gotters a pair of welding gloves (about £5 from the likes of Screwfix) is a solution for keeping the hairs on your hands

    Systemic I switched my Ooni to gas for the reason it was easier doing back to back. I make 5+ if I am doing it, and my prepping the dough, loading to the peel and getting to the Ooni meant I couldn’t keep the fire in check and the pellets topped up. Not sure I noticed a lack of smoke taste, certainly come out charred read somewhere 2 mins isn’t enough, but then again maybe its just my palette not being good enough.

    Part of me likes the idea of wood but my use case can’t make it work. I did see someone selling 30cm tall hoppers for it, which I thought could solve my problem, but never heard anything back.

        simonc

        That’s my only criticism of the Ooni Fyra, that single-handedly it’s not easy to keep the hopper refilled and make/cook multiple pizzas sequentially.

        Usually I’ll exchange a cold beer for an extra pair of hands to be on pellet duty!

          I made one mistake….
          I bought an Ooni Karu 12….

          It’s brilliant - burns wood (or charcoal). and produces a 10-12 inch pizza

          With a bit of judicial fuel topping up and team work with the kitchen we can knock up 5 pizza back-to-back.

          When entertaining more (than 5) we’ve occasionally knocked out more - and shared the pizza (rather than a whole one each)

          The mistake - You can now get a Ooni Karu 16 - which I now NEED!!!

            Held off getting an Ooni when it launched as I felt the 12 inch oven was, for me, too small. The 16 inch Pro ticks all the boxes - capacity, fuel options etc. Interestingly, it hasn’t increased in price since it launched at £500.00. Had a look at the 16 inch Karu but it’s £200.00 more and 6kg heavier and as I store my Pro in the garage when not in use, the extra weight was a no no.

            Just treated myself to the Ooni turning peel having gotten fed up trying to use the full size peel to turn the pizzas during baking. Anyone else use a turning peel?

              Goes off to google turning peel

              Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

              Systemic

              Yep - 12″ wood/bamboo peel to put the base on (then add you own toppings)

              Lob it into the oven (the actual peel is about 1.5-2 inches narrower than the oven opening)
              then use a 9ish inch metal peel (on a longer handle) to lift and turn the cooking pizza
              and lift it out onto the plate. The cooked pizza is stiffer than when raw so the smaller surface is OK

                Have burned my fingers, literally, few times turning the pizza during baking so I thought it was time to get a turning peel - at least that’s how I justified it. Just waiting on Ooni to deliver it.

                Ooni’s service is excellent - ordered the turning peel on Wednesday - delivered today, Friday.

                Not cheap - thought about getting a cheaper one which would probably have done the trick but this one is only 7 inches across - cheaper ones are 9 inches which is probably OK if you’ve got a big brick pizza oven but not so good for 12 or 16 inch ovens.

                  DavecUK

                  That gif is from The Pizza Show on YouTube (via Viceland I think) which is well worth a watch for picking up tips! Not sure it’s supposed to be educational but it very much is!

                    6 days later

                    Got the Ooni out for the first time this year… had a bit of a Weston.

                    Anyone know what could be causing this? Usually you get a stream of thin smoke out of the main chimney but I’m getting thick smoke pouring out of everywhere. The pellets aren’t igniting, just smouldering.

                    I stored my wood pellets in the cupboard under the stairs and I’m conscious it might be very slightly damp. Would damp wood cause this?

                    Might need some new pellets!

                      dirty smoke on a bbq is usually a sign of rubbish fuel or a badly lit fire that can’t breathe, obstructed or limited air, like its partially blocked somewhere.

                      Ernie1 The pellets aren’t igniting, just smouldering.

                      Have your pellets been stored somewhere where they could have absorbed moisture? This is likely if you have used same batch previously and not had any problems. Have the same problem with wood which hasn’t been properly dried, ideally, kiln dried.

                        Good to know, thanks both.

                        This was a bag of Ooni own brand fuel, I’d opened it last Autumn and foolishly left it under tithe stairs (1800s house) where it’s obviously got a bit damp.