Ooni Fyra Pizza Oven Review

It was very disappointing to receive my Ooni, with the intention of making pizza the next day, but to find out that I didn't have the necessary materials, including a fire starter, pizza peel, and wood pellets. None of these items come in the box. You should not purchase the Ooni pizza peel. Make sure you get one that is narrow and thin enough to fit your pizza and enough space to shift, shake and angle in each direction. This one is great! Although you could use a wooden peel, I found that I needed the thinness and strength of the metal to maneuver well.

My recommendation: have two cooks — one focused on flame maintenance, the other focused on pizza assembly and cooking. Also, get an infrared thermometer; it's more or less essential with all the variability in heat.

Ooni Fyra pizza-ovens are now the garden's must-have accessory. It's clear why. The promise of making pizza at home, without the need to travel to restaurants, has made them one the most popular items over the past 12 months.

Ooni Fyra has the distinctive foldable legs, which are standard in all Ooni ovens. As we have mentioned, the unit's portability and compactness is what makes it our favorite. It measures 27.17 by 18.9 by 10.24 inches. It is very small and can be placed anywhere.

Lightweight and compact, the Ooni Fyra 12 portable pizza oven can be toted up and down from the roof when needed. It’s the least expensive model the company currently sells. And best of all, it is fueled by wood pellets taht you feed into a hopper at the back of the oven. No stoking flames, rearranging charcoal or logs, or (god forbid) touching a propane tank in any way.

I will be honest and admit that my first few pizzas did not turn out as well as I had hoped. I was disappointed that the first few pizzas were not as good as I had hoped. They were too burnt in one half and not done properly in the other. It was generally agreed that these were not as good and as delicious as Franco Manca's.

Let's not forget that outdoor pizza ovens can be expensive. Even the most basic options can run from $500 to $1,000. The Fyra 12 is priced at $349. That's $50 less than Ooni’s gasoline-powered Koda 12 ($399). It is also $350 cheaper that the Karu 16 ($799). Both can use different fuel types.

You should be aware that when you open the oven door to turn the pizza, or to remove it from the oven, a slight gust in wind can create a small backdraft. Flames could flicker out of the oven's rear. The oven's front is safe for those who are cooking pizzas. However, it might be a good idea to ensure that the oven's back is clear of children.

But, at the end of it all, the Fyra 12's real question is whether or not the Fyra 12 can cook high-quality pizza. The answer is a clear yes, provided you're willing to work around its limitations.

Ooni Fyra's successor to the Ooni 3 oven, which was a very popular model. It burns only wood pellets, and unlike its predecessor, has undergone several performance upgrades. A taller hopper can hold more fuel. There is also a new viewing window. Additionally, the shell retains heat more effectively than the Ooni. Even though they took several attempts to perfect, the pizzas that we made with it were fantastic. Other things we loved were its small cooking surface, its portability, and the ease of assembly. You can also use any type of wood pellets. Although it was easy to light and use, we did have some difficulties with it.

Amazing stuff. It took just 10 minutes to set everything up, unpack everything and read the instructions.

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.