FAST REVIEW | $300 Nexgrill Ora 12" Pizza Oven from Home Depot with a SMOKE BOX

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I picked up this Nexgrill Ora 12" propane pizza oven from Home Depot for $300. This oven features a manually rotated pizza stone and an industry first "smoke box". In this Nexgrill Ora review, I quickly unbox and setup the oven before measuring its temperature and making pizzas.
After testing the preheat times, I was shocked to see how hot it gets - especially after recently testing out Sam Club's lackluster Member's Mark pizza oven. The Nexgrill Ora pizza oven started out hotter than the Roccbox, but eventually tapered off.
The burner ultimately seemed too close to the turntable part of the pizza stone, resulting in nearly unavoidable charring.
But to make matters worse, the rotation feature seldomly worked (take note - I'm sure this isn't the case with all of their products) due to which I can only assume a slightly dented piece.
The smoke box also seemed rather gimmicky. Smoke just escaped right out the front and I could not taste any discernable difference.
With a $300 price tag, this is just barely in the budget-friendly lineup. So if you're in the market for a Neapolitan-friendly 12" oven, I definitely recommend going for the Roccbox( • FAST REVIEW | Gozney R... ) or this new release from Ooni: geni.us/karu12G

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  • @MiguelAngelNavarroco
    @MiguelAngelNavarroco3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for making these really helpful videos! kudos man!

  • @HiddenGully
    @HiddenGully Жыл бұрын

    great review, hit on all the important pieces while keeping it concise. Audio was great and visuals aswell. Great work man!

  • @palapizzaovens

    @palapizzaovens

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!

  • @HiddenGully

    @HiddenGully

    Жыл бұрын

    @@palapizzaovens no problem, excited for you. Very promising youtube career

  • @jaycarneygiants
    @jaycarneygiants Жыл бұрын

    The rotation is great. It could be made even better if it was automatic. Your issue with being too close to the burner can be rectified by simply making a smaller pizza. That might not be for you but it would solve the problem

  • @eddytheman1384
    @eddytheman1384 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot man I have Ooni koda 12 for 3 years and I'm very happy with it I found in HD today this one and I was amazed with the price and features but your review showed the weeks spots ! great job ,best

  • @peterhuntervogel
    @peterhuntervogel Жыл бұрын

    We've had this for a month or so now and used it multiple times. For us, the rotation never fails (though I did find that I can only rotate in one direction) -- it's a godsend when it comes to preventing burning and much easier than using a paddle to turn the pizza. Haven't tried the woodsmoke feature but I am skeptical because of the placement of the chip holder. I picked mine up for about $220US at a Home Depot in Canada.

  • @RahulRathi_Multimedia

    @RahulRathi_Multimedia

    Жыл бұрын

    I just bought mine. but the pizza bottom never cooks, while the top gets burnt

  • @gerardlunow567
    @gerardlunow5677 ай бұрын

    I was lucky as my Home Depot had it for $99. I just walked by and it caught my eye. I thought it was a pricing mistake but including the assesory kit and some hardware I bought earlier the checkout was $155. I lifted the brackets just a littlebit to make sure the pizza had clearance and never got stuck. I then added a 1 RPM motor (ebay) to it so all works very well. I'll check the gas pressure and regulator with a flow meter to ensure better control.

  • @jedidias7091

    @jedidias7091

    7 ай бұрын

    Mine is 99 too just check on it from always being 299. How do you like it ?

  • @TheAajsanchez
    @TheAajsanchez5 ай бұрын

    Mine seems to work fine. Clean it after every use and just dial in the flame ever so carefully. I tasted my smoke flavor so maybe you needed to prep your wood chips better?

  • @Santiago.Martin
    @Santiago.MartinАй бұрын

    Hi, I have just got mine and have noticed it have some flare-up’s at the back bottom part of the oven. Is there any one with the same issue? Or, is this just normal and that’s the reason for those back vents? Thank you!

  • @davidlamphier6319
    @davidlamphier63199 ай бұрын

    The rubbing only occurs for me when the corner stones are in the wrong orientation.

  • @drkwoods

    @drkwoods

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly what I thought. There’s always people who can’t put things together correctly. And it ruins the whole review cause they don’t burn in mine at all

  • @juanvaldez1995
    @juanvaldez19959 күн бұрын

    I wonder if they sell a motorized artifact to rotate the pizza slowly ! if not, that will probably get rid of the problem. Burning one end

  • @nicolefong27
    @nicolefong2711 ай бұрын

    Where can you purchase a cover for it?

