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5.0 out of 5 stars Halo 16 vs. Ooni Koda 12 - OUTSTANDING Customer Support!
I've been using the Ooni Koda 12 for the past year and 4 months and it has made some excellent pizzas. We're a big family so I make 8 pizzas each session and we do this, on average, about twice per week. Do the math and that is a LOT of pizzas I've made with the Ooni. The following reasons are why I went looking for an alternative to my Ooni pizza oven and decided to try out this Halo 16 oven:Ooni Dislikes1) The stone does not hold its heat well enough after the second pizza. This requires blocking off the opening of the oven using a metal peel with holes in it to help force some of the ambient heat into the stone. This requires at least 1 minute extra between pizzas just to not have an undercooked bottom.2) The heat is not very evenly distributed throughout the cooking chamber. Obviously, the hottest points are at the back of the oven near the burner and at the ceiling. I cook each pizza using this method: Place pizza in the oven and let it cook for 45 seconds, use the peel to pull it out, rotate it 180 degrees then back in for another 45 seconds, then remove and turn 90 degrees for another 20 seconds then remove and rotate 180 degrees for the final 20 seconds. This results in a fairly evenly cooked pizza but there is always one half of the pizza that is puffy but a little overcooked and the rest of the pizza is flatter and very slightly undercooked.3) Semolina mess all over the floor due to the launch/remove/rotate/repeat of each pizza.4) The range of adjustment of the gas dial is very little and there are no detents that help you to set the dial to the same place each time you use it. I basically go off of the flame height and sound to get it roundabout where I want it each time I fire it up.I bought the Halo 16 solely for its second burner that is beneath the stone and the rotating pizza stone. Last night, I cooked my standard 8 pizzas in the new Halo 16 and they all turned out spectacularly! I slid the pizza onto the rotating stone and let it bake for 3 minutes and 30 seconds with the gas dial set to the Medium position's detent. The finished consistency of the first pizza to the last was exactly the same. This made the best baked crust I've ever had. No issues at all with burning the bottom. I had no problem launching the pizza or removing it while leaving the turntable running. The fact that I did not have to pull and turn each pizza during the cooking process meant there was literally ZERO mess to clean up afterwards. My whole family agrees that this was a great improvement over the pizzas we've been making with the Ooni.I want to be clear that while I am picking on the issues I see with the Ooni, I'm not bashing it either. The Ooni is a great oven that has made many, many delicious pizzas for me and my family. It certainly turns out a better pizza than we ever could get from the oven. That being said, the Halo is just full of the right improvements to make the process easier, more consistent, and less messy. The build quality is right up there with the Ooni; it feels and looks like a high quality product that will last for years.For someone interested in buying their first gas pizza oven, I would easily recommend this Halo over the Ooni as there is hardly any learning curve to it. If you can launch a pizza with a peel (easy enough to get good at) and can operate a timer, you're well on your way to making pizzas that rival the best you can buy at a fancy pizza joint.Update 01 January 2024:I contacted customer support for a motor issue (not really an issue - more on that in a moment). If you have any issues or concerns requiring customer support, use their online chat tool to get a case started. This is the fastest way to get help and I was immediately in touch with a very kind man based out of Kentucky (Halo's HQ). I had contacted Halo, thinking my new oven's motor had an issue as it would only work with the AC adapter and not on batteries. The person I worked with was very helpful to rush out a new motor to me. He even followed up several times to let me know the expected delivery date and to make sure I received it and everything worked. When I received the motor I went to install it and discovered that I had plugged in the power and switch connectors to the opposite receptacles on the motor that came with the oven. Sigh.... I have no idea how I missed that. The cables are labeled and I was paying attention to it (obviously not enough) when I put the oven together. Long story short, there was nothing wrong with my original motor, I was the problem. I replied to Halo Customer Support's inquiry into how the new motor worked, explaining to them my embarrassing mistake. I asked them to let me pay for the new motor I got under warranty but they graciously refused and told me to keep it. They wanted me to know they were more interested in my satisfaction than the cost of the motor. When was the last time you had such excellent Warranty / Customer Service? Been a long time for me and what a breath of fresh air it is to interact with a company who truly cares about their customers.
