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4.5
First time using, extremely easy to use. Was able to get coal going, let it run for a bit and held temp just fine. If you’re having issues with temp it’s probably user error.Pizza came out nicely, was able to keep steady temp between 600-700 degrees.Really excellent pizza oven.Hard to keep clean inside and doesn't reach temps it claims .great productThis is our first pizza oven so a more thorough set of included instructions of what exactly to do and what not to do would have been very helpful for me personally. I also wish the instructions were a bit more clear on removing the film and how many pieces may actually have the film on them in case I missed anything. I'm going to take the time to remove the film left over underneath the rivets because I don't want the plastic to melt onto the stainless steel. Another trivial thing I wish that the instructions listed what exactly you could use to heat the oven so that I didn't have to go back to the Amazon page to look. While the gloves, pizza cutter, and giant pizza spatula are appreciated since we did not already have those within our household, they are not the best quality as other reviews mentioned, but like I said, they are still appreciated so that we did not have to go out and purchase these. Since the oven did come with those extra bonus items, I am surprised that it did not come with a sample of the type of wood pellets needed to get this pizza oven up to baking status. Wood pellets aren't a normal household item for us, unlike the charcoal we have for our grills, so I will have to add that to our inventory to get this thing fired up correctly. To be continued!Assembly wasn't too bad, but be careful of sharp edges. The pizza oven itself seems to be pretty well made, but the included accessories (pizza cutter and oven mitts) are very cheap although functional. Personally I'd rather they didn't even include them because the quality is so low it isn't even worth keeping them as backup items for what I already own. The stone is fine though.I have never used a pizza oven before, so it was an adventure! I used hardwood charcoal which ended up being a poor choice. I was not able to get the oven above 700 degrees, which I think was likely because the charcoal pieces were just too big so I couldn't stuff enough of them in. I went ahead and cooked a couple pizzas at 700 degrees and they did turn out yummy though. You'll need a pizza peel, which is not included. Also I was worried about putting this on a plastic table, but it actually stays surprisingly cool underneath.While the instructions say you can use wood, charcoal, or pellets, I suspect pellets will be the optimal fuel. Whichever you use, it is easy enough to load and get started. I am going to use pellets next time and I suspect that will help with my temp issues - I'm attributing those problems to user error at this point, but if I have problems even with the pellets I will come back and update. From what I've read, using a pizza oven takes some trial and error though so for a first attempt it really wasn't too bad! Looking forward to trying again.The directions weren't great, but between looking at the pictures and looking at the parts, we were able to figure it out pretty easily. I will say that one of the hardest parts of putting it together is figuring out which screws to use in which area. That was a bit of a guess and check process.I wish that it had come with instructions (or at least some guidance) on how to cook the pizzas. What temperature do I want it at? How long should I cook it? While they didn't turn out horrible, there is definitely a bit of a learning curve. You will want to turn them halfway through the process. My first attempt ended up a little burnt on the one side and doughy in the middle. The second one I turned halfway through, and it looked great on the top, but the bottom was still a little bit doughy.It looks like other people's pizza ovens came with an oven paddle to get the pizza out of the oven. That would have been so helpful. Mine did not come with one. Since it wasn't listed, I assumed until I read other reviews that it wasn't supposed to come with one. Once I get the hang of using this and once I get an oven paddle of my own, I think that I will enjoy using this pizza oven.This oven is pretty good overall . The assembly instructions are very vague. There are many details that are left out or left to common sense. Peeling of the packing film on all of the pieces is a must but the instructions do not mention it. Overall once assembled, the oven is good and portable. It uses wood pellets from a typical smoker grill (thats what I have and use). Heat distribution is good and cooks well with a smoke flavor. I keep this in the RV to use when we go camping and it’s a hit!I’ve really wanted one of these after going to a family members house and seeing one. It was pretty easy to put together but you’ll need a vacuum cleaner because there was styrofoam pieces everywhere. It was messy! As stated in other reviews, one piece I got was a little bent (the aluminum tray), but everything else arrived normal and covered in film. It took me about an hour to put it together and 30 minutes to clean it up. Before ordering this I made homemade pizza all the time in the oven on a cookie sheet, but this makes it a lot easier and cooks it a lot faster. The pizza tastes good, but you have to watch it more closely so you don’t burn it. It also fits a smaller pizza than a cookie sheet so you’ll have to prepare to cook them one at a time.Overall I recommend this if the temperature and size of pizzas this makes works for you.
