Karu 2
Ooni
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.
Specifications
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
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Bake settings for this oven
Based on a 250 g ball — change the pie size to see a thicker or thinner crust shift the bake.
Ooni Karu 2
453°C
453°C
73sNo top dial — set heat via flame or position, or measure the dome. Still modeled.
Free with a Pandough account — save your oven and get tuned settings every bake.
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.
ooni, multi-fuel, 12-inch, wood, charcoal, gas, glass-door