Outdoor pizza ovens are becoming quite popular and it’s not hard to see why! They provide a quick and simple way to enjoy the flavor of wood-fired pizza in your own backyard. Since they can reach such high temperatures and cook a wide variety of foods, they are just as practical as a traditional grill.

With a line of portable, powerful, and versatile backyard pizza ovens, Ooni enables you to make delicious pizza without having to spend all of your savings.

Great pizza is only a few scrolls away, so in this Ooni Pizza Oven review, I’ll give you the full skinny to help you decide if it’s worth the dough. Continue reading for information on bestsellers, reviews, promotions, and more.

Highlights

• Offers a variety of pizza ovens and cooking accessories to choose from
• All ovens are portable
• Innovative technology for easy cooking
• Cook great pizza in 60 seconds
• More affordable than other outdoor pizza oven models
• Powered by gas, wood & coal, or both
• Free shipping on US orders over $35

Now that you’ve got an idea of what’s in-store, the next part of my Ooni pizza oven review will give you some examples of the brand’s best sellers—a mix of their sleek pizza ovens and hottest tools. Let’s fire things up.

What Are Ooni Pizza Ovens Made Of?

Ooni pizza ovens have a stainless steel construction with a ceramic stone for cooking the pizzas on.

The steel feels like it’s good quality, and the chrome parts (such as the chimney on the Ooni Fyra – pictured below) look fantastic.

I guess it would be fair to say that the Oonis don’t feel quite as robust as many other heavier pizza ovens. However, this is because of their lightweight design. For instance, this makes it simple to move them from the garage. Or to bring to any other location (like a friend’s house) for that matter!

And to be fair to Ooni, I’ve never had the impression that their ovens weren’t made well enough. There doesn’t seem to be much that could go wrong with the neat and straightforward steel construction.

Additionally, the stone cooks pizza very well. The fact that it doesn’t retain heat as well as a thicker, heavier stone is probably the only drawback. This simply means that after cooking a pizza (assuming you’re cooking more than one, but who isn’t? ), you need to make sure the stone is back up to temperature.!).

But the upside of this is that the Ooni is light. The oven would become significantly heavier and more difficult to move if the stone were thicker. To move the oven, you would probably have to take out the stone. And that, in my opinion, would be useless for a portable oven!

I guess the thinner stone also helps to keep costs down, allowing the Oonis to be more affordable. If you wanted, you could always upgrade the stone. Although personally, I’ve never had a problem with the Ooni stone.

Where Are Ooni Pizza Ovens Made?

Ooni pizza ovens are designed in Scotland and China-made products. Don’t let this turn some people away because it might. Personally, I think Scotland is a very lovely place. (I’m sorry, but I couldn’t help myself.)

But in all seriousness, I am aware that many consumers favor purchasing goods made in countries like the USA or the UK. Although China often receives a bad rap, I think that the quality is generally very high. Since they are a superpower in manufacturing, I believe that statement to be accurate. In 2019 for example, China accounted for 28.7 percent of global manufacturing.

Naturally, the cost is another benefit of being made in China. I’m guessing Ooni pizza ovens would be twice the price if they weren’t made in China.

And to be fair to Ooni, to me there has been a noticeable increase in design and build quality over the last few years. Everything seems well-planned, and the finishing touches are appropriate.

One of the recent improvements in the design of Oonis is the introduction of insulation. As a result, the air inside the oven maintains a higher temperature for longer and maintains a more stable temperature, which ultimately results in a better cooked pizza.

The addition of insulation also brings the Oonis more in line with more expensive pizza ovens, quite frankly. I think it’s something that many Ooni fans were hoping they’d implement soon, and they have!

These days, the ovens have a double wall design with ceramic fiber insulation. You probably wouldn’t even notice it unless you were looking for it because of how sleek the design is.

How Long Do Ooni Ovens Last?

I’ve got one Ooni which was one of the first models ever made. Even thousands of pizzas have been made with it, and even now, almost ten years later, it still functions flawlessly! I’ve even frequently left it outside over night (probably not a good idea), and it still produces lovely pizza. I suppose this demonstrates how robust they are.

I think it’s impossible to put a number on how long an Ooni pizza oven will last but If it’s well-maintained, I don’t see why it wouldn’t last twenty years. Also, you can buy replacement parts on the Ooni website if you need to.

What Do Customers Think?

While browsing for feedback, I discovered a whole forum on Reddit dedicated to posting photos of pizzas cooked in Ooni pizza ovens. Viewing customer results from their homes is very cool (and delicious).

Comments alongside the photos include, “absolutely love this thing“, “loving my new oven”,and “beyond impressed”. On Amazon, I saw these numbers for the Ooni Pro:

• 5stars: 71%
• 4 stars: 15%
• 3 stars: 8%
• 2 stars: 0%
• 1 star:7%

One customer writes, “easy to put together and simple to use. I’m not a great cook, but I enjoy pizza. I was genuinely surprised to discover that I could make fresh pizza that was so delicious (self praise is not praise!). I adore this oven.”

