Product
Breville Crispy Crust Pizza Maker
6.9/10Research scores and specs. No editorial review page is published for this model yet.
Research notes only. This page does not claim a hands-on test.
Last reviewed 2026-10-02.
Stated list price $199.95. This is the figure in the cited source, not a live price. Source.
- Model number: BPZ600
Quick specs
- Max temperature
- 660°F (per official BPZ600XL booklet)
- Pizza size
- 12 inch (11–12 inch pizzas)
- Preheat time
- 30 min first use; 20–30 min per recipes (instruction manual)
- App or presets
- None — Thin / Medium / Thick + Low + Keep Warm; no app
- Where to buy
- breville.com (direct)
Owner feedback
Owners report consistently good but not wood-fired-oven-level pies; the shared limitation is the temperature ceiling for Neapolitan-style spring. Controls are called unclear and the clamshell loses heat when opened (pizzamaking.com owner thread).
Score breakdown
6.9/10- Capability 25%6/10
660°F max per the official booklet is still the lowest in this set; 12-inch size with simple crust settings.
- Bake results 20%7/10
Independent hands-on review: both test pizzas 'better than literally any pizza that we have ever had' — medium crust like a brick oven in Napoli. The temperature ceiling limits char and Neapolitan spring versus hotter peers.
Sources: Independent hands-on review (Jun 2013), Pizzamaking.com owner thread (3 pages)
- Ease of use 15%8/10
Simple Thin/Medium/Thick settings; the hands-on reviewer found it 'easy to set up' with 5–7 minute cooks. Owners call the controls unclear, though.
Sources: Independent hands-on review (Jun 2013), Pizzamaking.com owner thread (3 pages)
- Cleanup 10%7/10
The official booklet documents stone care (scrape while warm, damp-cloth wipe, baking-soda paste for the window and vent) and warns against immersing the stone or using detergents. The reviewer: 'Clean up is minimal.'
Sources: Breville's official US-market BPZ600XL instructio…, Independent hands-on review (Jun 2013)
- Build and reliability 15%7/10
Breville's US support; no advisories found.
- Value 15%7/10
$199.95 list confirmed — the budget entry in Breville's pizza line, with strong hands-on bake results for the money.
Sources: Williams Sonoma's listing for the Breville Crispy…, Independent hands-on review (Jun 2013)
Pros and cons
Pros
- Pro: Simple Thin/Medium/Thick crust settings; 5–7 minute cooks.
- Pro: 12-inch stone with top and bottom elements.
- Pro: $199.95 list — budget entry with strong hands-on bake results.
Cons
- Con: 660°F max — lowest in this set; no Neapolitan-level heat.
- Con: Bulky ('about the size of a crockpot') and very hot to open.
- Con: Controls are unclear per owners; clamshell loses heat on opening.
To be confirmed
These points are not filled in from retailer or Amazon copy.
- The official BPZ600XL booklet and Williams Sonoma say 660°F max; the current breville.com page says 572°F — the booklet value is used here.
Sources
- Breville's official US page for the Crispy Crust Pizza Maker (BPZ600): 12-inch stone, Thin/Medium/Thick + Low + Keep Warm settings, top and bottom elements; no app; current page states 572°F max.
Accessed 2026-10-02.
- Breville's official US-market BPZ600XL instruction booklet (Issue E13): 'Heats the pizza stone to a maximum of 660°F'; preheat at least 30 minutes on first switch-on, 20–30 minutes in recipes; Care & Cleaning — scrape the stone while warm, wipe interior with a damp cloth, baking-soda paste for the viewing window and vent; do not immerse the stone in water or use detergents on it (stone is porous and can crack).
Accessed 2026-10-02.
- Williams Sonoma's listing for the Breville Crispy Crust Pizza Maker: $199.95 list price (no sale shown on 2026-10-02); breville.com also shows $199.95 on the US product page.
Accessed 2026-10-02.
- Independent hands-on review (Jun 2013): author bought the unit at Williams-Sonoma and cooked two pizzas with before/after photos — medium crust tasted 'like it was cooked in a brick oven in Napoli', thin crust 'crispy and the topping melted to perfection'; 'easy to set up'; 'Clean up is minimal'; 5–7 minute cooks; cons — bulky ('about the size of a crockpot') and very hot to open.
Accessed 2026-10-02.
- Pizzamaking.com owner thread (3 pages): consistently good but not wood-fired-oven-level results; temperature ceiling is the shared limitation ('we are never going to achieve that high heat desired for a Neapolitan style pizza with the Breville'); controls called unclear ('no description as to how the unit performs with those settings'); clamshell heat loss on opening noted.
Accessed 2026-10-02.