Re: New Ooni Koda 24’’

This seems like an incredible value at $1000, especially with 20% off, and I’m impressed that it’s still *relatively* sleek and light (just <100lbs) for the size of the cook area. I am curious about its performance—they’re claiming “true one-turn cooking” which is a big promise. I’m still trying to learn about factors that affect recovery time other than stone thickness—the Arc XL just from my initial testing seems to retain heat significantly better than the Karu 16 which has a full door! (Obviously, if you’re cooking smaller pies, just having tons of room to move them around obviates much of this issue.)

Ooni has made a lot of promises/claims over the years in terms of performance and what not.

When the Koda 16 came out, they said something to the extend that now people are finally able to bake a 16″ NY-style pizza right at home. Well, turned out that oven had major flaws, starting with the L-shaped burner, scorching cr…