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes a great pie, heats fast, easy to assemble
I wanted a pizza oven that could handle a 16 inch pizza and would run on natural gas versus having to fill propane tanks or mess around with bits of wood. This really fits the bill and is easy to use. I do like the rotating stone, which keeps your cook even without having to monitor and rotate the pie with a peel. This oven very quickly gets up to temperature and I have no problem hitting temps of 950 while I am stretching my dough. Cooks a pizza perfectly top and bottom in about 6 minutes or so. Really, it is so quick, I've never bothered to time it. Quick and easy assembly. AA battery for the ignitor. Couple of D batteries for the turntable (or use the ac adapter). Hook up your gas and you are ready to fly. It is a little pricey, but not as much as some other trendy ovens that don't cook as well.
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not be more satisfied!
Received it today and I’m one pie in. Made the mistake of not rotating the stone when heating the oven, so there was some uneven heating of the stone. Totally my mistake.That notwithstanding, Pizza turned out amazing. The rotating stone plus the over torch are game changers. You can sit there with your beverage of choice in hand, and watch as the pizza becomes perfectly done.This is the second pizza oven I have owned, so I did massive research before purchasing this one. I. Could. Not. Be. Happier.Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Kalamata Olives, Onions, Green Peppers, some fresh mozzarella, spices, tomato paste with whatever red wine you are having for dinner, and this oven! You will not be disappointed.I built the stand myself, out of some 2x4’s I had.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great pizza oven!
The media could not be loaded. We were gifted some Christmas money to buy a pizza oven! After lots and lots of research, we decided on this one! We loved that it rotated the pizza and we didn’t need to do that manually, it’s easy to use and cooks the pizza quickly and evenly. We are big into gourmet pizza with lots of fun toppings, and we haven’t noticed lots of toppings being an issue. It’s our new favorite toy in the kitchen!
4.0 out of 5 stars Great overall pizza Oven, Love it!
First, the Halo Versa 16 if F’ing awesome, I love it! I really appreciate how well it is built and how easy it is to clean. Also, the Halo Versa 16 is super easy to tote around. Not too big and yet not too small. Oh and did I mention, it will host a 16” pie. So if you need to feed an Army, just saying. Don’t forget! the stone rotates. No more standing over the oven having to turn the pie every minute (this is probably my favorite feature bc I am lazy by nature and allows me to focus on my brewski). Now, why I gave it only 4 stars. First, I have not been able to get my stone above 550-600 degrees. I see people saying it goes 750 plus but I haven’t seen it yet. I will admit that temps have been in the 40-50s and maybe that is why. Never the less, my pizzas take a little longer than claimed. In the grand scheme of things, it takes about 6-8 minutes to make a pie and I am good with that. I would definitely recommend this pizza oven over the Ooni if you want something easier to use and don’t mind waiting a few extra minutes.
5.0 out of 5 stars Gets hot, makes good pizza.
Works great for my RV. With an extension hose (not included) it plugs right into the auxiliary propane connection. But I may have to take the legs off to fit it into the storage compartment. Or modify one of the storage compartments.There is a bit of a learning curve, compared to the other oven I've been making pizza with. I'm thinking the trick is to pre-heat it as much as possible, then after the pizza has been in for a minute, reduce heat so that it cooks all the way through without burning the outside. Some ingredients (e.g. mushrooms) may need to be pre-cooked because this bakes the pizza so fast that some raw items don't fully cook. Anyway, I'm getting good results more than half the time now. Learning is limited by how many pizzas I can eat! (Or get others to do so.)I've also used it with a small cast-iron pan to grill some really great steaks!
Excelente producto!
The media could not be loaded. Cumplió ampliamente mis expectativas, calienta bien y las pizzas tardan entre 5 a 7 minutos en estar listas. Funciona bien con el gas comercial de México y con el regulador que viene incluido. Si lo vas a comprar, pide también una manguera más larga, la que viene no mide ni un metro.
