Customer Reviews for Ooni - Koda 2 Max Gas-Powered Outdoor Pizza Oven - Black
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Won't stay lit if it's windy
on July 9, 2026
Posted by: Phil T.
We get a fair amount of wind and I just couldn't keep the burners lit when I needed to go to a lower setting to stabilize the temperature at around 700°F. Burners just kept going out. I wasn't on low, but that wouldn't stay lit. Very disappointed and probably just wasted my money on this.
I bought my Karu in 2021. My 1st Koda Max 2 (I bought when they were introduced and it heats evenly across both sides of the stone. My new Koda Max 2 (I bought 2 months ago) heats unevenly. The burner on one side gets all the gas. Can’t figure out how to get both sides to perform nearly identical. I’ve done multiple cooks and was hoping it would level out. It’s 150 degree variation from L to R side at least. I’ve done all trouble shooting with no relief.
Bought this for my hubby and we have had so much fun. Oven works well and was pretty easy to set up. Had some trouble starting but it does eventually work.
Can’t run both burners on high, lest they choke each others’ oxygen supply. I’ve gotten the whole oven up to almost 700°, which is fine for me, since I make NY, rather than Neapolitan pies. After 30 mins, I still see that the center of the stone is 30° cooler than the sides. Compared with v1 Koda 16, which had a 300° differential from rear to front, this is a huge improvement. Honestly, I can’t see how they could have done better without a burner under the stones.
Still waiting for the rotating stone to become available - even without it, I’m able to make 20” pies with only a single quarter turn, so it’s not killing me.
I had thought that the app connectivity would be silly, but it’s really nice to monitor the temps from my kitchen, both for preheat and during a cook, especially as my propane tank is running low. It’d be nice to be able to set alarms if the temp strays out of bounds.