So let’s go through my Top 5 Ooni Koda 16 pizza oven tips!

• FLAME SIZE

The Ooni Koda 16 has, unlike many other gas pizza ovens, an L-Shaped burner.  And it is not a gimmick!  The burner gives you a super opportunity to manage the size of your flame.

The dial at the back gives you instant control over the flame size – just turn the dial and the flame size changes accordingly.

The side gas burner reaches the front of the oven, and this keeps the stone hot close to you.

If you are new to this oven I would recommend cooking your pizza closer to the front and to the left.  This will give you the benefit of seeing the pizza cook on the left with a good heat on the stone.

When you get to know your oven better you can slowly move your pizza closer to the back into the L-shaped corner for a super fast pizza cook.

• COOK OTHER DISHES

You can use this oven to cook other dishes using a cast-iron pan.  I cook chicken kebabs, vegetable dishes and meats – it is very versatile.

• STONE SPACE

This is the big brother oven to the Ooni Koda 12 and so it has a lot more room to manouvre your pizza around.

This is useful if you prefer to cook your pizza away from the flames, for a slower cook or to help you manage the pizza away from the flames.

• CLEANING THE STONE

This stone is not square and so it is not possible to turn the stone around, only over, to burn away the debris.  My advice would be to keep turning the stone over after each cooking day, when the stone has cooled down.