OONI KARU Charcoal & Wood Set up Tutorial
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This video shows my method of cooking on charcoal in my Ooni Karu Pizza oven. Cooking on charcoal this way help achieve a very hot flame perfect for cooking those wood fired pizzas at home. This method can also be used on the Ooni Pro 16.
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Thank you, good sir! I'm feel better prepared. I will be using my Ooni for the first time this weekend. If I can't find a gas adapter, I'll use charcoal. Do you notice any difference in flavor between any of the fuel sources? I imagine wood would give food a nice finish flavor.
Hey Tom, would you recommend Carcoal and Wood or could "only" wood work as well? .. And what about the sparkling ember onto the pizza stone? Should that not be whisked away, before putting the fresh pizza to bake? Would the ember not bake into the dough and ruin a little bit the taste? Great video !! thank you very much
Tom due you always put the oven door back on after you have put the pizza in?? Seems like I’ve seen you do it both ways? Sure enjoy your videos!!
What temp should the stone be for launch? I’m suffering from burnt bases 😢
Great video Tom ! I just purchased the Karu and your demonstration took the guess work on how to use. Thank You !
Can you use anthracite coal?
Amazingly helpful video and thank you very much for the trick. I am planning to buy an Ooni Karu 12 to use it on my apartment balcony (approx. 6 meters long but only 1 meter wide balcony open on one side). I don't plan to use the gas option. So I am thinking I will use the Weber charcoal briquets for less smoke and 1-2 pieces of wood, as you suggested, towards the end for the rolling flame. Will this cause any flame coming out of the chimney? Charcoal cannot cause flame to come out of the chimney, right? And since I am using only 1-2 pieces of wood towards the end for the rolling flame, it should also not be enough to cause any flame to come out of the top of the chimney (or out of anywhere). Is my understanding correct? Thank you!
Hi Tom, where is your tray from?
I have been watching your videos. Very informative. Just assembled my Karu 12. Wish me luck. Very classy that you respond to all comments.
Dzięki, dobry pomysł z brykietem bo jest wysoka temperatura. Ostatnio do karu używałem pellet ale twoja metoda jest lepsza
Great info! Might be a bit of an odd question, but how do you break down your wood to be the correct size? Just chop with a hatchet?
Hello Tom,
Where did you get the curved “poker” from? Would be perfect for my pizza oven. Thanks.
my mozzarella is burning and the crust is still soggy. How can I lower the top flame?
Great Video. Works very well! I prefer to take only half the amount of briquettes and put some wood chunks between the charcoal. If I want to make more than 4 pizzas this video is a perfekt tutorial. 1kg good briquettes heat up the oven for about 1,5-2 hours and you only have to put 1-3 wood chunks (beech / hardwood) to get the perfekt heat and flames for a nice pizza. Don't use softwood, the tree resin ruins your stone and its a coom mess in your oven 🙂
Tom, great video thank you – what is the poker test you use and where can this and your brush for the stone be purchased please. Thank you 🙏🏻
Excellent content. I have just ordered one. Thank you .
Great vid! Have you tried using just wood alone, is that any better than with charcoal? Thanks
Thanks for the video! I enjoyed it.
I use 'Royal Oak Hardwood lump' and 'HOT BOX Cooking Wood for Portable Pizza Ovens'. My problem is I have a hard time getting the Ooni Karu hot. Sometimes I can only get it to like 400 F. I think I need 900 F. I have an infrared temp gauge so I have a decent way to measure the temp. Do you have any tips for getting the temp up? Do I just need to wait longer?
One thing I wondered is I store my oven and the stone outdoors, and it gets rained on. Do you think the stone is absorbing moisture and is that maybe preventing it from getting hot?
Also do you prefer briquettes over the lump wood? Can the lump wood still generate enough heat? I use lump wood.
Thanks a lot
How long does it take the pizza to cook?
what table you recommend to put the oven on top?
Really like that. Very nice, well done fella.
Got the Karu. So much better than the Fyra. My pro tip: make sure the ash tray isn’t upside down. You can fit more fuel in 😂. As you’ve said in another video – charcoal to temp then wood pieces for extra heat and flames. Just had a great pizza for lunch. Much prefer lump wood over briquettes too
Great video- I noticed your oven is located under a wood shelter. I have a smokier setup and was wondering what your observations are regarding the hot exhaust rising and if this is impacting your wood shelter in any way? I guess height of the ceiling in the shelter factors into how quickly the heat dissipates. The ceiling in my wood shelter is 9 feet but about 5-6 feet from the top of the Ooni Kara exhaust pipe. Thanks in advance!
Excellent video and delicious looking pizza. I have ordered the karu 12 and this is the way intend on powering it! What method do you use most often?
This’ll help a lot w my new Ooni Karu 16..I hope you’ll get their little circular turning peel, that way you don’t have to pull the whole pizza out just to turn it..