Gozney Arc or Ooni Koda 16?

Two gas ovens from two brands, both good for 500 °C according to their makers. Choose on size and you end up with the Koda 16. Choose on a compact oven and a thicker stone and you end up with the Arc.

The Koda 16 takes pizzas up to 16 inches (40 cm), the Gozney Arc up to 14. Notably, the bigger oven is the lighter one: the Koda 16 weighs 18.2 kilos, the Arc 21.5. The Arc is smaller on the outside, though, at 48 x 56.4 cm against 58.9 x 63.4 cm, and has a removable 20 mm cordierite stone, twice as thick as the Koda 16’s 10 mm.

Ooni gives the Koda 16 a heat-up time of about 20 minutes. Gozney states none for the Arc, so we cannot say anything about it. The Koda 16 runs on butane, propane or a mixture, the Arc on propane. The Koda 16 has no built-in thermometer.

Pick the Koda 16 if you want the larger pizza of the two and do not mind that it is being phased out, with stock varying by shop. Pick the Arc if table space is tight, 14 inches is enough and a thicker stone matters to you. Both get a 5 year warranty after registration; with Gozney that has to happen within 60 days.