FAST REVIEW | $300 Nexgrill Ora 12" Pizza Oven from Home Depot with a SMOKE BOX
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I picked up this Nexgrill Ora 12" propane pizza oven from Home Depot for $300. This oven features a manually rotated pizza stone and an industry first "smoke box". In this Nexgrill Ora review, I quickly unbox and setup the oven before measuring its temperature and making pizzas.
After testing the preheat times, I was shocked to see how hot it gets - especially after recently testing out Sam Club's lackluster Member's Mark pizza oven. The Nexgrill Ora pizza oven started out hotter than the Roccbox, but eventually tapered off.
The burner ultimately seemed too close to the turntable part of the pizza stone, resulting in nearly unavoidable charring.
But to make matters worse, the rotation feature seldomly worked (take note - I'm sure this isn't the case with all of their products) due to which I can only assume a slightly dented piece.
The smoke box also seemed rather gimmicky. Smoke just escaped right out the front and I could not taste any discernable difference.
With a $300 price tag, this is just barely in the budget-friendly lineup. So if you're in the market for a Neapolitan-friendly 12" oven, I definitely recommend going for the Roccbox( • FAST REVIEW | Gozney R... ) or this new release from Ooni: geni.us/karu12G
great review, hit on all the important pieces while keeping it concise. Audio was great and visuals aswell. Great work man!
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!
@@palapizzaovens no problem, excited for you. Very promising youtube career
The rotation is great. It could be made even better if it was automatic. Your issue with being too close to the burner can be rectified by simply making a smaller pizza. That might not be for you but it would solve the problem
I have it, it’s ok. I find if you cook the crust first for a couple of minutes yank it out then put on the toppings you have less burning. Also brushing olive oil on the crust helpa
We've had this for a month or so now and used it multiple times. For us, the rotation never fails (though I did find that I can only rotate in one direction) -- it's a godsend when it comes to preventing burning and much easier than using a paddle to turn the pizza. Haven't tried the woodsmoke feature but I am skeptical because of the placement of the chip holder. I picked mine up for about $220US at a Home Depot in Canada.
I just bought mine. but the pizza bottom never cooks, while the top gets burnt
@@RahulRathi_Multimediathe stone has to heat up to 450 degrees , and don’t make your crust too thick , I have this oven and it works great perfect every time
Very useful observations and comments... thank you...
I was lucky as my Home Depot had it for $99. I just walked by and it caught my eye. I thought it was a pricing mistake but including the assesory kit and some hardware I bought earlier the checkout was $155. I lifted the brackets just a littlebit to make sure the pizza had clearance and never got stuck. I then added a 1 RPM motor (ebay) to it so all works very well. I'll check the gas pressure and regulator with a flow meter to ensure better control.
Mine is 99 too just check on it from always being 299. How do you like it ?
Great video and review! I am in the market for one. Thanks!
Thanks a lot man I have Ooni koda 12 for 3 years and I'm very happy with it I found in HD today this one and I was amazed with the price and features but your review showed the weeks spots ! great job ,best
Sounds like you got a faulty oven, ours works 100% as intended.
He simply installed the corner pieces incorrectly.
Trim the side stone with a grinder, connect the motor to the rotary knob. You get a good oven for $330.
Install them correctly. Dont grind them
Or install them correctly. They go in only one way. Very easy to miss that part
I have the OONI Koda 16 and I had the same problem with burning one side and here is what I learned, you have to let the stone get really hot by keeping it at full heat for at least a half an hour. Then right before putting your pizza in, turn the flame off completely. Let the dough set on the bottom to where it can be lifted and turned, gas back on full heat, start rotating. Still only about 120 second cook time but you don’t burn one side. The problem with these systems is that you can not move the pizza until the crust sets, but one side is sitting right near these really big flames. It’s unfortunate, but hey…it’s not a full size wood burning pizza oven so we have to adjust to what it is.
Exactly, make 10” pizzas
@@juanvaldez1995 they were average 11-12”
@@ChrisTopheRaz maybe if they made a motorized Turner attachment to slowly turn the pizza as it cooks ?
@@juanvaldez1995 there is another product that has one, I think OONI needs one too.
The rubbing only occurs for me when the corner stones are in the wrong orientation.
Exactly what I thought. There’s always people who can’t put things together correctly. And it ruins the whole review cause they don’t burn in mine at all
Thanks for making these really helpful videos! kudos man!
remove the corner stones , you dont need them. It gets so hot. rotate while heating up and rotate through the cook works great
Move all of them ? or ?
You installed the sides incorrectly. It took me about 10 min to realize those 4 piece only go in one way. Fix that an your review will improve.
Mine seems to work fine. Clean it after every use and just dial in the flame ever so carefully. I tasted my smoke flavor so maybe you needed to prep your wood chips better?
Great review, expected the turntable to fail
Installed incorrectly
I wonder if they sell a motorized artifact to rotate the pizza slowly ! if not, that will probably get rid of the problem. Burning one end
Rotating stone takes the fun out of it.
Hi,
I have just got mine and have noticed it have some flare-up’s at the back bottom part of the oven. Is there any one with the same issue? Or, is this just normal and that’s the reason for those back vents?
Thank you!
Hey Pala, I am once again returning to this review. I was wondering would you recommend this Nexgrill Ora 12" or Camp Chef Italia Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven??? if you are familiar with it
What style pizzas do you plan on making? The Camp Chef is expensive for what you get. At $400, it should reach temps capable of Neapolitan style (850-950) so I'd get an Ooni. Or if you only wanted to do NY style, a Halo Versa is the best I ever used for about $100 more (I do have a 10% off coupon for halo if you're interested). They are both just way better for not much more money. But out of the two you mentioned, I'd stick with the Nexgrill since it gets hotter, and then I'd consider getting a solid stone that fits to forget about the turntable - but that's just my preference!
Go with the halo versa 16, well worth the money
Thanks for the review. If you removed the corner pieces would that alleviate the jamming issue with the rotating tuntable?
If he installed them correctly it would work right.
Where can you purchase a cover for it?
Just get a small tarp
How hot does the oven have to be to cook the pizza correctly. I don’t have a thermometer, but the top of the pizza/crust is cooked while the bottom dough is not. What should I do different?
550/600
Add semolina
The stone needs to get to 450 first then throw the pie in and turn the flame down ! I have this oven and it works great
i have the sam peoblem botton does not cook
Not good.