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★★★★★
I had my doubts, boy was I wrong.
I've been yearning for my own food-fired pizza oven for a while now. I have grandiose plans to build my own brick pizza oven once I own my own place, but in the meantime this is an amazing alternative.
Off the bat -- if you're not cooking your pizza at 900+ degrees, you're doing it wrong. Lot's of pizza ovens out there that claim they cook the best, authentic pizza. Once you read the specifications, most of them don't even get close to 900 degrees, and the ones that do cost $700+.
In comes the Nipoli. I'll admit, it was an impulse buy. I was taking a risk on buying yet another crappy pizza maker that makes sub-par pizza that is soft and doughy. How can just a couple of chunks of wood and pellets get this thing up to the proper cooking point?
I unboxed it, filled it with a couple scoops of pellets and laid some wood chunks on top. After about 20 minutes warming up, I took out my trust infrared thermometer (highly recommended as you want to make sure you're putting your pizza in at the correct temp) and to my surprise, it read 940 degrees! I was absolutely elated.
Threw in my first pizza, waited about 20-30 seconds and rotated. Waited another 20 seconds and the pizza was done. It made the perfect Neapolitan pizza. I was absolutely blown away that I made this pizza. The crust was perfectly crunchy with a soft, airy interior. I attached a picture of said pizza before it was completely engulfed in 20 seconds by my roommates and I.
So if you want a wood fired pizza oven that gets up to the required temperature needed to make yourself the perfect professional pizza, look no further.
June 2019 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase