Karu 2

Ooni Karu 2 is a Hybrid oven, reaching up to 500°C, outdoor, powered by wood, charcoal, gas, weighing 15.2kg, and fitting 1 pizzas. The affordable way into wood-fired baking. Runs on wood or charcoal out of the box, with an optional gas burner if you want a quiet weeknight. The borosilicate glass door is the feature that matters: managing a wood fire is mostly about seeing it, and on the Karu 12 you had to keep opening the oven and dumping heat to check. Pros: glass door lets you watch the fire and the crust without opening and losing heat, wood, charcoal or optional gas, so one oven covers both weekend and weeknight, fuel tray is 45 percent larger than the karu 12, giving a steadier flame between refuels, 15.2 kg, so it still travels despite the extra hardware, cast aluminium nose and rear hold heat noticeably better than the karu 12 shell. Cons: the gas burner is sold separately and costs meaningfully extra, wood firing has a real learning curve. expect several mediocre bakes before it clicks, glass needs cleaning, and soot builds up quickly on a badly managed fire, solid fuel needs constant attention. this is not a set-and-forget oven.

1. Gas to heat the stone, wood at the end if you want smoke. Lighting both from cold is slower than it looks.
2. Turn every 20-30 seconds. A side flame will scorch the rim if the pie sits still.
3. Wind at the mouth dumps heat. Face the opening away from the breeze or the stone never saturates.

ooni, multi-fuel, 12-inch, wood, charcoal, gas, glass-door