Ooni Serves Up Its First Indoor Electric Pizza Oven

Pizza aficionados know that the key to the proper Neapolitan-style pizza is not just the recipe, dough, or sauce—although all of those do play a vital role in creating the perfect pie—but the oven you cook in.

Traditionally, it is baked in a stone oven, usually kept outdoors, that is fired up via gas or, if you’re looking for something even more authentic, wood.

Sure, a regular oven could do the trick, but you often won’t find any chefs or true pizza lovers doing as such. And one of the big names in the outdoor oven game is Ooni. However, it’s now setting its sights indoors with its first version that can fit right inside your kitchen. This is ideal for people living in apartments or who don’t have enough backyard space to make pizzas.

The Volt 12 is also its first electric iteration, departing from its traditional gas and wood-powered stoves. It has a control panel to adjust the temperature, time, and balance controls. A boost function can also return the backing stone to the ideal temperature between each batch, reducing the waiting time.

What’s more, the Volt 12 can reach sizzling heat, enough to make the best 12-inch Neapolitan-style pizza within 90 seconds, and can hit a high of 850°F in 20 minutes.

And if you prefer to keep to that authentic experience, the Volt 12 can still be left outdoors, thanks to its carbon steel exterior and insulation that can retain its heat and all types of weather.

The Volt 12 is now on Ooni’s website for US$999.

[via Engadget and Gear Patrol, images via Ooni]