Ooni Insights

If, as food culture writer Alicia Kennedy recently proclaimed in Bon Appétit, the old way of entertaining — perfect, coiffed, anxiety-inducing — is dead, then something’s got to take its place.  We’d advocate for the pizza party. 

What makes a great vegan pizza? If it’s “free-from” dairy and “free-from” meat, how does that liberation translate into flavour and experience? Is melt-in-your-mouth ethical cheese really a thing? Non-vegan pizza lovers can be pretty skeptical about vegan pizza. In an effort to bust myths, we got in touch with some notable vegan restaurateurs and plant-based food producers around the world.

Recently, we surveyed the plant-based landscape to find the most pizza-friendly vegan cheese options. Read on to learn which products passed the Ooni melt test (and which fell flat).

Wondering how to clean your Ooni oven? Here are some expert tips and advice.  

Ooni pizza ovens are designed and tested throughout Scottish winters, so we know they work well year-round. But there are a few things to keep in mind if you’re an intrepid pizza-maker who uses their oven no matter the conditions. 

It can somehow end up as an afterthought, but the pizza peel is an essential part of the pizza-making process. Here’s a quick primer on each of our peels: What they’re meant to do, and how they can help you throughout your pizza-making process. 

One day a year, the fires in brick ovens across Naples are extinguished and celebratory communal bonfires are lit in the streets and piazzas of the city. This happens on January 17th, the feast day of Saint Anthony, patron saint of firemen, ironworkers, and, most importantly to us here at Ooni, pizzaioli.

Since the beginning, we’ve been on a mission to share the joy of pizza. We do that by empowering the Ooni community with the knowledge and tools they need to become the best home pizza chefs they can possibly be.

Wood pellets. If you’ve been around for a while, you know they have a special place in our hearts, and have played a big role as a fuel source for previous iterations of Ooni ovens.

Read our 10 tips for getting your pizza oven up and running!

These four steps are the exact same techniques that we teach to all our new staff at Ooni HQ, and they’re perfect for beginners who are new to making pizza.

When Dan Richer offers his advice on pizza, you’d be wise to listen. As the chef and owner of Razza Pizza Artigianale, he knows his way around a pizza peel. Read the best tips From Dan Richer's and Katie Parla’s “Joy of Pizza” here!