So my new Uuni wood fired pizza oven arrived...
Opening the box reveals the manual and the well packaged oven...
Out of the box. Here is the included Pizza Peel...
Here are the parts that were packaged in the oven cavity...
Here is the oven...
The parts that were located in the oven compartment with the bubble wrap now removed...
Close-up of the battery powered inducer fan(runs on 8 AA batteries)...
Close-up of the pellet cradle...
Close-up of the battery pack and various parts...
Legs and handles...
Came with a bag of pellets. Look at the diameter of them!...
Close-up of the leg where the bolt threads in to attach the legs...
Rubber boot goes on the bottom of the legs...
Bottom of the oven...
Threaded hoe for the legs...
Leg installed. Pretty simple...
Three legs...
Handle installed on hopper cap with a screw...
Handle installed on oven door with a screw...
The fan tunnel attaches and removes pretty easily...
Now take the pellet cradle...
Install it in the fan tunnel. Make sure to leave a small gap toward the fan where the lip on the hopper will go in...
Close up of the lip on the hopper. That lip slips into the gap left on the pellet cradle...
Now load a small handful into the pellet tray through the pellet hopper hole. I decided to use Cookin' Pellets Perfect Mix...
And here is the air flow regulator. It is used to control the airflow to create lower temps and to reduce the flame when the oven door is open...
It installs in front of the fan and you simply slide it through two slot openings in the housing. Then move it in or out to reduce or increase air flow. I had to use a file on the slot openings in the housing to get it to slide properly...
The instructions state to use a lighting fuel to start the pellets. I opted to just use my MAPP gas torch...
After you get the pellets started you then install the hopper tube and wait a few minutes...
After a few minutes hook up the battery pack to the fan...
Then wait about 3 more minutes then add a small amount of pellets slowly so you do not put out the fire. Once the fire is well established load up the hopper halfway and put the hopper cap on...
Here's a look inside...
A few more minutes later...
Looking good...
So I let it warm up for about 20 minutes periodically checking the hopper and give the housing a light tap to make sure the pellets distribute evenly.
Time to make a pizza. I am new at making dough and pizza.... And it shows. So please don't laugh
Ok rolling out the dough...
Started with some Sweet Baby Ray's...
Light layer of cheese and some pulled pork...
And a little more cheese...
So as you can see with the first pizza I had some real issues getting the pizza to slide off the peel :'(
Not any fault of the oven. Simply just my inexperience with making pizza dough and pizzas.
So I tried making a second one. This time smaller and more manageable...
Sauce, cheese, and pepperoni...
Again a difficult time getting off the peel...
The pizza had a great wood fired flavor. The problem I had was with my dough. It had risen quite a bit and it would not slide off the peel.
This oven got really hot inside and the second one cooked in 4 1/2 minutes. I had trouble sliding the pizzas very far in because they were stuck to the peel. I think if I got them further in they would have finished faster and had a bit more char to them.
I think if I can get the proper dough down and figure out how to get the dough to slide off the peel with ease I will be in business
So my impressions so far with the oven are very good although there are some minor problems...
The bottom right corner was bent out a little bit. Probably happened during shipping. I used a small hammer to lightly tap the metal corner back into place and problem solved.
The second issue was the air flow regulator not sliding freely. I had to use a file to open up the slots on the fan tunnel so it would slide easier.
The total amount of pellets used for 30 minutes was a few cups. Not bad for 800F+. That included the warm-up time.
The initial assembly was extremely easy.
The size of the unit is great. It will be easy to take it somewhere else. Very lightweight and portable
The manual covered assembly, firing up, and even had some recipes for dough and pizza. Easy to read and good pictures.
After my initial use I really think I made a great choice. To have wood fired pizzas ready to make in less than 20 minutes on a portable unit like this is outstanding!