Ooni Koda 12 pizza oven - 349.99 - YMMV

Waiting for this to go on sale in Ontario!

I want this but how do you make the best pizza lol

Too bad the 12 doesn’t have a LNG conversion kit like the 16.

I own a meat slicer so I buy a chub of salami and pepperoni and go to town. Just been buying the premade crusts from Costco.

My mother makes an amazing home made pizza sauce which she can supply me, but does anyone have like an easy pizza dough recipe? Easy as in i Ron know how to cook or bake next to anything from scratch without messing it up

I’ve seen a lot of Ooni videos on YouTube before seeing this deal so I know the quality of their products, but I need a reason to justify the purchase

@timbit01 Give this a shot: Serious Eats Neapolitan Pizza Dough. Any pizza dough is just a couple basic ingredients in a specific ratio so as long as you measure it's hard to go wrong.

Someone else mentioned Kenji @ Serious Eats earlier but he honestly has it nailed... I've seldom been let down by his guidance. Once you get used to what the consistency and texture should feel/look like it's much easier to tell if you're on track for a good time (or not).

Looks like a really good deal, my only concern is, 12” isn’t a lot of room.

scottybass wrote: ↑ @timbit01 Give this a shot: Serious Eats Neapolitan Pizza Dough. Any pizza dough is just a couple basic ingredients in a specific ratio so as long as you measure it's hard to go wrong.

Someone else mentioned Kenji @ Serious Eats earlier but he honestly has it nailed... I've seldom been let down by his guidance. Once you get used to what the consistency and texture should feel/look like it's much easier to tell if you're on track for a good time (or not).

I’ll try this recipe for the dough, but as you mentioned they are all the same ingredients. I did notice this one calls for bread flour or 00 flour. Plus the rise time is much higher than I’m used to.

I’m trying for that restaurant style thin crust, and I typically end up with thin, plain, unflavoured dough.

I bought one of these on Monday afternoon and have already used it 5 times. I was making pizzas in my conventional oven about once a week but this is a game changer. It has a steep learning curve to stretch the dough and launch and turn pizzas but it's very enjoyable and makes delicious pizza. Don't get it if you don't want to invest the time into learning to make good pizza but if you appreciate good pizza it's amazing.

Lots of RFD threads on Ooni ovens with links to recipes etc. I have the 16 and love it. I've got a good dough recipe, but of course you need to plan a day or so ahead if you want a decent Neapolitan dough.

It's a bit of a juggle when you need to make multiple pizzas but it's fun once in a while to break it out and make a mess in the kitchen.

$12 frozen Libretto pies in Toronto live in our freezer for last-minute or late night cravings, and we're within a 5 minute walk to a Libretto location, but I haul the Ooni up to the cottage for the summer and enjoy it out in the woods.

Saw them at the Costco business centre in Edmonton too

timbit01 wrote: ↑ I own a meat slicer so I buy a chub of salami and pepperoni and go to town. Just been buying the premade crusts from Costco.

My mother makes an amazing home made pizza sauce which she can supply me, but does anyone have like an easy pizza dough recipe? Easy as in i Ron know how to cook or bake next to anything from scratch without messing it up

I’ve seen a lot of Ooni videos on YouTube before seeing this deal so I know the quality of their products, but I need a reason to justify the purchase

Personally I use Adam ragusea's recipe. His 2.0 version, but make it in a stand mixer. You need to understand hydration a little to make it work (potentially). It's a better dough then kenjis, but harder to work with. The hydration is higher and imo nets a better crust.

I use my pizza steel in the oven and it works great.

Is this for indoors or strictly outdoors?
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Smoothie wrote: ↑ I’ll try this recipe for the dough, but as you mentioned they are all the same ingredients. I did notice this one calls for bread flour or 00 flour. Plus the rise time is much higher than I’m used to.

I’m trying for that restaurant style thin crust, and I typically end up with thin, plain, unflavoured dough.

Maybe try this one out: https://www.thursdaynightpizza.com/neapolitan-pizza-dough/
It's pretty good.

maggieandyaothecats wrote: ↑ Is this for indoors or strictly outdoors?
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Strictly outdoors. It's like a propane BBQ.

How much better is this than $100 oven??

Ive been keeping my eye on this product for a long time.

But I've read enough reviews and opinions to conclude that I'd have to jump into a 16 to make it worth my while.

That or invest in a decent pizza steel for a fraction of the price.

Here's an excellent video that makes use of this brand of pizza ovens:



Hearing the pizza chef's backstory was really cool too

Smoothie wrote: ↑ I’ll try this recipe for the dough, but as you mentioned they are all the same ingredients. I did notice this one calls for bread flour or 00 flour. Plus the rise time is much higher than I’m used to.

I’m trying for that restaurant style thin crust, and I typically end up with thin, plain, unflavoured dough.

Flavour is developed by having the right ratio of salt in the dough as well as the prolonged proofing time. I usually don't have the forethought to make dough two days in advance though.

I generally don't like like 00 flour, just doesn't seem to come together as nicely as bread flour and it's harder for me to get, so I stick to the latter.

About the Koni itself, i really want to like it but I'm not sure if I do. The challenges getting the pizza off my peel and into the oven and the fact that I often burn the crust stops me from using it consistently.

Redsanta wrote: ↑ How much better is this than $100 oven??

About 3.5 times better

It's worth buying a turning peel for this, I struggled without it. Mine's similar to this: https://www.amazon.ca/Perforated-Alumin ... 61&sr=8-20