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About Ooni

Easy to use and impressive to behold, this 24” dual-zone oven is a guaranteed showstopper at any pizza party.

Why We Do It

Because everyone deserves great pizza, that’s why. It’s a simple idea, but a noble cause that’s behind everything we do at Ooni. We’re working our wee socks off and won’t rest until there’s an Ooni pizza oven in the backyard of every man, woman and backyard-owning child everywhere.

How It All Happened

Ooni was founded by husband-and-wife team, Kristian Tapaninaho and Darina Garland. Before Ooni Kristian and Darina were running an education company to promote creativity, innovation and problem solving within school communities.

Speaking of problems, Kristian had one: he was really getting into making pizza but he was frustrated— ‘my pizzas are good, but they’re not great.’ The pizzas Kristian was able to make at home lacked that restaurant-quality taste that comes from a very high heat. His domestic oven simply wasn’t cutting it.

Kristian went on the hunt for a wood-fired pizza oven to use in his backyard, but the only products on the market were eye-wateringly expensive and bulky. Kristian wasn’t an inventor, an engineer or a product designer, but he knew he had a great idea. After a series of sketches, many prototypes and ongoing backyard testing, Kristian created the world’s first ever portable wood-fired pizza oven. Ooni – the fast, portable, cost-effective, kick-ass wood-fired oven was born! YES!

Ooni In The Media

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“The Ooni Koda range revolutionizes outdoor cooking with its impressive heat control and versatility, offering gourmet-quality results in any setting.”

“Combining cutting-edge technology and sleek design, the Koda range is perfect for enthusiasts seeking consistent, delicious outdoor cooking.”

“The Ooni Koda range redefines convenience and efficiency in outdoor ovens, with rapid heating and even temperatures for exceptional cooking."

“Stylish and functional, the Ooni Koda range is the ultimate choice for outdoor ovens, ideal for everything from weeknight meals to weekend gatherings."

Ooni In The Media

“The Ooni Koda range revolutionizes outdoor cooking with its impressive heat control and versatility, offering gourmet-quality results in any setting.”

“Combining cutting-edge technology and sleek design, the Koda range is perfect for enthusiasts seeking consistent, delicious outdoor cooking.”

“The Ooni Koda range redefines convenience and efficiency in outdoor ovens, with rapid heating and even temperatures for exceptional cooking."

“Stylish and functional, the Ooni Koda range is the ultimate choice for outdoor ovens, ideal for everything from weeknight meals to weekend gatherings."

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The Story So Far

Since our launch Ooni has grown into a multi award-winning business that sells products all over the world. Ooni’s founders are so stoked to have brought in a mindblowing team of international dynamos. HQ’d in Scotland we also have Ooni team members in the US and mainland Europe. We live, work, play and hire by our values and we think this shows.

Innovation is core to Ooni and we’ve gone on to release new awesome pizza oven models – including Ooni Fyra 12, Ooni Pro 16, Ooni Koda 12, Ooni Karu 12 and Ooni Koda 16 – as well as hardwood pellets our ovens run on wood, charcoal and gas so now there’s an Ooni for everyone. We also have a range of must-have accessories + Ooni ‘merch’ for pizza lovers.

We are so grateful for Ooni’s passionate community and are pumped to say that our customer + media reviews are outstanding. What’s that? WIRED has named us The Best Pizza Oven? (*Blushes!)

Ooni’s reputation and innovative products have attracted partnerships with some of the world's most trusted and respected global retailers and distributors. We build partnerships based on authenticity and shared values.

Ambition

Every day we seek to be better than we were yesterday. We encourage and support everyone around us to achieve brilliant results that leave them, Ooni, and the world better off.

Innovation

See a problem, solve a problem. We make it our job to do hard things well - to blaze a trail in every respect.

Rigour

We move at pace, but we balance this agility with diligence, care and attention to detail.

Passion

We’re all about moments of joy and connection. We get out of bed each day to do what brings us joy, and to spark that passion in others

Kindness

We treat others as we expect to be treated. We seek to do what’s right by other people - even when the right thing to do is not the easy thing.

The Future

With brilliant products, an innovative product road map, our Impact Fund, stand-out customer service, a world-class team and a fully fired up global community, we’re excited about the future. Peace and pizza to the people.

If you want to know more, get in touch. If you love Ooni THANK YOU! Share the love via a slice with your friends.

Our Team

We have a 350-plus-strong multi-national team who are busy designing, selling, branding, internet-ing, events-ing, supporting, marketing, welding, shipping, financing, photographing and dancing (probably) to make magic happen. It’s a beautiful machine that’s growing and learning every day and it’s really freaking amazing to be a part of.