Ooni Koda 2 Max Review 2026: Huge but demanding

How I tested it

How I tested the Ooni Koda 2 Max

I used the Koda 2 Max to explore the part of the range that smaller ovens cannot imitate: genuinely large-format cooking and a wide dual-zone floor.

My notes support the capacity, bulk and quality-control conclusions in this review. They do not include a retained high-volume pizza count or a full set of timed temperature measurements, so I have not presented either as tested data.

Large-format cooking

The capacity felt genuinely different

The cooking floor is 24 × 21 inches, with room for two 12-inch pizzas. It can also take a single pizza up to 20 inches. In use, that changed the job rather than simply adding a little more elbow room.

This is the Koda I would choose for very large pizzas or high-volume service. For ordinary 12-inch pizzas, much of the footprint and weight would be unused capacity.

If one large pizza is enough, the Ooni Koda 2 Pro review covers the smaller 18-inch option.

Cooking performance

Two burners create useful control and more to manage

The oven uses two independently controlled lateral gas burners. I could treat the broad floor as separate working areas rather than one small chamber dominated by a single flame.

That flexibility suited large-format cooking, but it also asked more of me. I had to think about where each pizza sat and what each side was doing rather than assuming the size made the cook easier.

The Ooni Karu 2 Pro review is the large-format alternative when live-fire flexibility outweighs dual-zone gas cooking.

Controls

The temperature tools suit the scale

The built-in Ooni Connect digital temperature hub works with remote temperature monitoring through the ooni app. On an oven this wide, that information was more useful than it would be on a compact single-zone model.

I still judged the floor and the pizza directly. The display helped me organise the cook; it did not turn two independent burners into an automatic process.

Everyday use

Its bulk is a permanent commitment

At 43kg and 800 × 722 × 428mm, the Koda 2 Max was not something I wanted to carry in and out for each session.

I would only buy it with a dedicated outdoor position already planned. The size is justified by the work it can do, but it is a serious drawback when storage and counter space are limited.

For a substantially lighter oven with generous working room, read the Ooni Koda 16 review.

Ownership

Early quality-control concerns tempered the ambition

The Max impressed me with a cooking format no smaller Koda could reproduce. My experience also included quality-control concerns, which made the scale and complexity harder to overlook.

That does not erase what the oven does well, but it changes the buying decision. I would make sure the warranty and replacement process were acceptable before committing to such a large appliance.

Who should buy it?

Buy it only if the scale solves a real problem

I paid the £899 UK list price. I would choose the Koda 2 Max only for very large pizzas, ambitious outdoor cooking or a host who will regularly use the wide floor and independent burners.

I would skip it for routine family pizza nights. The price, bulk, permanent space requirement and quality-control concerns are difficult to justify if a Koda 2 Pro or Koda 16 already provides enough room.