Ooni Koda 16

Easy setup Gets up to 950 degrees extremely fast Cooks a pizza in 60 seconds Propane fuel Quick-cooking and tasty charring when desired High-end design Thousands of positive user reviews

No included thermometer Upscale price point

The Ooni Koda 16 is easily one of the most popular outdoor pizza oven picks on the market, and for good reason. In our testing, the Ooni yielded deliciously chewy, lightly charred crusts and gooey melty cheese. It transforms even the most basic grocery...

If they’re looking for that perfect Neapolitan crust — thin, chewy, airy on the edges with leopard-spotted charring on the bottom — this bring the heat to achieve that.

Gas fuel offers no-fuss reliability Large 16” oven size The L-shaped burner offers a perfect crust with a single turn Flippable bottom pizza stone

Uneven stone temperature takes some getting used to More difficult to transport than smaller Koda 12” The outer shell is hot to the touch when in use

While there are more premium options in the market like Ooni’s Karu 16 and the Gozney Dome that bring more elements of a professional pizza oven into your backyard, the Koda 16 deserves praise for bringing quality pizza to the masses. The large size,...

+Minimal setup +Easy to use Heats up quickly Large cooking area Simple temperature controls L-shaped heat source cooks pizza in minutes

One of the more expensive pizza ovens Accessories (like a peel) sold separately No built-in thermometer

Powerful and simple to use, the Ooni Koda 16 is the best outdoor pizza oven.

Simple and fast propane-powered fires Light and portable pizza-making Even baking with minimal turning

You must have wood-fired pizza

This pizza oven won’t satisfy everyone. It has no wood-burning option, for example—for that, you’ll want to check out my pick for the best value pizza oven, the Solo Stove Pi Pizza Oven. But my rigorous testing process over a 2-month period proved that...