Can I Use Wood Chips In My Ooni Fyra

The packaged Ooni Fyra pizza oven is lightweight and I could easily carry it out out the garden on my own

Here are some facts that I know about my life. If I were to adopt a dog, these would be the facts that I would give to them: I have a roof where I can use a small charcoal grill. It is not finished and it is a little slanted. There's only one table in the loft. There are no outlets. No gas hookup. It's a place with very few people. I also don't like the idea that a propane tank could be used because they freak me. The less work I have to do to keep the oven burning, the better. With that in mind I looked at Ooni’s Compare Ovens page to determine that the Fyra 12 was the right match.

Let's be clear: Outdoor pizza ovens are not cheap. The price range for middle-of the road options is anywhere from $500 to $1,000. The Fyra 12's sticker price is $349, $50 less than Ooni’s gas-powered Koda 12 ($399), and $350 less than the larger, more expensive Karu 16 ($799). This model can also use different fuel types and carries an approval seal from Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, an international organization that preserves and preserves Neapolitan pizza-making tradition.

There is the option of buying an Ooni infrared thermometer if you want to be 100 per cent sure of when it's up to temperature, but although this might be a good gadget to have, I don't feel it's essential for you to enjoy cooking pizzas in the oven. After a couple of times using the oven, I was able to have a good idea of when it was hot enough.

With this in mind, I placed ours on a raised wooden table on our patio space. It's a fairly sheltered spot, bordered on two sides by a garden wall and fence, so definitely tucked away from the worst of the wind.

Ooni's pizza oven revolution has been difficult to ignore. The popularity of the Ooni pizza ovens has skyrocketed since 2012 when their first model was released. There are five models available. Prices range from $349 - $799. All models can only be used outdoors. The marketing suggests that you can use them outdoors, regardless of your outdoor space (photos from camping trips and fire escape pizzas are posted on their Instagram), and whatever level you are comfortable with fire cooking. I took that wager.

To find out if the Ooni Fyra oven can handle family pizza night, we tested it.

To make my maiden pizza adventure, I purchased all-natural wood pellets and fire starters from a local hardware shop. It initially worked well. The oven did not reach the temperature claimed on the website and took 4-6 minutes to cook each pie. The Ooni brand starter and hardwood pellets were much more powerful and lit up much quicker than the original Ooni brand. I was able to cook the same pizza in just 1-2 minutes.

Let's face it, outdoor pizza ovens cost a lot. Even the cheapest options can cost between $500 and $1,000. However, the Fyra 12 costs $349 -- $50 less that Ooni's gasoline-powered Koda 12 (399), and $350 lower than the Karu 16 ($799). The Karu 16 can also use different types of fuel, and has the seal of approval of Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (an international body that preserves and preserves the Neapolitan tradition of pizza-making).

Ooni has produced amazing outdoor ovens over the years. We’ve tried and tested a couple of them and we found them often to get the balance right with regards to quality and performance. In this review, we’ll be discussing the Ooni Fyra Pizza Oven which is the 4th installment in the Ooni Series.

We have also replenished the wood-pellets for the pizza oven. We chose to stick with Ooni's hardwood pellets, which we received originally. They worked well. It's very economical to run the oven, as the pellets last us for 10kg (PS19.99).

The compact packaging made it easy to transport the pizza oven to the garden. The packaging was small and compact. I couldn't believe that there was an entire pizza oven in it.