Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven review: War and Pizza
Ninja has created one of the most versatile outdoor electric appliances I've ever seen, but it's not quite perfect.
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Pros
- 8 cooking functions
- Smoke flavour with everything
- High temperature options and easy controls
Cons
- Difficult to clean
- No meat thermometer
- Long preheat times for extreme temperatures
When I reviewed the Ninja Woodfire Grill earlier this year, I argued it is an incredible appliance for home cooks looking to elevate their outdoor cooking game.
The Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven offers that same smokey flavour functionality in an appliance designed for high-temperature cooking.
While the flagship use case is wood-fired pizza, the Outdoor Oven can also be used for roasting meats and vegetables, combining the smoke-flavour to just about anything.
But despite its promised versatility, I’ve discovered an obvious preference for the Woodfire Grill when cooking outside. The oven is harder to clean, takes longer to heat (though does reach much, much higher temperatures) and doesn’t come with a built-in meat thermometer.
Furthermore, I cannot seem to master the art of using the peel to put pizza in the oven. But that’s a “me” problem, not an “appliance” problem.
