Does the digital thermometer on my Ooni Karu 16 tell me the ambient temperature or the stone temperature?

July 17 2024 9:23am

The digital thermometer on your Ooni Karu 16 tells you the ambient temperature of your oven, not the stone temperature.

To read the stone temperature, use the Ooni Infrared Thermometer.

When would I use ambient temperature vs. stone temperature?

Ambient temperature

Stone temperature

  • Essential for cooking the top of your pizza properly.

  • Also useful for cooking bread, meat, fish, deep dish pizzas, and other dishes that rely on ambient heat to cook properly rather than stone temperature.

  • Essential for cooking the base of your pizza properly. You should aim for your baking stone to be at 750ºF (400ºC) or higher before you launch your pizza.

Why is the ambient temperature different from the stone temperature?

Your pizza stone will heat up a little bit slower than the ambient temperature will. For cooking great pizza, you need the balance of both. That's why it's important to use the infrared thermometer as well as the digital thermometer to ensure your stone and air temperatures are similar.

 


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