Essentials Guide

Cooking with wood
The sounds of crackling
wood and the incredible
smell of a wood-burning fire
make for a really sensory
cooking experience and add
wood-fired flavor to food.
We recommend cooking
with 100% hardwood, which
create powerful rolling
flames.
Types of wood
Always use kiln-dried
hardwood for the best results.
Beech and oak are our
favourite to use in
Ooni Karu 12 .
Do not use treated or painted
wood. Wood with high resin
content, such as pine or
spruce, might add unwanted
flavours to your cooking.
1. Start with 3-6 pieces of wood in your grate and light with
natural firestarters. You can also light with a blowtorch.
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Size
We recommend pieces of wood approximately 15cm (6”).
Too big Best
15cm
Good
2. Refuel when the wood has mainly burnt to embers but
before all visible flames have disappeared.
3. Add fuel little and often and do not overfill - wood must not
overflow the grate.
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It is normal to see smoke when cooking with wood.
Ooni Karu 12 will burn cleanly and with minimal smoke when
running at optimum temperatures.