Customer Reviews for Ooni - Karu 2 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven - Black
Customer Rating
5
For the last 15 years
on May 11, 2026
Posted by: Robert C.
For the last 15 years I have been making pizza on my Big Green Egg. On advice of a trusted friend I picked up a Karu 2. Wow - my first batch of pizzas made me a believer. The cook quick, they cook even, and they came out delicious.
We are so excited to own a pizza oven. We have made a lot of pizzas (34) in the last month or so of us making pizza. There’s a huge learning curve, but each time gets better! The craftsmanship of the Ooni is well worth the cost. Very pleased with our purchase.
The oven is really well packaged, a nice experience unboxing and genuinely simple to set up. Initially I tried cooking with gas, nice and quick/straightforward. Then tried with wood for that more fire/flame cooked experience. A tiny bit more effort with wood as you need to keep topping it up but no other real differences. Charcoal I imagine a nice middle ground and less faff. There's a definite trick to turning your pizzas somewhat frequently as they cook, something I learnt after a few burnt ones :D. Overall, an enjoyable oven to use and 30+ minutes pre-heat and you're ready to cook! Can't wait to try it camping! We cheated slightly and used flour tortilla wraps too for ultimate speedy pizza (cheeky i know :) )
I’ve had a few Pizza ovens ever since Ooni started and I must admin having the door is a game changer, heats up so much quicker no need to worry on windy or rainy days just light and within 20 mins it’s up to temp, it’s a good size and what I’ve saved on fuel with the door has basically paid for the upgrade. These normally last about 3 years and that’s me doing pizzas every Saturday without fail and more in the summer.
This is our first dedicated Pizza oven. We purchased it to take camping with our family. We have only used oak wood to fire it, and have be absolutely thrilled! We took advise from the app and a friend to keep the dough from sticking the first time and had great success! I spit a 5 gallon bucket of oak to cook with, we have used the over 4 times making well over 30 pizza's and we still have 1/3 a bucket of wood! Looking forward to trying cooking other foods soon!