Uuni 3 Portable Wood Fired Pizza Oven Review
The Uuni 3 Portable Wood Fired Pizza Oven is a practical solution to prepare your own pizza in the backyard or even a tailgate party. It comes with a metal construction which ensures in works in any environment and in all weather conditions. This practical method can replace the permanent pizza ovens which can be expensive to build. Powered by wooden pallets, it represents a solution which can deliver great tasting pizzas. The oven comes with full instructions and an included pizza stone baking board. With the use of the pellets, it thus comes with a more traditional approach to the pizza making process.
Pros
- All-metal construction
- Only 13.4 kg weight
- Makes 13’ pizzas
- Wooden handles
- Equivalent power to 6kw
- Comes with stone baking board
Cons
- Not to be left unsupervised with children
As the world’s first portable pizza oven, the Uuni 3 Portable Wood Pellet Pizza Oven is a leading solution for quick and tasty pizzas. While it is small in size, it definitely comes with a major advantage as it can be positioned around the backyard with little effort. Being small in size, it is also very easy to clean and this can make it a favorite among many households.
Pizzas on demand in 60 seconds
Since you have your own pellets to use with the oven, you can use prepare the oven and let the fire go down a bit. A pizza can then be ready within 60 seconds and with your own stone baking board, it represents a great solution for many people who are thinking about possible practicality issues.
The design of the oven is hard to compare with alternatives since there are no other similar ovens. But it is important to know that you can see great results when it comes to a fast pizza within one minute. The fire heats-up the oven quickly and with the help of the small chimney it can evacuate air well as well.
How to Make the Pizza
When you want to make the pizza, you will first need to find a good location for your portable oven. A Flat surface away from any flammable objects is recommended. Since it comes with 3 legs instead of 4, the oven is among the leading options when it comes to good stability even with uneven surfaces.
The pellets go in the back of the oven and they represent a practical solution, especially if you already use them for heating at home. Furthermore, it is also important to know that you can see great results when it comes to better overall taste as well, as oven pizzas are the traditional way to prepare this delicious Italian food. With the right temperature achieved in seconds, you can then proceed to place the pizza into the oven. You will leave it for 30-40 seconds before turning it one time for a more even result. After 60 seconds, your pizza will be ready. For a typical 13’ pizza, you should not need more than one minute to have it ready as it will, most likely, get burned. This is why it is important to know that you can see great results when it comes to a properly made pizza within one minute and this also means that you should be next to the oven at all times.
Some of the Drawbacks of the Uuni 3 Pizza Oven
The oven is fantastic for fast pizzas but it can still be improved by the manufacturer. One of the areas which can see improvements comes with the wooden handles. But most importantly, you need to consider the safety issues which apply to it as to any other pizza oven.
Since it is so small, you should not let your kids next to it at any time as it can be turned over and with a fire inside, it represents a real hazard. At the same time, since it reaches the right temperature fast, it doesn’t come as one of the ovens you can walk away from while your pizza is cooking. This is why you need to be by it at all times.
Most importantly, you should look for an area to place it one which has no immediate hazards and flammable materials as you want to avoid accidents, even if you manage to tumble it over. For this reason, the best methods to use it safely always start with proper prevention.
The Main Strengths of the Uuni 3 Wood Pellet Pizza Oven
Interestingly, its weaknesses can also be seen as strengths. Thus, you can use it when it comes to better overall mobility and place it anywhere you feel appropriate. At the same time, since it reaches its maximum temperature very fast, it also means that you will not be using it for long periods of time as the whole cooking process takes only 60 seconds. Among the interesting characteristics to remember comes with the fact that it manages to deliver a great overall result when it comes to fast pizzas and for this reason, it can be used whenever you want a quick meal which can also be delicious as you can prepare any style of pizza you want.
Final Thoughts on the Uuni 3 Pizza Oven
The lighting process through the blow torch is now also improved over the previous Uuni pizza oven versions. The flame deflector addition has also improved the design of the oven over the previous version. You can thus see that it offers a real solution which has already managed the most important complaints from users of the previous model.
One of which can still see some improvements comes with the instructions manual which can see a different approach to combine images with text as well. The manual needs to be more descriptive, especially for those using the Uuni 3 wood pellet pizza oven for the first time.
This being said, the oven can still be seen among the innovative options in this category and as the world’s first, it will always be seen as a barrier breaker. While you may need to prepare a couple of pizzas before getting them right for crust, the oven cannot be matched in value. We hope you enjoyed this Uuni 3 Review.
