Pizza

[MrCurry]

Pizza Ovens | Ooni Pizza Ovens

From wood-fired flavor to gas-powered reliability, Ooni's range of portable outdoor pizza ovens means great pizza in your backyard or beyond.

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I was lucky enough to get an Ooni 3 as an early birthday present from my wife in May. They are pricey and it’s more than we would normally spend, but I think the overwhelming self-interest from the fact she wants me to cook her pizza all summer helped overcome that barrier! Plus we got in just before demand took off due to coronavirus lockdowns and got a good discount on the 3 because it’s end of line and being replaced by a newer model.

It’s very, very good, but there is a learning curve and I’ve had plenty of fails already. Starting to get a bit more consistent with it now.

I’m running it on wood pellets and using the softwood ones designed for heating systems, rather than ooni branded hardwood pellets. Anywhere you look online you’ll find people telling you this is courting death and disaster, but they work fine for me!

This thing is fast... I can wheel it out the back of the garage, light it and go off to stretch my pizza dough out and then have two fully cooked pizzas done in under 30 mins from starting. When up to temp, the pizzas are only in the oven for about 75 secs and will burn if you take a moment too long.

That is a pizza box in the background of one of the pics. She’s bought me 100 flat-packed pizza boxes to start sending pizzas off to the in-laws!

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Strawberries should be taken with cream

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Strawberries should be taken with cream

Cream could replace mozzarrella on the pizza.

 

[Badgers]

I was lucky enough to get an Ooni 3 as an early birthday present from my wife in May. They are pricey and it’s more than we would normally spend, but I think the overwhelming self-interest from the fact she wants me to cook her pizza all summer helped overcome that barrier! Plus we got in just before demand took off due to coronavirus lockdowns and got a good discount on the 3 because it’s end of line and being replaced by a newer model.

It’s very, very good, but there is a learning curve and I’ve had plenty of fails already. Starting to get a bit more consistent with it now.

I’m running it on wood pellets and using the softwood ones designed for heating systems, rather than ooni branded hardwood pellets. Anywhere you look online you’ll find people telling you this is courting death and disaster, but they work fine for me!

This thing is fast! I can wheel it out the back of the garage, light it and go off to stretch my pizza dough out and then have two fully cooked pizzas done in under 30 mins from starting. When up to temp, the pizzas are only in the oven for about 75 secs and will burn if you take a moment too long.

That is a pizza box in the background of one of the pics. She’s bought me 100 flat-packed pizza boxes to start sending pizzas off to the in-laws in!
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Excellent review

I really one of these. Have no money or a garden but will have to find a work around for that

 

[MrCurry]

Excellent review

I really one of these. Have no money or a garden but will have to find a work around for that

Lack of garden is going to be a drawback, but you can get gas powered versions and I’ve seen people use them indoors, although you’re not meant to. Something to do with carbon monoxide I think, but pah! As long as the pizza is good then a little sleep after is probably good for the digestion or something.

If you did have outdoor space and wanted to do things on a budget, some of the DIY wood fired pompei style ovens look good. You can get a Pilates exercise ball, blow it up and use as a form to mould a vermiculite/cement mix to make an insulated curved body. Add some firebricks and a flue and literally only two years of frustration after you started, and having spent double what an ooni costs, you might have something which could cook a pizza!

I’m sure it’s not as hard as I’m making out, but it was the route I was looking at before getting the ooni. There’s a Facebook group “DIY wood fired pizza oven projects” if you’re interested.

 

[Badgers]

I’m sure it’s not as hard as I’m making out

You do not understand my hamfisted hopelessness in such matters

There’s a Facebook group “DIY wood fired pizza oven projects” if you’re interested.

Not a Facebook user sadly. No plans to be either.

Have a shared park space out the back of my flats which would suffice but something like this really needs a garden with some kitchen access. Mid term I have plans for a campervan and a longer term a move to the country (with a garden) if I ever earn money again Also do get use of a place down in Cornwall with a beach hut so think this could be a welcome addition

Would be looking for something gas powered and portable (probably this one)

 

[Badgers]

Might be of interest to kindle people

Homemade Pizza Cookbook: The Best Recipes and Secrets to Master the Art of Italian Pizza Making eBook : Conti, Owen: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Homemade Pizza Cookbook: The Best Recipes and Secrets to Master the Art of Italian Pizza Making eBook : Conti, Owen: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[MrCurry]

You do not understand my hamfisted hopelessness in such matters

Not a Facebook user sadly. No plans to be either.

