
Justin is a London based dad of three. As well as being a content creator, he's also interested in all things tech, law, software engineering, and photography related, and likes to cycle in his free time.

Through his content, Justin aims to show the true reality of personal parenting alongside fun activity recommendations to do as a family. He focuses a lot on sustainability as his family tries to live in an environmentally conscious way.

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Almost every Sunday I’m taking my little ones to the farmers’ market. It’s not much for the fresh veggies, occasional live music or for hoping to run again into my celebrity neighbours (see you on Sunday, Thandie!;) but for best pizza served here in this tiny corner of London, made by two true Napolitano guys and their tiny fire oven on wheels.

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-oven-and-box](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874240/6_E1_DFE_03_4_E36_4_C51_9535_437_D29_ADF_5_F9_7d8f09da8c.jpg)

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-protective-gloves](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874097/1_C451_FC_4_803_A_4748_BF_3_B_59525_B1_DCC_4_A_40b0aa48bb.jpg)

Because I do love my pizza. Occasionally I enjoy making my own in the kitchen oven, but until now I didn’t realise playing with dough and fire can be easily achievable in my very own garden.

While it is determining all of us to spend more time in the outdoors and less on the sofa waiting for the alarm sound of the kitchen oven! I must add that my neighbours were a tad jealous in the beginning – but don’t worry, they have already tried my pizza and some of them are now making their own arrangements for getting their own pizza maker 😉

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-toddler-little-tikes-car](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874239/0_ED_817_E7_DBF_2_4239_AC_54_81_C87_F75660_F_d52d5dd0ce.jpg)

After careful research and weighing up what was truly important for me (especially in terms of #sustainability), I decided to go for the [Ooni Pro Pizza Oven](https://ooni.com/) because it had most of those key features which ticked my boxes and keep me happy in the most cooking/baking circumstances:

-   HOT – this oven gets to the required temperature and is ready to cook in 20 minutes counting from lighting it up

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-get-those-matches-ready](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874240/01_B8_B35_F_6514_440_E_80_F7_1389_DE_97_B822_125b38bfe1.jpg)

-   FLEXIBLE – I like choices and so I enjoy the flexibility of fuels I can use with it; this is a portable oven so no matter where I take it in our city escapes, I can fire it up with wood, charcoal, wood pellets or gas (2 extensions bought separately for gas or pellets). By default it comes ready for firing it up with wood/charcoal which is my usual choice of fuel anyways as it gives the pizza that special taste.

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-set-fire](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874239/3_D6_ECA_29_3_C2_D_4457_86_CB_8_FCC_173_FA_41_C_a7930b608d.jpg)

-   VERSATILE – I can cook smaller or larger (up-to 16-inch) pizzas & a range of our family’s favourite dishes or bake bread – I’m a bread maker enthusiast 🙂

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-no-smoke-without-fire](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874097/0_E10_C430_1_AAE_4_A78_9_B5_B_5_F464811_D892_96ecac9d7c.jpg)

In the box you’ll find the [Ooni Pro Pizza Oven](https://uk.ooni.com/) with Stone baking board (4 parts easy to assemble), an oven door with built-in thermometer (for when you’ve had enough of those delish pizzas and want to go for cooking other dishes – please ensure you’re using special cookware inside the oven – or bake bread), a pizza door with postbox-style entry (this is the one I recommend to use for pizzas), a wood & charcoal burner tray, Essentials Guide & Manual, Allen key and Ooni Pizza Oven Gloves.

I also got a Ooni 14 “ Classic Pizza Peel and a Ooni Infrared Thermometer which I would add to the essential pizza-enthusiast’s list of handy tools.

Dads are all about technical details though so here goes:

-   Dimensions: 29.13 x 19.29 x 31.1″ (740 x 490 x 790mm)

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-freshly-made-pizza-dough](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874097/0_E6_CD_8_AE_5_BA_9_4_F17_AA_42_9_A34_B060738_C_b9d01469fa.jpg)

-   Unboxed weight: 48.5lbs (22kg)

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-smile-to-the-camera](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874101/50_A1_FCBD_C922_4_E32_9_EF_5_EF_3_C10_BC_2105_a573ca5889.jpg)

-   Cooking surface: 17.7 x 17.7″ (450 x 450mm)

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-help-always-welcome](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874101/B183_BDA_1_F435_4_C8_F_B2_C2_BF_47983_FCC_06_bbc8e410b9.jpg)

-   Brushed stainless steel with ceramic fibre insulation

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-adding-tomato-sauce-to-dough](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874236/5119_A376_CA_74_4_BD_3_BEBF_455_F4_C237054_ba471e9ff0.jpg)

-   15mm cordierite stone baking board

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-make-sure-the-temperature-is-right](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874236/1_DF_75_D94_E53_E_4915_858_F_4_B264373840_C_524b663478.jpg)

-   Ooni Pro Gas Burner - which is compatible with large propane tanks (normally used with barbecues), as well as 1-Lb propane tanks along with a suitable adaptor. Maximum power: 7kWh (20472 BTU)

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-master-chef](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874101/F6361_C8_B_BA_39_4469_AF_61_536_AD_288479_B_0412bd7105.jpg)

There is a fine Father’s Day giveaway on my [AllDadsTalk](https://www.instagram.com/alldadstalk/) insta grid, one lucky winner will win a Ooni Pro prize pack which includes the Ooni Pro, Ooni 14” Classic Pizza Peel, and Ooni Infrared Thermometer. Enter [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/ByR2yzlnduW/) or [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQru2nlXvs/).

