Ooni Fyra 12 Wood Pellet Pizza Oven

Overall, I love this oven. Once you get over the learning curve, it truly makes amazing pizza - better than what you can get at a restaurant unless you live near a true Neapolitan pizzeria. My only complaint is it is very difficult to maintain a proper fire with Fyra. Ooni tells you once you get it lit, you just fill the hopper, and everything should work, but it doesn't. Through several uses, I continuously battled the fire dying down to smoldering pellets. To get proper wood fired pizza, you need both a hot stone, and flames (pressure) running across the top, so a smoldering pile of pellets will not allow for a proper cook. I also noticed after I filled the hopper, it would choke out the flames, even if I very carefully slowly and sparingly added pellets. I ... MoreOverall, I love this oven. Once you get over the learning curve, it truly makes amazing pizza - better than what you can get at a restaurant unless you live near a true Neapolitan pizzeria. My only complaint is it is very difficult to maintain a proper fire with Fyra. Ooni tells you once you get it lit, you just fill the hopper, and everything should work, but it doesn't. Through several uses, I continuously battled the fire dying down to smoldering pellets. To get proper wood fired pizza, you need both a hot stone, and flames (pressure) running across the top, so a smoldering pile of pellets will not allow for a proper cook. I also noticed after I filled the hopper, it would choke out the flames, even if I very carefully slowly and sparingly added pellets. I basically, have to re-kindle the fire after every pizza to get it to work properly. I searched the web and youtube videos to try and figure out if I was doing something wrong, but I found many honest reviews that mention this as one of the flaws to the Fyra.All hope is not lost, though. Many reviewers mention adding a small fan behind the Fyra to continuously blow air over the pellets. I think this will work, because when I cook with the Fyra, one of the things that helps keep the fire going is to repeatedly blow air through the back vent. You can find many youtube videos of people putting fans behind the Fyra and having success. This isn't a huge deal, but I think Ooni should be honest about this flaw and either design a fan to go with it or to offer one that fits to it as an accessory and be clear that it is needed when cooking multiple pizzas, like for a family dinner.

There are not enough words to say how much I love this pizza oven. The pizza tastes like it came from a restaurant. We watched a bunch of youtube's for the best tips and tricks on making pizza in this oven. 1. You definitely will want a temp gauge. We use a handheld one that you just point towards the opening and it gives you the instant temp. 2. You definitely want to use the Ooni pizza pellets. We use a butane torch to light the pellets. We may order some of the official ooni pizza starters. 3. The perforated pizza peel is a definite purchase. 4. I highly recommend making your own pizza dough. Our pizzas have turned out more consistent when we make the ooni pizza dough. 5. Use a timer so that you can turn the pizza often, like every 30 secs. 6. I have ordered the ... MoreThere are not enough words to say how much I love this pizza oven. The pizza tastes like it came from a restaurant. We watched a bunch of youtube's for the best tips and tricks on making pizza in this oven. 1. You definitely will want a temp gauge. We use a handheld one that you just point towards the opening and it gives you the instant temp. 2. You definitely want to use the Ooni pizza pellets. We use a butane torch to light the pellets. We may order some of the official ooni pizza starters. 3. The perforated pizza peel is a definite purchase. 4. I highly recommend making your own pizza dough. Our pizzas have turned out more consistent when we make the ooni pizza dough. 5. Use a timer so that you can turn the pizza often, like every 30 secs. 6. I have ordered the ooni pizza wheel but haven't received it yet. But, I think it will make turning easier. Overall, I love this pizza oven. It has been a fun family night when we have made them.

Just as you are hoping to, I wanted to love the Ooni Fyra. Ooni have done a huge amount of innovation as a company, their products look great and I wanted an oven where I didn’t need a gas tank. But… there are some key design flaws. The metal flame deflector falls off regularly (it could be on a hinge or fixed but isn’t). The chimney seizes and can be easily overtightened making it less portable than claimed (I can’t even over tighten a jam jar so no idea how I managed it). The opening for the pizza stone is so narrow that if you can get it out at all then you will be scraping the oven sides or risk dropping the stone. This makes cleaning a challenge especially as the Fyra drops soot as soon as you look at it (I only use Ooni pellets from an airtight container). My ... MoreJust as you are hoping to, I wanted to love the Ooni Fyra. Ooni have done a huge amount of innovation as a company, their products look great and I wanted an oven where I didn’t need a gas tank. But… there are some key design flaws. The metal flame deflector falls off regularly (it could be on a hinge or fixed but isn’t). The chimney seizes and can be easily overtightened making it less portable than claimed (I can’t even over tighten a jam jar so no idea how I managed it). The opening for the pizza stone is so narrow that if you can get it out at all then you will be scraping the oven sides or risk dropping the stone. This makes cleaning a challenge especially as the Fyra drops soot as soon as you look at it (I only use Ooni pellets from an airtight container). My oven also arrived with a wonky handle and chipped paint (not major issues but it feels shoddier than expected). A lot of reviews mention problems cooking more than one pizza and temp control but others explain that better than me.Overall, Fyra is a great idea but still feels under development. I love my misshapen pizzas but Fyra is not as good as it rightly should be.