"My boyfriend and I are a millennial couple who live in an apartment, but we take home cooking seriously. Frankly, I think my partner, Ken, could be a professional chef. When our Ooni Karu 16 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven ($799) arrived at our doorstep, Ken was so excited, he unpackaged it that same day. Upon first unboxing it, it needed minimal assembly. We put it together and hooked up the gas burner in under 10 minutes. We have a narrow deck, so we were pleased to learn that it didn't take up too much space on a sturdy tabletop.
I will say, it took a few dinners of trial and error to perfect our Ooni strategy. The first time we tried our oven, we didn't have a pizza peel, which we quickly learned is absolutely essential for properly inserting, rotating, and removing your pizza. Another lesson we discovered is to never step away from the oven while a pizza is cooking inside. Sixty seconds goes fast, and if you wait too long, you'll end up with a severely burnt pie. Lastly, we figured out that for the most even bake, you should rotate your pizza 90 degrees 30 seconds through cooking.
Since our first experience, we have cooked at least 20 Neapolitan pizzas and now consider ourselves total pros. We can get perfect results every single time after mastering our skills and watching a few how-to YouTube videos. Now I look forward to my weekly pizza date night." — Macy Cate Williams, content director, Commerce
