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Ooni Portable Pizza Ovens
A runaway crowdfunding success, the Ooni wood-fired pellet pizza oven serves artisanal pies at record speed thanks to an excellent design. The compact steel body and cordierite baking stone preheat faster, retain heat better, and cook pizza crispier. Ooni pizza ovens are easy to transport with folding legs and detachable chimneys, while most models can be converted into propane pizza ovens with a gas burner accessory. The versatility doesn’t stop there: Ooni’s polished stainless steel looks attractive, blends into any outdoor kitchen, and is built with more in mind —baking perfect roasts, stews, pies, breads, and, of course, piles of Neapolitan pizza.
Sound too good to be true? It nearly was.
Delicious divine inspiration? Cut off by a delivery scooter in traffic? For feta or worse, Finnish educator Kristian Tapaninaho sought the “perfect pepperoni” pie — baked on his own terms, in his own home. His kitchen oven couldn’t handle the heat; pizza ovens on the market were eye-wateringly expensive and meant knocking down a wall. Our hungry hero rose like freshly kneaded dough to the challenge of creating perfect, portable pizza-in-a-minute without breaking the bank. Countless backyard prototypes and an early crowd of hungry fans fueled the fire, proving his dream couldn’t be topped.
In 2012, that half-baked idea became a worldwide sensation. Today, multi-million dollar and award-winning company Ooni — still owned and operated by Kristian and wife Darina — boasts 50 employees and supports social and environmental causes. Their innovative Ooni wood-fired pizza ovens are affordable, accessible, and a delight to use. Right at home on the counter, on a tailgate, in a backyard, or even in the woods, this pellet or propane pizza oven produces world-class pies on a personal-pan promise: a slice of restaurant quality, anywhere and accessible to anyone, because “Everyone deserves great pizza.”
