The best way to go about it is to constantly maintain that fire and have all of your ingredients ready to go, so you’re being efficient with the pellets and not wasting time between bakes. So, check it after 30 seconds and turn it if necessary, again after another 30 seconds, then every 20 seconds until it’s done. While it takes some work to maintain the temp of the Big Horn, once it heats up properly, everything seems to flow pretty smoothly.

That helped a lot as the pizza didn’t get stuck on the pizza stone, but the bottom part was still a little soft. Its exterior is waterproof and it also comes with a cover, meaning you can leave it outside after use if you wish. Add to that the versatility to roast joints of meat and even bake or smoke foods, and this really is an excellent bit of kit with endless cooking possibilities, and a great multi-functional oven if that's what you're looking for.This is also a good time to clean the interior of the oven (the combustion chamber) to clear out the ash inside and even tap the chimney pipe to shake off ash and dust. A digital thermometer will help you tell the ambient temperature inside the oven and check the pizza stone’s temperature between bakes.

Embrace the simplicity, experiment with toppings, and enjoy the delight of homemade pizza any time, anywhere. You can opt to heat the oven using wood or charcoal for that authentic chargrilled taste, or you can enjoy the even consistency of gas cooking. It’s about 12 pieces in total which is way more than the other pizza ovens we’ve reviewed, so a fair amount of assembly is required. They mention that it is well packaged, easy to build, and great to use, and that it starts easily and produces little smoke. According to the manufacturer, the Big Horn takes around 90 seconds or less to cook a pizza once it’s preheated.The largest of Ooni's multi-fuel pizza ovens, the Ooni Karu 16 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven is an investment, but as long as your budget will stretch, we think it's worth it. While the Big Horn can achieve this temperature range, there's no way to tell when the baking chamber is hot enough. Big Horn Outdoors is an Alabama-based company whose product line mainly emphasizes outdoor living like smokers, grills and patio heaters. Overall, this meant longer cooking times on both fuel types, but, on the flip side, less risk of burning your Hawaiian or Margherita.