at most, and a fully insulated body. The comparison chart mentions a single layer of insulation, where the Dome models have three. The Arc Lite has no built-in thermometer, as Livingetc and T3 also point out. Livingetc adds that you need to buy an infrared thermometer separately to keep an eye on the bake.

Day to day

The brand asks for no assembly: you put the oven on a non-combustible base, then connect it to propane gas. It is for outdoor use only. Gozney says the first fire can be lit a few minutes after unpacking. The brand’s comparison chart gives a heat-up time of 20 to 30 minutes for the Arc Lite; Livingetc timed about eighteen minutes to reach 450 °F and a first pizza ready in about ninety seconds.

Upkeep follows the same logic. For the outside, the brand advises a cleaner free of caustic soda and bleach, hot soapy water and a non-abrasive sponge. Inside, the oven cleans by burning off residue: above 350 °C it cleans itself, and the charred marks disappear after about three hours, according to the brand.

The brand does not limit the Arc Lite to pizza: it mentions vegetables, steak and dishes seared over the flame, and its website offers recipes for Roman-style pizza, pizza sandwiches, hot dogs, garlic prawns and gluten-free pizza. T3 says Neapolitan pizzas bake in under two minutes once the oven is up to temperature.

As for accessories, the brand lists a cover made specifically for the Arc Lite, as well as the stand and the booster designed for the Arc and the Arc XL. In the box: the oven, a stone adjustment tool, the gas hose and its regulator already attached, a Torx tool and a quick-start guide. The warranty extends to five years when the oven is registered within sixty days of purchase.

Technical specifications

Feature	Value
Fuel	Propane gas only
External dimensions	430 mm wide, 481 mm deep, 297 mm high
Internal dimensions	325 mm wide, 355 mm deep, 150 mm high
Opening	325 mm wide, 85 mm high
Weight	12 kg (14.8 kg packaged)
Stone floor	Removable cordierite, 12 mm
Stated maximum temperature	500 °C
Heat-up time (brand’s comparison chart)	20 to 30 minutes
Pizza size	12 inches
Control	Front dial; no built-in thermometer
Gas	Hose and regulator attached to the oven
Warranty	Five years after registration within sixty days

What the brand says

Gozney says the Arc Lite delivers professional-oven power, flame control and an award-winning design in a lightweight format. It adds that the side flame produces pizzas with a blistered crust, caramelised vegetables and dishes seared over the flame, and that the oven was built to last. The brand also presents the oven as designed for beginners and for small outdoor spaces; it states a single colour, Off Black.