  • @teerawatsaeseu5176
    @teerawatsaeseu51765 ай бұрын

    Trim the side stone with a grinder, connect the motor to the rotary knob. You get a good oven for $330.

  • @drkwoods

    @drkwoods

    16 күн бұрын

    Install them correctly. Dont grind them

  • @drkwoods

    @drkwoods

    6 күн бұрын

    Or install them correctly. They go in only one way. Very easy to miss that part

  • @clintmarcham
    @clintmarcham Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the review. If you removed the corner pieces would that alleviate the jamming issue with the rotating tuntable?

  • @drkwoods

    @drkwoods

    6 күн бұрын

    If he installed them correctly it would work right.

  • @HiddenGully
    @HiddenGully Жыл бұрын

    Hey Pala, I am once again returning to this review. I was wondering would you recommend this Nexgrill Ora 12" or Camp Chef Italia Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven??? if you are familiar with it

  • @palapizzaovens

    @palapizzaovens

    Жыл бұрын

    What style pizzas do you plan on making? The Camp Chef is expensive for what you get. At $400, it should reach temps capable of Neapolitan style (850-950) so I'd get an Ooni. Or if you only wanted to do NY style, a Halo Versa is the best I ever used for about $100 more (I do have a 10% off coupon for halo if you're interested). They are both just way better for not much more money. But out of the two you mentioned, I'd stick with the Nexgrill since it gets hotter, and then I'd consider getting a solid stone that fits to forget about the turntable - but that's just my preference!

  • @ericcampbell7410
    @ericcampbell7410 Жыл бұрын

    Go with the halo versa 16, well worth the money

  • @bryanramey2438
    @bryanramey2438 Жыл бұрын

    Rotating stone takes the fun out of it.

  • @ChrisTopheRaz
    @ChrisTopheRaz5 ай бұрын

    I have the OONI Koda 16 and I had the same problem with burning one side and here is what I learned, you have to let the stone get really hot by keeping it at full heat for at least a half an hour. Then right before putting your pizza in, turn the flame off completely. Let the dough set on the bottom to where it can be lifted and turned, gas back on full heat, start rotating. Still only about 120 second cook time but you don’t burn one side. The problem with these systems is that you can not move the pizza until the crust sets, but one side is sitting right near these really big flames. It’s unfortunate, but hey…it’s not a full size wood burning pizza oven so we have to adjust to what it is.

  • @juanvaldez1995

    @juanvaldez1995

    9 күн бұрын

    Exactly, make 10” pizzas

  • @ChrisTopheRaz

    @ChrisTopheRaz

    7 күн бұрын

    @@juanvaldez1995 they were average 11-12”

  • @juanvaldez1995

    @juanvaldez1995

    7 күн бұрын

    @@ChrisTopheRaz maybe if they made a motorized Turner attachment to slowly turn the pizza as it cooks ?

  • @ChrisTopheRaz

    @ChrisTopheRaz

    7 күн бұрын

    @@juanvaldez1995 there is another product that has one, I think OONI needs one too.

  • @spinphoto
    @spinphoto Жыл бұрын

    Great review, expected the turntable to fail

  • @drkwoods

    @drkwoods

    3 ай бұрын

    Installed incorrectly

  • @chrisdahill9199
    @chrisdahill919911 ай бұрын

    Sounds like you got a faulty oven, ours works 100% as intended.

  • @drkwoods

    @drkwoods

    6 күн бұрын

    He simply installed the corner pieces incorrectly.

  • @6BRAD6
    @6BRAD610 ай бұрын

    How hot does the oven have to be to cook the pizza correctly. I don’t have a thermometer, but the top of the pizza/crust is cooked while the bottom dough is not. What should I do different?

  • @pasofino9583

    @pasofino9583

    9 ай бұрын

    550/600 Add semolina

  • @drkwoods
    @drkwoods16 күн бұрын

    You installed the sides incorrectly. It took me about 10 min to realize those 4 piece only go in one way. Fix that an your review will improve.

  • @loufallico8467
    @loufallico8467Ай бұрын

    i have the sam peoblem botton does not cook

  • @piykum7
    @piykum7 Жыл бұрын

    Not good.