12" Ooni Koda 12
Ooni’s entry model, and at 500 °C within fifteen minutes.
€291.00
ViewHead to head
Ooni Koda 12 or Ooni Koda 16?
What separates the Ooni Koda 12 from the Ooni Koda 16, with today's prices alongside.
Our verdict
This is mostly a choice about size. Both run on gas and both reach 500 °C according to Ooni, so temperature does not separate them. The Koda 12 takes pizzas up to 12 inches (30 cm), the Koda 16 up to 16 inches (40 cm). A 40 cm pizza has almost twice the surface of a 30 cm one, and you notice that as soon as you bake for more than a couple of people.
Pick the Koda 12 if you mostly bake for yourself and a few others, want to put the oven away or take it along after use, and want to keep the outlay as low as possible. It weighs 9.25 kilos, about half the Koda 16’s 18.2, and Ooni puts its heat-up at about 15 minutes against 20 for the 16. The hose and regulator are not in the Koda 12’s box.
Pick the Koda 16 if you want more room or often bake for a group. Its burner is rated at 8.0 kW against 4.0 kW for the Koda 12, so at full power it also goes through roughly twice as much gas. Bear in mind that the Koda 16 is being phased out, so stock varies from shop to shop.
Neither has a built-in thermometer. An infrared thermometer to read the stone is a sensible first purchase with either.
Today the gap is €232.93: the Ooni Koda 12 costs €291.00, the Ooni Koda 16 €523.93.
Based on what the manufacturers state. We have not tested these ovens ourselves.
12" 
16" Ooni Koda 16
The model that made Ooni’s name, now being phased out alongside its successor.
€523.93
ViewWhat differs
- Ooni Koda 12 is €232.93 cheaper right now.
- Ooni Koda 16 bakes 4 inches bigger.
- Both run on gas.
- Ooni Koda 12 reaches temperature 5 minutes sooner.
- Ooni Koda 12 is 8.95 kilos lighter.
Specifications side by side
| Ooni Koda 12 | Ooni Koda 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | Gas (propane/butane) | Gas (propane/butane) |
| Maximum pizza | 12 inch (30 cm) | 16 inch (40 cm) |
| Maximum temperature | 500 °C | 500 °C |
| Stone | Cordierite, 10 mm | Cordierite, 10 mm |
| Gas type | Butane, propane or a mixture | Butane, propane or a mixture |
| Gas pressure | 28-30 mbar (category I3B/P(30)) | 28-30 mbar (category I3B/P(30)) |
| Heat input | 4.0 kW | 8.0 kW |
| Ignition | Built in, push and turn | Built in, push and turn |
| Thermometer | None built in | — |
| Hose and regulator | Not supplied | — |
| Warranty | 1 year, 5 years after registration | 1 year, 5 years after registration |
| Heat-up time | ± 15 minutes | ± 20 minutes |
| Weight | 9.25 kg | 18.2 kg |
| Width | 39.5 cm | 58.9 cm |
| Depth | 62.8 cm | 63.4 cm |
| Height | 29.8 cm | 35 cm |
Who each suits
Ooni Koda 12
Anyone buying a first pizza oven who mainly wants to find out whether they enjoy it.
Ooni Koda 16
Anyone who wants sixteen inches and can do without the newest generation’s extras.
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