Ooni Koda and Roccbox Pizza Ovens, well this post is going to be interesting as Roccbox has been one of the best pizza ovens out there and Ooni pizza ovens are pretty much perfect in every way. So which pizza oven is better?
The Ooni Koda is a gas-fueled pizza oven while the Roccbox is a multi-fueled pizza oven. Both of them have very similar features and if you are wondering which one is a better purchase then keep reading this post.
Now, this comparison is not biased and I’m not getting paid by any of the companies to write this review. This is a personal opinion so please read the comparison and then make your own decision.
Design and Build Quality
The design of the Roccbox Pizza Oven is classy and it is a multi-fueled pizza oven. It has the feature to use both gas and wood as a source of fuel.
The Roccbox pizza oven is larger and has a better built. The Ooni Koda is no less and comes with its own set of advantages which we would go through in a while.
The Roccbox is green and silver in color, which looks really amazing. This is one of the few pizza ovens that have any color on the exterior making Roccbox look really cool and classy on your countertop.
The Oven is well built such that it retains heat in order to maintain a really high temperature to cook pizzas. Now moving on to the Ooni Koda, this pizza oven is smaller and only gas fueled.
Yes, you cannot use the Ooni Koda as a wood-fired pizza oven and if you are wondering, does that make a difference?
In all honesty, the gas-fueled pizzas cooked inside Ooni or the Roccbox are as good as the ones cooked using wood. You get almost the same results and there are very fine differences.
The Ooni Koda is lightweight and relatively easy to carry around in comparison to the Roccbox. The Ooni Koda needs no assemble as all you need to do is pull out the pizza oven from the box and unfold its legs.
So overall, the design of the Ooni Koda is more suited for people who want to use the oven for personal use at home. The Roccbox is for someone who wants to use the pizza oven for commercial purposes.
Fuel used…
The Roccbox pizza oven is multi-fueled as you can use wood or gas to fuel the pizza oven. You just need to attach a propane gas tank to the pizza oven and get started if you want to cook pizza using gas as a fuel.
The Ooni Koda, on the other hand, is only a gas-fueled pizza oven and you do not have the option of using it as a wood-fired oven.
If you are looking for a pizza oven that can work as both wood-fired pizza oven and gas-fueled pizza oven then you would like the Roccbox.
But if you are someone who is not that into wood-fired pizza ovens and probably would not mind having a multi-fueled pizza oven then Ooni Koda would be your perfect fit.
Now, the real question is, the Roccbox is almost $200 more expensive than the Ooni Koda, so is it worth it?
I personally feel, if you really want to invest in something as huge as Roccbox then it is better to go for the Ooni Pro instead. The Ooni Pro is very similar to Roccbox in most of the features actually it is way better.
I personally feel the Ooni Koda gas burner made things so easier to cook inside the Ooni Pizza Oven. It got heated up faster, no need to constantly feed the wood pellets and the pizza tasted pretty much the same.
So, in all honesty, I’m all for the gas burner or the gas-fueled oven but in the case you want to have an option of using wood as a fuel as well sometimes, then you should definitely check out the Roccbox.
Another important point that you should consider is that heating up the Roccbox Oven does take some time and this is something that is really annoying to me, the Ooni Koda, on the other hand, heats up faster(this is the case with every Ooni Oven).
Cooking inside the pizza Ovens
Cooking Pizzas inside both the ovens was a pretty easy process although I must add when the ovens are gas fueled, it is much easier to manage as all you need to do is adjust the knob in order to manage the flame of the pizza oven.
The Ooni Koda oven would take about 15-20 minutes to reach the temperature desired and once you have checked the temperature using the IF thermometer making sure it is above 400-degree Celsius, you can pop the pizza inside the oven.
Cooking a pizza inside the oven is easy as well since you just need to wait for 2 minutes or sometimes even less at higher temperatures and keep turning the pizza using a pizza peel so that you have a pizza that is evenly cooked from all sides.
One of the downsides of the oven is that the pizza peel comes with the Koda is that they do not have a handle, I usually prefer the handle as it makes rotating the pizza a lot easier and I do not need to be close to oven while doing it.
I would link to the pizza peel I usually use, but if you already have one that you feel comfortable with then go ahead and use that one. Click here to check out my favorite pizza peel…
The Roccbox, on the other hand, has an inbuilt temperature monitor and you even have a better peel in order to turn the pizzas around inside the oven.
Once the pizza has some leopard spots, the toppings are cooked to perfection and there is that perfect cheese melt, your pizza is ready.
The taste of the pizzas cooked inside both the ovens is amazing and once you eat them you are never going to want to eat outside. Overall, cooking is pretty much the same with both the ovens.
Conclusion
Both the pizza ovens are pretty good, the Ooni Koda is pretty amazing if you are looking for a pizza oven that would help you make pizzas at home and if you are not particular about having the Roccbox.
If you want a pizza oven for commercial use then you can think about Roccbox but even then I would suggest you invest your money on the OOni Pro as they cost around the same but Ooni Pro is WAY better than the Roccbox Pizza oven.
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For the price, I really loved the Ooni Koda Pizza oven and among the two this oven was my pick. But if you want a pizza oven that would be multi-fueled and have more features then check out the Ooni Pro(Better then Roccbox).
I even like the support at Ooni as they reply quickly and have a much efficient way of working which makes buying things from them much easier.
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Also, this is my opinion and your needs might be different which can make you choose Roccbox. No issues, you can choose the oven that you think best suits you.
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