Ooni Fyra Pizza Oven Tips

You simply remove the main body of the oven from the box and then unfold the legs which support the main part of the oven. The grate is then inserted before you slide the pizza stone into the base of the oven. The main chimney (the taller section at the front) then slots together and you lock it into place, and then the fuel hopper (the smaller cylinder at the back) is slotted in. Finally the door and chimney cap go on and you're good to go.

I was impressed with the temperature of my pizza oven, provided that it was kept hot by adding pellets to it during cooking. I was able easily to take out one pizza and place the door back on. Then, I could prepare the next one and simply put it in the oven to cook. The oven did not need to be heated for long.

For a full clean, Ooni advises that you run the Fyra at full temperature for 30 minutes to burn off any excess food.

Ooni Fyra 12 allows you to also cook other items provided you have suitable cookware. Ooni's website has many recipes, including duck breasts and banana cake. Ooni recommends that you use the Ooni Fyra 12, which can be used in any wood-fired oven. Cook the food the same as in an oven: rotate the pan to make sure every angle faces the heat source. Although a small skillet made of cast iron will work, the skillet's handle will stick out of the oven. Ooni offers a cast iron skillet that has a removable handles. This seems a bit fussy. I also think the pan is a bit small and fragile.

After all that was done, we were ready for dinner the next evening! After my husband had made large batches of pizza dough, we transformed our backyard table into a pizza-making area. Although we've made pizzas at home before, we have learned that it is possible to make pizzas from scratch.

For my maiden pizza voyage, I sourced all-natural fire starters and organic wood pellets from a local hardware store, which initially seemed to work fine. But the oven never reached the temperatures that the website claimed it could, and it took more like 4-6 minutes to cook each pizza. When I used the actual Ooni branded starter and hardwood pellets, the fire lit much faster and was much stronger, to the point that I could cook the same dough in a fraction of the time (1-2 minutes total).

If there’s one thing that’s become the must-have garden accessory of lockdown, it’s outdoor ovens like the Ooni Fyra pizza oven. It’s easy to see why too. With restaurants closed, the promise of being able to cook restaurant-quality pizza without having to leave the comfort and safety of our own gardens has made them one of the most in-demand items of the last 12 months.

You can find almost every Ooni-branded accessory for your Ooni Fyra, including pizza oven covers, pizza peels, and serving boards. The list of accessories is impressive, including thermometers and trolley table topper stations and topping stations with compartments for your favorite toppings.

The Ooni Fyra offers a lot more fun than it costs. For many potential buyers, the benefits, particularly the price, will outweigh any cons.

Like the Ooni 3 and the Ooni Karu, the Fyra has a door to help in retaining the heat inside the oven. Its handle is glass-reinforced which keeps it cool-to-touch even if the door gets hot. The door itself doesn’t get in the way once it’s opened – it can hang at the bottom of the opening to make way for you to slide the pizza inside.

You will find out how the Ooni Fyra 12 wood stove pellet pizza oven works and where it is most effective.

We also replenished our wood pellets for the oven. We decided not to return the Ooni hardwood pellets that we were initially sent, as they are so good. It costs just PS19.99 to heat the oven with a large bag of pellets (10kg).