Fontana Forni Praised in Good Housekeeping’s 2025 Home Renovation Awards

Every year the staff at Good Housekeeping (GH) spend thousands of hours reviewing products and services. The goal is to help their readers find the very best goods for home renovation projects.

The result of this rigorous testing process is Good Housekeeping’s Home Renovation Awards, this year highlighting the best products and hottest home trends for 2025.

Using both in-house and outside judges—experts in their respective fields—the awards team tests everything from flooring to roofing to refrigerators and waterfall showerheads.
And when we say “test,” we don’t mean simply turning on a machine and ensuring it powers up properly.

At GH’s Home Improvement & Outdoor Lab, expert testers run rigorous tests, review technical data to verify brand claims, and understand how products perform in real-world conditions. The Good Housekeeping staff also send samples of products to the homes of experienced consumer testers.

In short, the Good Housekeeping Awards team means business. They put products through the ringer, so getting 5-star reviews is a big deal.

Fontana Forni’s Napoli Oven Wins Over Testers

This year, Good Housekeeping tested Fontana Forni’s Napoli Margherita Hybrid Gas & Wood Oven, and the reviews were nothing less than stellar.

Every expert tester at Good Housekeeping who used the Napoli pizza oven gave it 5-star reviews, with the brand’s chief food director herself remarking that the Napoli was “truly superior” to all other ovens she'd used, adding that she’s “tried many” over the years.

Praising the exquisite craftsmanship of the Napoli oven, homebuilder Fernando Pages compared it to “the finest European sports cars” in terms of quality. He also commented on the “meticulously designed details like breather holes cleverly concealed by pockets, allowing moisture to evaporate without letting rain in.”

What Did the Experts Cook?

The Good Housekeeping testers demonstrated just how versatile Fontana Forni pizza ovens are by cooking a diverse range of dishes in the Napoli oven.

Pages used the oven for empanadas—a specialty dish of savory pastries from his native Argentina.

Meanwhile, Good Housekeeping’s chief food director cooked up steak and shrimp seared to perfection in a cast-iron skillet. She also baked up a couple dozen “perfect pizzas” for a kid’s birthday party.

About the Napoli Hybrid Gas & Wood Oven

We couldn’t be more thrilled at the rave reviews from the expert testers at Good Housekeeping. But we’re not surprised.

After all, many decades of experience and Italian craftsmanship go into each and every Fontana Forni oven, along with the highest quality materials, like high-grade stainless steel and rock-spun wool.

With a generous 480 square inches of cooking space, the Napoli Margherita Hybrid Gas & Wood oven can cook up everything from juicy roasts to beautifully baked Neapolitan-style pizzas, and so much more.

The high-performance 54,000 BTU burner ensures efficient and precise heat, elevating your culinary creations to new heights. And with the option of using gas or wood for fuel, the Napoli brings versatility to your outdoor cooking adventures.

This perfectly engineered, 100% Italian-made oven is a testament to the high-quality craftsmanship for which Fontana Forni is known.

Cook Like a Pro with a Fontana Forni Pizza Oven

The Napoli Margherita Hybrid Gas & Wood Oven is a fine example of Fontana Forni pizza ovens, designed to perfection through decades of research and development. But there’s even more in our catalog to explore.

Fontana Forni offers a full range of residential and commercial pizza ovens and accessories. Choose from wood-fired,gas-fueled, or hybrid gas & wood models.

Elevate your outdoor living space and start making cherished memories with family and friends with the best home pizza ovens available on the market today. It’s a worthwhile investment you’ll enjoy for years to come.