I love my electric ooni in Florida at my condo can't have fire. It is very flexible except for napalatono pizza. My new propane koda 2 does those pizzas great but is hard to throttle down for a Detroit or NY
I had high hopes for this pizza oven. My family and I love NY style pizza and have always been passionate about it. After years of building up the courage to purchase a home pizza oven, I wish I hadn’t. This oven performs poorly at making New York style pizza to make a long story short. In depth this oven struggles to cook the bottom of the pizza evenly to give it a crunch. I am unsure if the stone is too thin or the burners just do not go low enough. If you preheat this to the highest possible setting and place the pizza and immediately turn it all the way down it will still burn the top prior to cooking the bottom to a crunch. Unfortunately I have already used this oven multiple times trying everything I can to make the perfect pizza so I no longer feel comfortable returning it and am stuck with it. I even tried using dough purchased from a pizza restaurant so I know this was not the problem. I have spent multiple years as a pizzaiolo in a pizza shop with great reviews and exceptional pizza. This particular pizza oven for NY style is outperformed by a low quality pizza stone in a cheap home oven. Overall I am saddened and disappointed.
The assembly was quite easy. Initial burn off went well and then I was ready to test a pizza Tha ts where reality hit me. Pizza one had too much sauce, second too much semolina which burned. Cleaned up the mess and tried pizza 2. This one went better and was quite good. So in summary it’s an excellent product, high quality and operates as it said it will. The secret is the training me to make a better product. I’m learning and pizza 3 was actually pretty good. I am getting the hang of this and am very happy I purchased this unit
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve had the Ooni Koda 2 for about 2 months now and it’s been a lot of fun for the family. It was mostly all setup already. Really just open the legs, install the pizza stone, connect to propane, and check for leaks. Have to do a 30 minute seasoning which just consists of turning it on max, heat for 30 minutes, let it cool, wipe off any debris, and it’s ready for use. After that turn it back on and within 15 minutes, it was up to cooking temp and I was making pizzas.
The heat is consistent, and the temperature control features make it easy to adjust. Pizzas come out with crispy crusts and evenly cooked toppings in about 60–90 seconds after getting the hang of turning it quickly.
Cleaning is really easy. just let it cool and wipe down any crumbs or residue. It’s lightweight enough to move around when needed and small enough to store wherever need be. For me I throw it in the cover off the website and put it in the shed since it’s used randomly.
It’s been exciting for the family to have something new to do with dinner and make delicious pizza at the same time. Looking forward to the next Pie.