Makes you wonder why they keep building rectangular ovens for a round item? L SHAPED burner? Why not make a half circle burner... One turn and you're done right?
Hi Tom, nice video I bought oonia koda 16, earlier for a year I used small Koda and I will tell you I'm disappointed with the temperature that koda 16 reaches. Ooni advertise it exactly the same as smaller versions but the small version after 20 minutes reaches 500 degrees Celsius in the middle/center of the stone while the large version only heats up to 341 degrees. After over an hour of heating it reaches 400-410 and this is max. I was warming it up for another hour but the temperature did not rise. After an hour and a half I found the hottest place on the stone. This is the left corner next to the heaters and even after such a long time, the stone did not reach 500 degrees Celsius In this area(I skip the fact that pizza is not baked here because it is not physically possible ). 489.7 degrees is the highest temperature I could measure In the corner spot... I also want to emphasize that I carry out tests at my film studio 2000 square meters with the necessary precautions. Thanks to this, the oven is not affected by external conditions such as wind or lower temperature. I don't even want to think about what happens when I do a similar test in the garden. what temperatures did you manage to reach in it? because the ones I measured are far from what they advertised.
It sounds like you know more about the stone temps that I do! I think mine gets to around 425-450C in the center of the stone in 20-25 minutes but I haven't waited longer. I think the small Koda has a smaller opening so that might make a difference. I would consider covering some of the opening of the Koda 16 during heating to see if that might boost your temps.
Hello Tom!! Your oven in which country did you make the purchase? I am from Central America and I have looked it up in the USA but I cannot find a Distributor
First time buyer, I'd go Koda 16. The ease of temperature control and the L-Shape makes the difference for me. I would only go Pro if you insist on wood.
