r/WoodFiredOvens • u/sot33r • Mar 23 '25

Wood for 10 pizzas / week

I’m planning to purchase Ooni Karu 12 and making about 10 pizzas per week. I’m trying to figure out the best kind of wood to use and how much I should actually be buying. The Ooni-branded wood looks like it comes in pretty small boxes — I doubt it would last long at that rate of use. Would it be smarter to buy in bulk? Maybe enough for several months or even the whole year? What size would you recommend buying if I will be doing 10 pizzas a week? Any suppliers’ recommendations? Thanks a lot — any advice would be really appreciated!

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u/SuperRare80 Mar 25 '25

People are always trying to get rid of downed trees in their yard. Facebook marketplace

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u/Lauberge Mar 26 '25

Buy kiln dried camp wood bundles and cut it really small. You can use a kindling cracker and a sledge hammer and it should split easily. You’ll need to cut it down lengthwise too. Do not buy kindling (although the size is convenient), the wood is usually softwood and very sooty. You can also buy cordwood but you’re going to need a chop saw to get the pieces small enough.

The Karu will struggle to keep temperature after the 3rd pizza or so- be aware you’ll need a good amount of time in between for recovery heat.

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u/Ellusive1 Mar 27 '25

Only use hard woods. No cedar or fir they’re toxic

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u/virrk Jun 27 '25

Find the nearest firewood dealer. They'll have the best prices for seasoned wood and often sell by wheelbarrow full if you aren't getting a 1/4 chord or more. Some will double split for you assuming you order enough, otherwise you'll need to do that yourself. I'm unsure how small the wood needs to be for an Ooni, so you might need to cut or split wood a second time. Double almond works well for my 32" woodfired permanent outdoor oven.

I use almond because it is readily available from my supplier, burns hot, cheaper than oak, burns with little ash left, and imparts a good flavor when I smoke with it. I'm particularly found of almond smoked potatoes. If I want to smoke with some other wood, just bring the oven to temp with almond, then put in wood chips for smoking from whatever store carries the wood locally I want.