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-ingredients-ready](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874097/76_AA_5_C94_36_FA_42_CF_91_C9_97_CAF_53563_B0_4d74124fb7.jpg)

Being able to prepare dishes I enjoy outside our kitchen is rather cool.

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-pizza-in-the-oven](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874236/77_FD_2_B00_76_C0_4_EF_8_8474_5_DE_71_BAFE_4_F6_0d4b4c3176.jpg)

It encourages the kids to spend more time running around in the garden, help us prep fresh ingredients and eventually making the kind of great memories I want them to have when it comes to spending time with their dad.

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-presentation-pizza-on-peeler](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874236/ED_303_D65_D6_A0_4296_9_ABA_B59461_CC_6_A9_C_b280c5dab7.jpg)

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-handle-peeler-with-care](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874236/924_B2_C7_E_C29_A_4_EC_6_A139_75_EB_41_E8_B979_52c0b787be.jpg)

This article has been written in partnership with Ooni, the Ooni Pro has been gifted and all thoughts are mine. So is the pizza I just made 😉

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-pizza-ready-on-plate](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874236/4693_AD_11_DBB_5_42_A6_95_EA_AB_7182_E777_D7_bc80557908.jpg)

![ooni-pro-pizza-oven-pic-peeler-ready-hot](https://res.cloudinary.com/juicecultus/image/upload/v1602874239/A397_C1_F5_2_F8_E_4915_B578_4710_F39_BACF_9_aaee7aae03.jpg)

Gotta leave you now, daddy's gotta chop some wood! Happy baking


Almost every Sunday I’m taking my little ones to the farmers’ market...

In crust we trust... And in the Ooni outdoor oven


Truth is I don’t know much about children fashion or baby gear, but when it comes to conducting research in any kind of area, I take it as a challenge. Recently, my wife Aly @allmumstalk took me out on what she called ‘a family date’ (which usually means either work event, reviews, or a photoshoot for her blog).

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944775/B953_D72_C_413_F_4_EB_8_AC_0_A_C0940_DFD_43_AE_bf8ea47595.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944784/C37_BCE_96_6190_4_CD_9_8_C89_6_DCB_694835_D7_29d8932cc5.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944663/2765_C2_B2_1493_4_CB_5_A86_B_8_F90_BDD_4_AB_21_47134daeba.jpg)

This time we went to [Bubble](http://www.bubblelondon.com/Home) which is a London’s bi-annual baby & kids tradeshow. It takes place in the [Design Centre](https://www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk/) in Islington, which according to Fuse Communications is ‘featuring over 250 exhibitors and a comprehensive seminar programme which includes interviews with many of the industry’s movers and shakers’. Movers and shakers indeed.

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944550/20_D336_AA_7616_4_A07_8420_AA_492_C4_E1_B55_eb7c0b9e93.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944653/302_CEFA_6_2_D9_E_429_F_B7_F9_1419_A148796_E_c2e153f15e.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944674/73347_A4_F_0638_4_CED_AEE_8_570_F706735_AB_c1f968c021.jpg)

As my work days are usually busy doing a very different type of work – I’m a Head of Legal for a startup in Finance – as exciting as that may sound, it’s rather nice to go for a different activity including my passion for photography gear although less fond of the editing part!). I took my Canon 6D Mark II and tried to pretend I knew kids fashion, when let’s be honest, that’s an area where my other half excels more! Yet for me the best and most interesting part was checking out new tech built in children products like [Egg](https://egghelmets.com/) helmets or [Bobux](https://www.bobux.co.uk/) shoes. The gallery below should speak for itself.

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944526/3_E307_E02_A410_4_A41_B5_C9_20452535_F2_AD_e186f1e1d2.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944644/49_E0_A2_BF_67_E7_4045_9_E0_D_A666_A13256_E5_47242ff022.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944516/0_E487_F22_1794_4443_9_A96_1_DFD_3_E15_A634_1481f913db.jpg)

Nonetheless, before I forget, as part of the bullet point notes dictated by my wife (I’m still learning the ropes of blogging), I must mention how great it was watching the team behind [Fuse Communications](https://www.fusecommunications.co.uk/) in action (a great PR agency created by Shoshana in 2005, an expert in PR and marketing, ‘to offer brands – large and small – a personalised communications service designed to feel like an extension of their own business’).

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944527/6_ACF_12_F1_73_F2_4_F98_AC_34_236_DBCDA_08_A2_68450edddf.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble-009.jpeg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944534/6_EDCF_28_D_DA_37_4_A89_93_FF_FFD_7_AB_7_A85_B6_1f80bdc4a0.jpg)

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944525/3_CF_4445_B_B1_DA_49_A9_A1_FF_8108_C8_BF_1399_1d5bdd9922.jpg)

Last but not least, I must also mention a few of the names I recognised without any much help from my kids fashion lover I married: brilliant [Tao and Friends](http://www.taoandfriends.com/) with their fun designs and charitable initiatives, [Ju Ju Be](https://europe.ju-ju-be.com/en/?v=79cba1185463) (where my baby changing bag for dads if from), [Rachel Riley](https://www.rachelriley.co.uk/) I often see my daughter dressed in etc.

![london-dad-at-the-bubble](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpgowkqsr/image/upload/v1611944521/2_CFA_1_DBD_9_D35_458_D_B7_EB_0_D26_EBE_67328_7aafe1b5c8.jpg)

I have a feeling next year I’ll be a pro in naming at least ten brands 😉


Truth is I don’t know much about children fashion or baby gear, but when...

In crust we trust... And in the Ooni outdoor oven

Dads at the Bubble London