Have a shared park space out the back of my flats which would suffice but something like this really needs a garden with some kitchen access. Mid term I have plans for a campervan and a longer term a move to the country (with a garden) if I ever earn money again Also do get use of a place down in Cornwall with a beach hut so think this could be a welcome addition

Would be looking for something gas powered and portable (probably this one)

yeah the Koda gets good reviews and lots of people who never liked cooking with wood pellets seem to find them a massive improvement, so that would be a good choice. Set up a saved search on eBay and look to pick up an unloved second hand one during autumn/winter when pizza oven demand is low, would be my advice. In summer, especially this year with lockdown causing booming demand, the ebay prices on ooni ovens seem to go crazy high.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This looks lovely - chicken and raspberry pizza.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Peach and raspberry pizza

Peach and Raspberry Pizza

Peach and Raspberry Pizza

www.topateonyourplate.com

 

[8ball]

Peach and raspberry pizza

Peach and Raspberry Pizza

Peach and Raspberry Pizza

www.topateonyourplate.com

Post reported.

 

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The plan tonight is pizza in the park via local pizzeria. In the meantime I shall ignore the wind ups.

 

[Badgers]

yeah the Koda gets good reviews and lots of people who never liked cooking with wood pellets seem to find them a massive improvement, so that would be a good choice. Set up a saved search on eBay and look to pick up an unloved second hand one during autumn/winter when pizza oven demand is low, would be my advice. In summer, especially this year with lockdown causing booming demand, the ebay prices on ooni ovens seem to go crazy high.

I am going to get one. Mind is made up! Like the idea of quickly banging out a load of small pizzas for family and such.

Good advice regards eBay. I don't use it a lot but this makes sense

 

[Badgers]

Peach and raspberry pizza

Peach and Raspberry Pizza

Peach and Raspberry Pizza

www.topateonyourplate.com

Stop this. Now.

 

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Just ignore it. They will soon get bored.

 

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Make one?

Need quality ingredients...its possible.
need wood fired pizza oven...not really possible in my little box

Besides, others can do it so much better for around a tenner

 

[MrCurry]

I am going to get one. Mind is made up! Like the idea of quickly banging out a load of small pizzas for family and such.

Good advice regards eBay. I don't use it a lot but this makes sense

The other thing you probably already know, is the auction listings which contain misspellings usually go for less because fewer people find & bid on them. So when I’m on the hunt for something I always set up saved searches for misspelt items too. Hard to know how someone might misspell “ooni koda pizza oven”, but I’m sure it could happen. What does “ooni” or “koda” autocorrect to when typed in haste on a mobile or tablet?

 

[Maggot]

I really one of these. Have no money or a garden but will have to find a work around for that

You might accidentally the whole pizza.

 

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Pizza (proper pizza) in the park

 

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Different. FRYING PAN PIZZA KIT

 

[Part 2]

It's nearly 8 years since DieselBar shared the frying pan method in this thread. Fuck me that's gone quick.

 

[sleaterkinney]

An important clarification in the Irish Examiner.

 

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STOP PRESS.... An important announcement....this if for pizza, NOT tarts. Now, where can I get a pizza oven into my flat? Sourdough Pizza Base | Ready-to-Bake | Jus-Rol

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[Badgers]

STOP PRESS.... An important announcement....this if for pizza, NOT tarts. Now, where can I get a pizza oven into my flat? Sourdough Pizza Base | Ready-to-Bake | Jus-Rol

Interesting

 

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That needs a pastry hat on it. It's not really something for a pizza thread, is it. Really?

 

[quiet guy]

Nearly verging into the quiche niche

 

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Not a rye pie?

 

[wtfftw]

Chicago pizza pie style?

 

[moose]

STOP PRESS.... An important announcement....this if for pizza, NOT tarts. Now, where can I get a pizza oven into my flat? Sourdough Pizza Base | Ready-to-Bake | Jus-Rol

This changes everything.