Empava Outdoor Wood Fired Pizza Oven PG01 EMPV-PG01

First time using EMPV-PG01 Pizza Oven. Today made two large Pizzas’ in my new oven and everything was great. It took approx. 8 minutes to reach 500 degrees and I maintained the temp around 650 degrees to bake the pizzas. If you keep the temp down the dough will have a better chance of cooking all the way through without burning the crust. The Empava PG01 was a great buy and I know we will enjoy it for many years. I looked at the Italy made ovens but I could not find any reason to spend the extra $1,000 and now I am happy I did not. This oven is build well and the heat seems to cover the entire oven which will cook everything evenly.

Love love my new Pizza oven ! We love our new pizza oven . It was super easy to set up and the oven reaches the 900 degree mark in about 10 minutes which is so much faster than others and maintains heat with very little wood! Pizzas cook quickly ! All the tools that come with the oven work well. The only reason I am not giving 5 stars is that one of the fire bricks cracked the 2nd time we used it .

Pretty good performance, great value. The oven was easy to assemble as advertised and looks very nice. For the money it is a great buy. It does not retain heat as well as I expected so far, but given the large front opening, and still figuring out the best way to regulate temperature I hope to see this improve. Also this seems to affect the ability of the pizza stones to retain heat. I may try some different stones aside from those that came with it to see if there is a difference. But, all in all, a good first wood burning pizza oven to have in the backyard.

Great oven!

Very nice! The oven works great for cooking pizzas. Takes some practice to get the proper dough and cooking temps.

Very happy but will need practice in different doughs & pizza in oven. Package arrived on time and product is packaged very nicely. It is easy to assemble. It took me some time to keep a steady flame but after my second attempt I think I have mastered. My first pizza was under done and my next pizza was over done. I love and can not wait to perfect my pizza making skills. and the thermometer helps a lot!

Easy to use. Remarkably greatest quality. Delivery was very, very speedy. The packaging was ever so fine. Thanks.

Cook pizza like a pro. This thing is awesome, first pizza I made was good, the next two were amazing. Easy to use, only took me two pizzas to get them just how I wanted them.

Great Pizza Oven and even better customer service. I have to say I love this oven. It cooks wonderfully and OMG is the pizza great from it. I did have a small issue when my firebrick cracked on the 3rd use but a quick email to customer service and they took care of me really fast. I have to say great customer service is hard to find these days.

Wow great pizza. Awesome item pizza is fantastic

Very Easy to Use. Highly RECOMMEND!!! Enjoy using this outdoor oven Very Much!!!

Well built & well designed. I am incredibly impressed with the quality of the product. It is well built and well designed. Managing the fire is pretty easy, and the pizzas came out great. I am one satisfied customer!

Big Cooking Zone. Awesome oven really like it , easy to assemble. As advertised, 25"x29" cooking zone is far enough for big pizza

Good overall but the firebrick cracked. Overall the oven works great my only issue is that the brick cracked in the side next to the flame after the first cook

Awesome pizza oven that works great with charcoal and wood.

Biggest BANG for your BUCK!!! This is a great product! Solid construction and will last a lifetime. If you love pizza then this is a must have. This will take your pizza parties to the next level!!

Amazing product, but steep learning curve. I chose the Empava because it uses charcoal and wood chunks for fuel, which I have tons of since I use both for smoking BBQ. If you are new to making pizza, especially Neapolitan style, there is a steep learning. But this would be true for any pizza oven. I would recommend doing a lot of research on YouTube and practice everything before attempting dinner for the family. This includes fire/temperature control, making dough, forming pizza dough, transferring from pizza peel to pizza stone, turning the pizza while in the oven, etc. It took about the 3rd try before I was really making amazing pizzas. As good as any authentic Neapolitan pizza place I have been to!

Amazing pizza! Was making pizzas as good or better than anything I've ever had right out of the gate. Once you get the lighting process down, it takes about 5 minutes to preheat, and about 2 minutes per pizza, which make it easy to cook pizza for a small group. (especially if you task someone with firebox duty). Get yourself a small (round) turning peel to rotate them while they cook, and they will come out beautifully. Don't hesitate. This oven is worth it- preheat is important.

Great product. Got this for my parents for birthday and they absolutely love it. They use it a few times a week and it works great so far! Def recommend.

Best pizza I've ever made. I spent the last few years trying different recipes, making my own dough, and the final piece of the puzzle was the high temp oven. The oven is really easy to put together, and use. You'll want a blow torch to get the pellets started, but beyond that this brand send me shovel, brush, firebrick and cutter. it's awesome. Thermometer is a plus.

Try and you will know. Definitely takes some time to figure it out. Our first go round did not go as expected!! Pay attention every second because it can go from dough to burnt in a second!

Great Pizza oven at a great price. OK, I don't really do reviews often but for this I have to. After a friend wowed me with his Empava Pizza oven I started looking into them and found this one. And after running a few times through it all I can say is AWESOME. Heats up fast, cooks amazing pizza, and the bottom shelf is nice. The only thing I have to mention is that I wish the preheating time can be shorter. Other than that it's great.

Best. Pizza. If making the most delicious pizza you've ever had, with the option to sear steaks to perfection seems like too much for you, then Empava pizza oven is waiting.

Super Fun. You would figure out a consistent way to start the fire, And you are going to have a ton of fun with this oven.

Best homemade taste ever. Its simple to use, #tip, buy the pizza slice to put and take out of the oven. Amazing flavour cooked with wood

This product is just as advertised! The Empava Pizza Oven is easy to use and well constructed. There is also great customer support on the website.

Beyond pizza. Use the wide oven opening and spacious cooking surface to cook a range of roast meats, fresh bread and more!

Great pizza oven. I had built an authentic wood-fired brick oven in my backyard and love making pizza for the family and neighbors. The only problem is if I just wanted one or two pizzas the large wood oven is too much work. This empava oven is perfect for one or 6 pizzas. It took some practice to get it right, I found 650-700 deg F was the best temperature to recreate. Great little oven large wood oven pizza. I highly recommend this oven

Highly Recommend! Excellent Pizza Oven. Excellent Pizza Oven. Love the option of 3 fuels. The woodfire option is very easy to use, keeps stoked and the temperature up. Excellent Pizza results. The delivery service was fast and efficient and very easy to assemble, Highly Recommend it!

Easy peezy. Easy setup/easy to use. Pizza came out perfect ! This will come in handy for summertime!

Wood fired pizza in 2 minutes that tastes just like your favorite restaurant. Love this pizza oven. Only complaint is that the process of baking is a little tricky. Prepare your dough in advance on parchment so that you can keep the pizza moving along. Dont use too many toppings, as it will weigh the crust down. It should be fun

Great oven. Well made. Works very well. Well designed. Feels sturdy and made from high quality materials. Gets to about 800 degrees in 5 mins. I usually start cooking at 850 degrees. Pizza is ready in 2 mins.

Great product. Fed the entire family and everybody loved it. Good purchase!!

I made my husband a happy man (-:. My spouse requested this as a gift at Christmas, but it was purchased for his July birthday. Henceforth he was happily surprised when he finally received it and we as a family have loved making our homemade, fun and yummy pizzas!