Customer reviews from Ooni
Ooni - Koda 2 Max Gas-Powered Outdoor Pizza Oven - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(70 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 70 reviews
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Star
7
Customer Reviews for Ooni - Koda 2 Max Gas-Powered Outdoor Pizza Oven - Black
Customer Rating
2
Very disappointed
on July 17, 2024
Posted by: Antonio A.
The gap between the two stones cause a weak pizza crust bottom, I’ve made 4 pies over 16” so far and all have broken to pieces. Ver disappointed
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni
Customer Rating
5
WOW !!!!
on July 18, 2024
Posted by: Bob C.
Hi
Like a lot of others, I moved from a Koda 16 up to this very nice oven. It is a lot bigger and a lot heavier. You have roughly twice the usable cooking area on the Max as on the 16. I could carry the 16 around if needed. Grabbing this and tossing it in the car ... not so much.
Running full blast in the summer heat, I could get it to about 480C / 900F. I never seemed to hit the 500C that you see in a lot of reviews. In the back left corner the Koda 16 would indeed make it to 500C / 930F.
Let it cool down overnight and fire it up set to *minimum* flame on both sides. After a half hour it's at 150C / 300F. That is a *big* change from my Koda 16. The 16 hit about 275C/ 530 F running on minimum flame. There's a *lot* more things I'll be able to cook in the Max.
Anywhere in the range, the temperatures in the Max stayed *way* more uniform than the 16. Far less fiddling the pizza to keep it cooking uniformly. Also the stone being a monster should help with "cool down" when you put in a big thick crust pizza. (That's a guess at this point, I haven't tried it yet).
Shipping was fast. Ordered in on the weekend and it showed up on Tuesday. Other than the size / weight, assembly was simple. Everything fit like it was supposed to.
A worthwhile upgrade !!!!
Bob
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni
Customer Rating
5
It is a lot larger
on July 19, 2024
Posted by: RODNEY J.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It is a lot larger than I imagined. easy to do 2 pizzas at a time but when they come out in 2 - 2.5 mins One is plenty in there. We cheat and get our pizza dough from local pizza place and pizza boxes to store the pizzas as they come out.
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni
Customer Rating
5
Great pizza oven
on July 19, 2024
Posted by: Brandon B.
I have used this twice now and it has been great. I still have the uuni 2 (with the propane attachment) and this is a major upgrade for me. I have been looking forward to cooking large NY style pizzas!
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni
Customer Rating
5
Ooni Koda 2 Max
on July 24, 2024
Posted by: David B.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I ordered my 2 MAX about an hour after they went on pre-sale status... placed the order immediately. To my surprise, it came in a little over 2 weeks rather than a month or more. Easy to assemble and packaged just like our previous Ooni Karu 16, very well. The oven is fabulous. Large but heats so evenly with the full length double burners, one on each side. It heats within about 25min to 475C and will inch up to 500 C if allowed (in summer weather). You may need to turn it down from max heat once at temp. The oven will cook two pizzas simultaneously - we have tried that a couple times. You can put a BIG pizza in there, for sure. Lighting burners: You need to light one, then turn it down to lowest setting before attempting to light other side. If it is at full flame, the flame comes over to the other side and disrupts the gas flow and the other side doesn't want to light. This is a simple technique and once I figured it out, it has worked every time perfectly. The new thermometer, which goes via bluetooth to the Ooni APP is great, too. Easy to use, color screen, and wonderful to be able to monitor inside with the iphone. The oven has a large footprint so I built a new, granite-top heavy duty table for it with heavy duty lockable wheels, similar to the other one that housed the Karu 16 and my Big Green Egg. You want to follow Ooni recommendations about height so you can more easily see and launch, retrieve pizzas. Wonderful! Also be sure to adhere to requirements about side and rear away from anything combustable cuz this sucker gets really hot on the outside compared to the smaller Ooni ovens. I HIGHLY recommend this oven.
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni
Customer Rating
5
Large enough to throw a
on July 25, 2024
Posted by: Monika C.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Large enough to throw a party!! I made 24 pizzas in it on my first use, LOVE it!! Finally a pizza oven large enough to have some fun
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni
Customer Rating
3
The oven emits to much
on July 28, 2024
Posted by: anthony r.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The oven emits to much heat in front of the oven making it uncomfortable to rotate the pizza or cook other food.
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni
Customer Rating
5
its a beast
on August 3, 2024
Posted by: Karl Z.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great oven. I am the chef at a country club in Oregon. I first bought the Koda 16 for home use and to see if it could hold up to potentially use as a pop up pizza offering at the club. While the 16 worked great at home, I didn't feel it was up to semi commercial use. Then I saw the Koda 24. I bought it to make pizza on the course for our invitational tournament and it exceeded expectations. The members were wowed by the quality of the pizza and I'm sure more than a couple have ordered them for themselves. Nice new tool in our kitchen.
Written by a customer while visiting Ooni