Even though I read some comments describe technical issues, more so, concerns were in regards to the right way to cook and not with the oven itself—aside from one customers who claimed they couldn’t get “the edges not to burn.”

Hitting up Trustpilot for more information, I found that Ooni has 4/5 stars there. One customer wrote, “great company, great products and great customer service! I adore the oven, and a recent conversation with the customer service team brought it all back to me—they really outdid themselves!”

Excellent service and pizza. It seems feasible to recreate the genuine Italian experience at home.

How to Choose Between Wood, Pellet and Gas Ovens?

Ooni currently offers six different model options, with size and power source serving as the primary differentiators. There are three options that are multi-fuel, allowing you to use wood, charcoal, or a gas line, two gas-only options, and one that burns wood pellets. The Frya, a wood-pellet-burning oven, the Koda 16 and 12, two gas-only ovens, the Ooni Pro Multi-Fuel oven, and the Karu 12—another multi-fuel oven—were all used for cooking by our testers. Ginevra Iverson, the director of the test kitchen, first used a Frya oven; however, she now prefers the Koda and Ooni Pro ovens, even though she enjoyed using the Frya while she had it. She didn’t like how quickly and fiercely the Frya tended to burn.

A few factors should be taken into account when choosing the best firing source for you. Gas can be a better option if you require temperature control, even though you may lose some of the flavor of wood-burning. Being able to regulate and manipulate the temperature can be useful when making gluten-free pizzas, which must be cooked at a lower temperature.

How to Clean and Store An Ooni Oven?

According to the oven’s instruction manual, you should wait 1 1/2 hours before attempting to move, touch, or clean the oven. After all, it is very hot outside! This oven brush is helpful for brushing off excess flour post-cooking and scraping off any burnt-on food.

The oven’s legs fold up for more compact storage, and it should unquestionably be kept indoors during inclement weather like rain and snow as well as when it’s not in use. And, as with any grill, I’d recommend getting a cover to help protect it. Since I waited almost a year for mine, I definitely want to keep it as safe as I can.

When Was Ooni Founded?

It would probably be best to give the company a little background information before we get started with the review.

Ooni was founded in 2012 by the husband and wife team Kristian Tapaninaho and Darina Garland. In search of the ideal pizza, Kristian had developed an obsession with making them (haven’t we all?!). His home oven didn’t get nearly as hot as a pizza oven, so he quickly realized it wasn’t up to the task.

He discovered that all pizza ovens were incredibly expensive, large, and heavy when he started looking to buy one. He then set out on a mission to create a portable, lightweight, and affordable pizza oven.

In November 2012, the first Ooni pizza oven was launched on Kickstarter. The prototype was the world’s first portable wood-fired oven by utilising wood pellets as fuel, just as many of the Oonis still are to this day. Although some of the Ooni models now use gas.

The oven gained worldwide attention right away and quickly exceeded its funding target. Ooni was born!

It’s safe to say they’ve advanced significantly since then after having personally seen the early models! In the beginning the Oonis were very “boxy” but they worked. They made pizza much more effectively than a typical oven.

It’s safe to say that Ooni has been on quite a journey in a short period of time. In less than ten years, they went from a crowd-funded prototype to a huge global brand offering a variety of pizza ovens and accessories!

Where to Buy Ooni Pizza Ovens?

Ooni pizza ovens are available directly from Ooni.com, but you can also find the ovens at tons of stores just use the store locator tool to find one near you. Here is a list of well-known stores for your convenience.

• Cooks Store
• Amazon
• Wayfair
• Williams Sonoma
• Dickson BBQ
• MEC
• Bloomingdales

Should You Get An Ooni Pizza Oven?

Yes, if you already make great pizza at home or wish to begin doing so. I have only used the gas-powered option because I have a propane tank at home, so that is the one I would advise. If you like options, go for a multi-fueled oven. There’s also a version that uses wood pellets, which My fellow Kitchn editors have only had positive things to say about.

The gas-powered Ooni oven that I put it to the test, and it makes professional-quality pies and is incredibly simple to use. While it’s not cheap, it’s at least half the cost of other pizza ovens of a similar size and is a wise investment that you can use all year long or at the very least summer after summer.

FAQs

How to Contact Ooni?

If you’re looking for more information than this Ooni pizza ovens review dished out, you can chat with the brand live 24/7 on Ooni.com by clicking the chat icon at the bottom left corner of the page.

You can also reach them by calling the Ooni phone number at 718-560-3039. For inquiries about a future or past order, head to the Ooni Contact Form page and follow these quick steps:

1. Select the problem that best matches yours
2. Create a ticket
3. Provide your serial number to expedite the process

It’s to be noted that it can take up to 5 business days to hear back from Ooni.

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