TIKI Patio 25-Inch Smokeless Outdoor Wood Burning Fire Pit with Cover

Why it's worth it

The Tiki 25-inch is a double-wall stainless pit with a black powder-coated finish that costs roughly half what a comparable Solo Stove does. It's also five and a half inches wider, which is the size most owners say they wish they'd bought.

This is a real smokeless pit, not a knockoff shell. Tiki uses patented internal airflow with genuine double-wall secondary combustion, and owners who bought it specifically to avoid paying up for a Solo Stove consistently report the same result: some smoke while lighting, then very little once the logs catch. That's the same behavior the premium pits deliver, for a lot less money.

The 25-inch bowl is the sneaky advantage. Tiki says it warms a four-foot radius, and it comfortably handles a family of five or a small circle of neighbors — a size class that costs considerably more from the premium brands. If you've been talked out of a bigger pit by price, this is the one that changes the math.

From our review of 6 backyard fire pits, by Genevieve Dubois, Home & Living Expert

What we like

• +This is a real smokeless pit, not a knockoff shell
• +The 25-inch bowl is the sneaky advantage
• +It's built from 16-gauge stainless with a black powder-coated finish, which is heavier stock than the cheap big-box bowls that…
• +Practical extras come in the box rather than as add-ons: a removable ash pan, a stand, and a weather cover

What to know

• –The included cover is the weak link
• –No spark screen is included, and This Old House reviewers are emphatic that any wood-burning pit within 15 feet of a deck,…
• –The powder coat is a long-term question mark that corten and bare stainless don't have