Ooni Karu 12

Burnt offerings – We bought an Ooni and tried cooking with wood. Don't have it anywhere near or on a verandah as it turned into a soot dispenser. Big clean up and burnt pizza. Tried the recommended charcoal. Uneven heat = burnt pizza. Bought a gas converter. Again hard to regulate the heat correctly. One side burnt . I was informed that one must rotate the pizza to avoid burning. I think it easier to avoid the Ooni and go back to the BBQ which delivers a perfect pizza every time. The Ooni has also started to rust even though it has been kept out of the weather. Please don't waste your money!

The best little Pizza oven ever! – After finding the perfect pizza dough recipe, we made our homemade pizzas with our Ooni Karu 12. After a couple of trial and errors, we now make the most amazing pizzas. So glad we purchased this great oven, which is also incredibly portable. Love it.

Fantastic Pizzas – I bought an Ooni Karu about 12 months ago. Very happy with it. Heats up fast, east to use. Just keep adding wood and/or charcoal to keep it at 450c. It's very portable once you remove the chimney and stone plate. We move it between our two houses in 2 sports bags. I keep a plastic tub with short bits of wood and a bag of charcoal at each house. Leather gardening gloves and $2 kitchen tongs are fine for adding the wood/charcoal. I suggest buying a little Butane Gas Torch for fast lighting. You also need to buy a 12in peel and the infrared thermometer. We also got the 12in bamboo peel to prepare and launch the pizzas. You should use a separate chopping board to serve and slice the cooked pizza on.

We love it!

Great design and functionality – It’s compact and portable, easy to light, super efficient with wood, heats up quick, easy to clean and opens you to the world of Ooni, which is full of good recipes and ideas. It does lose heat quickly when cooking and it can be a hassle finding or preparing wood that is the right size, but those aren’t big issues for me. Now that I’ve got it, I realise I should have bought one of the bigger Oonis, as we tend to cook 5-6 pizzas at a time and they look like they retain heat better. The Karu 12 is great though and I’m not looking to upgrade anytime soon. The stone on ours cracked for no apparent reason after about 6 months. The Pizza Oven Store replaced it under warranty. They have provided really great service.