Today, we compare two popular pizza ovens: the Ooni Koda 12 and the Ooni Karu 12G.

Let’s cover the Ooni Koda 12 first. This 12” pizza oven is fuelled by gas.  It easily connects to a gas tank from a pipe at the back of the oven.  It has a linear gas burner that covers the back of the oven.

It’s simple and easy to use. With a grey powder-coated shell and a sleek modern design, it will look great on your pizza table!  It has foldable legs and is light to carry around due to its compact size.   Just attach the oven to your tank, turn the gas dial knob at the back, ignite and you’re oven has instant flames!

The Koda has a 12” cooking surface and provides a powerful flame that reaches temperatures of up to 932°F (500°C) in just 15 minutes.

I bought the Koda 12 four years ago now and it’s still looking great and working well!

One of the great features of the Ooni Koda 12 is its built-in ignition. It provides a hassle-free startup without any messy charcoal!  And on that note let’s quickly move on to the new Ooni Karu 12G which is an updated version of the original Karu 12 pizza oven.

This multi-fuel pizza oven gives you the flexibility to cook with wood, lump wood charcoal, or gas as an optional extra, depending on your preferences. Check out my Karu 12G first cook video where I discuss the Karu 12 gas burner in more detail.  It’s a super 12” pizza oven for those who want to use different fuel options and cooks pizza really well using the wood burner that it comes with as standard.  The Karu 12G also has a grey powdered steel shell that looks very similar to the Koda 12’s and also reaches temperatures of 932f/500c.  Both the Koda and the Karu ovens cook pizza have foldable legs and removable stones and are also really easy to clean.

However, there are a few differences between the ovens.

The multi-fuel option of the Ooni Karu 12G gives you the cook, more fuel choice options.  It has a chimney and a door, which the Koda 12 does not have.  The chimney and door on the Karu are used with both gas and wood fuel options. 

The Karu 12G gives you beautiful wood flames from its lovely-sized grate.  It also has a temperature dial on the side and this helps to monitor the heat with the door shut as opening the door to check the oven temperature releases the heat and slows down the heat-up time.