I NEED ANOTHER APPLIANCE LIKE A HOLE IN THE HEAD, but I must admit I find this pizza oven intriguing. The customer reviews are good.

UPDATE: I’m reminded that I find this so intriguing that I wrote about it before a couple of years ago. The Insta-Wife’s position remains the same: No more kitchen gadgets that take up counter space. And, sadly, she’s right.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Diane Meyer emails:

Glenn, normally I wouldn’t bother you with a note about something like this, but I couldn’t stop myself after reading your post on the pizza oven. We got one of those Presto Pizza ovens a few years ago. It is simply the greatest. It does homemade pizzas really well and certainly does a better job of reheating delivery pizza or frozen pizzas than a regular oven.

We have worn ours out and will definitely be getting another one. By the way, we store it in a lower cabinet, not on the counter.

A lot of people wrote that they like this gadget (though some said the teflon is a bit delicate). But my cabinet space is at a premium, too, alas. Meanwhile, Chad Chandler writes that kitchen gadgets are Stuff White People Like. Well, I’m pretty white, so . . . .