

Our Neapolitan was ready to go in 90 seconds with the oven producing a base and crust with a lovely bite and aromatic, evenly melted mozzarella, time and time again. There was a wonderfully wood-fired flavour to the bases, which can be rotated easily inside the 50cm oven, so you can adjust whether you want them crispy or doughy. The Ooni Fyra Portable Wood-Fired Portable Pizza Oven is 299.Thankfully, the DeliVita cooks as good as it looks and is wood-fired and roomy enough to cook 12–inch pizzas, with the traditional clay base ensuring that it reaches the ideal cooking temperature in just under 30 minutes while staying safe to touch on the outside. In terms of cleaning, the Fyra burns the same way the Ooni 3 Outdoor Pizza Oven did so hot that you don’t need to clean anything. There is some discussion out there about using 3 parts sand,1 part portland cement, and 1-part powdered fire clay (milled porcelain) instead, but YMMV.This Ooni pizza ovens review found that a 3kg bag of hardwood pellets lasts for 3 hours of cooking. That kind of mortar is built for high heat and will last as long as your oven.

The Frya 12 also has the advantage of portability as the oven weighs in at just 10kg and there’s the option to purchase a Carry Cover (£39.99, Ooni.com) so you can take your dough on the road. As with traditional wood, we just had to keep the hopper topped up to ensure the temperature remained high and when it came to the pizzas themselves, they were mouth-wateringly smoky. However, this pellet-fed Ooni simplifies the whole process while still producing a delicious, fired-cooked dough that is both light and crispy.Within 15 minutes of igniting the pellets in the hopper, we were ready to cook and we found that a 3kg bag was enough to fuel the oven for around two and a half hours of cooking, plenty of time to feed a large party, especially as the 12in pizzas are ready in just over sixty seconds with a couple of turns.

What else can you cook in a pizza oven?Pizza ovens are great multitaskers. Other accessories you might like to invest in are BBQ oven gloves to prevent burns, an electric fire starter, which allows you to easily light your charcoal or wood, and a thermometer gun, which measures the radiating temperature inside the pizza oven. Types of pizza oven accessoriesWhile accessories aren’t always necessary, there are a number of different gadgets you can buy to improve your pizza oven experience including a pizza peel, shovel-like tool you use to take your dough in and out of the oven. What to look for in a pizza ovenThe most important thing is heat – can it reach the correct temperature (usually around 500C) fast enough? It may seem obvious, but you will also need to make sure it’s the right size will it fit through the doorway do the dimensions work with the outside space you have available? Finally, go for a metal oven if you’re planning on doing more speedy cooking over a shorter period, as although they tend to heat up more quickly, they are less effective at retaining heat. Finally, it’s recommended that you invest in a pizza oven cover to protect it from the good old British weather and keep upkeep to a minimum.
On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. Voucher codesFor offers on outdoor furniture and discounts garden furnishings, try the links below:For more kitchen accessories, read our review of the best salt and pepper mills , the best bread knives and the best slow cookersIndyBest product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. The perfect combination of food and fire. The DeliVita retains the cooking heat so efficiently that you can just concentrate on your pizza without fussing with the fuel. The verdict: Pizza ovensThe DeliVita pizza oven has been a feature in many of our round ups but it’s worthy of taking the apron thanks to an ever-expanding colour palette and the consistent cooking, which turns it into a real powerhouse.
