The indoor pizza oven buyer’s guide

No backyard for an outdoor oven? No problem. Now you can transform your kitchen into a pizzeria with the smart and powerful Ooni Volt 2 Electric Pizza Oven.

This highly advanced, compact oven lets you safely make 12” restaurant-quality pizzas, right on your kitchen counter and at the touch of a button — ideal for apartment living, or weather-proofing pizza night.

But what does the electric-powered, next-generation Volt 2 have over the competition? Let’s take a closer look:

Volt 2 vs your conventional oven

High heat finally arrives in your kitchen:

First difference: Ooni Volt 2 is seriously hot, while still being perfectly safe (and perfectly-sized) for apartment life.

In just 20 minutes, it hits 450°C without flames — the kind of temperature pizzerias use — cooking a Neapolitan-style pizza in just 90 seconds. This is down to Volt 2’s innovative Pizza Intelligence™ system. It adjusts temperature, heat balance and intensity to crisp and cook a consistently delicious pizza every time.

Range like you’ve never seen indoors:

It’s not just its top temperature that’s impressive. With a huge heat range — from 20°C to 450°C – Volt 2 can cook anything your regular oven can and more, unlocking an endless variety of recipes at the higher end of the temperature scale that your regular oven can’t touch.

  • Grill Mode: Move over, air fryer. Hit high top-down heat for quick mid-week meals, from grilled vegetables to seared salmon and crispy chicken wings.
  • Oven Mode: Bake cakes to cookies, flat breads to cinnamon rolls, while preheating faster and using less energy than a regular oven. Volt 2 uses only 1,600 watt to reach 200°C, compared to 2,000-3,000+ watt.
  • Dough Proofing Mode: Quickly rest or defrost dough at a controlled 20°C temperature.

The inbuilt Pizza Intelligence™ also gives you a range of specially-designed pizza presets, so you can effortlessly travel between pizza styles at the touch of a button — no guesswork, no temperature checks. It’s the easiest authentic pizza you’ll ever eat.

  • 450°C for Neapolitan: Super-quick cooking with a light, airy crust
  • 350°C for Thin & Crispy: Foldable slices like a New York pizzeria
  • 275°C for Pan Pizza: Thick, pan-style pizzas like Detroit
  • Plus 2x Custom Preset Modes: Create your own go-to temperature settings.

Electric vs Gas-powered ovens

It’s less about ‘which’, and more about ‘where’:

Both electric and gas-powered ovens offer precise heat control, impressive temperature ranges, and the ease of instant ‘on’ functions. The clincher will come down to where you plan to cook.

While gas-powered ovens, like the Ooni Koda range, might have the edge on temperature — giving you the scorching high 500°C of real flame cooking — this is also one its limitations. Gas ovens are only safe for outdoor use; not useful for anyone living in a high-rise.

Engineered for indoor cooking

Ooni Volt 2 proves it’s possible to safely reach extremely high heats indoors. Its insulated internals, tempered glass door, and fully-electric cooking element were engineered specifically for your indoor kitchen, balancing safety and searing heat while ruling out open flame concerns or gas leak risks.

With a convenient dishwasher-safe filter, Volt 2 safely vents filtered smoke and steam from the back to keep the inside of your oven, as well as your kitchen, clean. A total game changer for apartment owners.

Even those with a backyard might want to consider a Volt 2 for the winter months, when standing outside to cook feels less appealing. Thanks to its compact size, it can easily be stored in a kitchen cupboard when not in use.

Ooni vs the others

Tech that works hard to make life easy:

As indoor electric ovens become more popular, there are a number of other thoughtful and innovative Volt 2 design features that completely elevate your cooking experience, making it the clear choice over its rivals:

  • The Boost function in Neapolitan Mode supercharges the oven’s top heating element to deliver restaurant-quality pizza in 90 seconds.
  • The Crisping Intensity setting lets you adjust the heat on the top of your pizza for crispier toppings and crust
  • The digital touch-screen interface is intuitive and simple, so you can get cooking straight away.
  • The Heat-Up Indicator Light emits a soft, pulsing glow as it heats up, so you know at a glance when it’s time to cook.

The verdict?

With safety and Pizza Intelligence™ built in, the powerful and compact Ooni Volt 2 makes it incredibly easy to cook delicious restaurant-style pizza from the comfort of your kitchen counter. Order your Ooni Volt 2 from ooni.com today.