Dellonda Portable Wood-Fired 14" Pizza Oven and Smoking Oven, Stainless Steel - DG11

*Do heed the warning, to use gloves when assembling!* I had a little trouble with the assembly, as the firebox had become jammed at the rear of the oven, but resolved this with a bit of juggling and cut hands. What a fabulous little Pizza Oven, well made (apart from very sharp edges), cooked my first Pizza, and it was on the button. Well worth watching the 12 minute video, gave some really good tips for bringing the oven up to temperature, you do need a Laser Thermometer for the Pizza Stone, around £15. I used softwood kindling and a couple of firelighters to bring the oven up towards Temperature and to get rid of the 'New' Smells, then used Oak and Oak pellets for cooking with excellent results. The video recommends little and often to feed the fire, and I would whole heartedly agree. Overall, a very nice piece of kit, that does what it says on the tin, very happy with my purchase

I was expecting a fairly flimsy steel for the price. I was stunned to find just how good this was. Good quality steel, well built and sturdy. Assembly was easy and the peel supplied is also good quality, so much so that we bought another of the same, just to make it easier to keep everyone happy as the pizzas can be prepped and ready to swap over in half the time. The fuel feed system is also a good idea, although you might want to get a scoop for the fuel to make it easier. In all respects this is well worth the money and certainly better than spending so much more on an Ooni.

This is a great oven for the price. I’ve had some great results from the off. If I have one criticism, it’s that the fire tray could do with being larger, as it’s difficult to keep the heat after the first couple of pizzas and the ash builds up. I suppose practice makes perfect.

Delivery was so quick. Estimated for Saturday, came 4 days early. Very easy to assemble. Bought some wood but can also use coal too. It’s a lot bigger than the pictures and looks really impressive in the garden. It takes around 10-15 minutes to heat up properly (don’t put the pizza in before properly heated up or it will burn on top but have raw dough underneath) the pizzas are amazing! Just like a takeaway. Would highly recommend.

It hurts to write this, but it's absolute junk and you should stay well clear. First of all, the oven has a 'double shell' -of sorts- BUT it has zero insulation, so it is simply not getting to pizza-baking temperature. Second, the door has massive holes because of the lettering (it is cut-out from the material), and that draws in cold air from the front end, which does not help either. Third, even if the door was solid without holes, it is not sealing against the oven face properly, so there's even more cold air being drawn in. Fourth, with all that cold air coming in from the front and not the back where the fire is, the chimney is losing drawing power, and draws very poorly compared to other brands' ovens. After wasting a load of pellets and waiting for over half an hour, I finally managed to get a roaring fire, kept feeding as the pellets were being consumed, and the temperature never went above 250 Celsius, which is simply nowhere near close enough for making a real pizza (you want to be over 350oC) and I could have used my kitchen oven instead. Please, do yourself a favour and buy an Ooni, or a Burnhard, both of which I own in other places and they are spot on. I am very sorry I bought this one, and even more so for firing it up and not returning it straight away after realising it's not insulated, not sealing properly, and with all the cut outs on the door. Basically, if you buy this, you are wasting £179.99 for a pizza peel and a pizza stone, which are the only useable things from this pile of junk.

The build quality of the oven is excellent and was simple to assemble. Without having experience with any other portable oven of this type my following comments may be common to all manufacturers. The oven has a double skin construction however heat dissipates quickly and it’s a challenge to keep the oven at temperature. In my opinion the application of an insulating material on the top skin would greatly improve this. To aid with heat retention and get rid of the need for an extra cap for Smoking, fitting and adjustable choke in the flu would be good to restrict the amount of heat escaping and closing off fully for smoking. Finally the stone is quite thin and does not hold temperature efficiently using a 15mm stone or thicker would be better.

Having done a lot of research I settled on this oven. It was pretty straightforward to set up - I guessed from previous reviews about burnt handles that You shouldn’t close the gap between the nuts on them and that was a good bit of learning! The oven heats up fast and cooked our pizzas perfectly. We’ll be using it a lot this summer. The carry bag is also handy and a good cover for the oven.

Initially I found the oven hard to get to temperature. I gave up with the wood pellets I had bought to go with it and put some kindling wood in the burner. Wow what a difference that made. Once it was up to temp the pizza's were ready in a couple of minutes (don't forget to keep an eye on them) really pleased with the oven. I did have some issues with the oven initially but they were dealt with promptly and professionally. Would 100% recommend.