Abstract: A portable pizza oven comprising a fixed upper casing, a fixed lower casing, the upper and lower casings defining therebetween an opening, an upper heater assembly located within and fixed to the upper casing, a lower heater assembly located within and fixed to the lower casing, so as to define a cooking chamber which is located between the heater assemblies and which is accessible via the opening, and a pan assembly insertable into and removable from the cooking chamber, the pan assembly including a circular tray having a diameter of slightly greater than twelve inches, the pan assembly also including a handle fixed to the tray, such that, when the pan assembly is inserted into the cooking chamber, the handle closes the opening, thereby closing the cooking chamber.