Ooni Volt 2 Electric Pizza Oven review

About the Ooni Volt 2 Electric

The Volt 2 is a countertop electric oven with a tempered glass viewing window across the front and a digital control panel. Ooni says it heats from 20°C up to 450°C in about 20 minutes and bakes a Neapolitan-style pizza in as little as 90 seconds. It comes in Charcoal Grey or Polar White.

Heat comes from top and base elements that Ooni calls Pizza Intelligence. Sensors feed back live temperatures and the oven balances the two elements. There are three pizza presets (Neapolitan, Thin & Crispy and Pan Pizza), and reviewers report two slots for your own custom presets. Dough Proof, Oven and Grill functions are also listed, and Engadget describes a Boost burst of about 45 seconds that helps the stone recover between pizzas.

Ooni quotes pizzas up to 13 inch, while reviewers describe a stone that takes 12 inch pizzas. It has a steam and smoke filter for indoor use, though Engadget's reviewer still saw steam leave the back and put the oven under a cooker hood. John Lewis lists a cordierite baking stone, oven shelf and cable in the box, with about five minutes of one-person assembly. The frame is 30% smaller than the original Volt 12, according to Ooni.

What owners report about the Ooni Volt 2 Electric

We found little owner feedback for this exact model that we could read, so there is not enough to report a pattern on how it holds up after months of use.

The published reviews we read agree on what is less convenient: it is heavy, indoor only, limited to 12 inch pizzas, and its outside gets very hot at top temperatures. One reviewer still saw steam leaving the back despite the filter, and another wrote that the Neapolitan preset can be hard on the base of the pizza.

Who the Ooni Volt 2 Electric suits

The Volt 2 suits people who want proper high-heat pizza indoors: flat dwellers, anyone with no garden or gas bottle, and households that will leave it on the worktop. The presets are easy for beginners, and the oven also grills and proves dough.

Look elsewhere if you want bigger pizzas, a lighter oven or to cook outdoors. The Ooni Koda 2 and the Gino D'Acampo Modena both take 14 inch pizzas, and the Gozney Roccbox is portable. If you want an electric oven that also air fries, the Ninja Artisan is the alternative. Check you have ventilation, since steam still escapes at the back.

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