Satisfaction
Ce four a pizza fait de très belles pizza en un rien de temps. Très contente de notre achat.
Amazing pizza oven!!
Highly recommend this pizza ovenThe spinning stone is a winner as you don’t have to turn the pizza as it won’t burn.Corn meal is best to slide pizza on stone or a mesh pan than can stay or be removed once it starts cooking .A little pricier but worth it !!
Compra fatal
FATAL el motor giratorio ya se descompuso y tuve q mandarlo a componer, el botón q trae se le cambió, aparte q llegó con golpes arriba, no lo devolví x cuestiones de tiempos, mi pizzeria no la puedo cerrar 15 días, esperando, pero ya lo compre, no me queda de otra q aguantarme
Difficile de ne pas réussir ces pizzas
J'ai acheté ce four à pizza afin de pouvoir le brancher à mon entrée de gas naturel, ils ont un kit de conversion pour le faire. J'ai aussi un four Ooni koda 12 et cela me permet de comparer, en terme de cuisson le Halo Versa est supérieur pour la croute mais pour la garniture le Ooni est légèrement supérieur. Le versa 16 est très simple à utiliser et le résultat en général est très bon, j'ai fait 12 pizzas à date avec le versa et aucune n'a été manqué, très simple d'utilisation et la cuisson se fait en moins de 5 minutes, la croute est croquante....et la table tournante rend le processus vraiment simple...si vous décidez d'opter pour le versa 16 prévoir une prise électrique à proximité pour brancher la table tournante ou d'avoir des grosse batterie (2). Fonctionne au propane, bouteille de 20 livres ou les toutes petites 1 ou 2 livres je crois donc on peut l'emmener pour un tailgate ou en pique nique, c'est quand même un bon 40 livres. Plus simple d'uitlisation que le Ooni mais un plus gros four. Bonne pizza
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Halo Versa 16 Propane Gas Outdoor Pizza Oven with Rotating Cooking Stone | Portable Appliance for all Outdoor Kitchens
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Halo Versa 16 Propane Gas Outdoor Pizza Oven with Rotating Cooking Stone | Portable Appliance for all Outdoor Kitchens
BHD34701
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Free delivery on orders over BHD 20
Imported From: United States
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5.0 out of 5 stars Halo 16 vs. Ooni Koda 12 - OUTSTANDING Customer Support!
I've been using the Ooni Koda 12 for the past year and 4 months and it has made some excellent pizzas. We're a big family so I make 8 pizzas each session and we do this, on average, about twice per week. Do the math and that is a LOT of pizzas I've made with the Ooni. The following reasons are why I went looking for an alternative to my Ooni pizza oven and decided to try out this Halo 16 oven:Ooni Dislikes1) The stone does not hold its heat well enough after the second pizza. This requires blocking off the opening of the oven using a metal peel with holes in it to help force some of the ambient heat into the stone. This requires at least 1 minute extra between pizzas just to not have an undercooked bottom.2) The heat is not very evenly distributed throughout the cooking chamber. Obviously, the hottest points are at the back of the oven near the burner and at the ceiling. I cook each pizza using this method: Place pizza in the oven and let it cook for 45 seconds, use the peel to pull it out, rotate it 180 degrees then back in for another 45 seconds, then remove and turn 90 degrees for another 20 seconds then remove and rotate 180 degrees for the final 20 seconds. This results in a fairly evenly cooked pizza but there is always one half of the pizza that is puffy but a little overcooked and the rest of the pizza is flatter and very slightly undercooked.3) Semolina mess all over the floor due to the launch/remove/rotate/repeat of each pizza.4) The range of adjustment of the gas dial is very little and there are no detents that help you to set the dial to the same place each time you use it. I basically go off of the flame height and sound to get it roundabout where I want it each time I fire it up.I bought the Halo 16 solely for its second burner that is beneath the stone and the rotating pizza stone. Last night, I cooked my standard 8 pizzas in the new Halo 16 and they all turned out spectacularly! I slid the pizza onto the rotating stone and let it bake for 3 minutes and 30 seconds with the gas dial set to the Medium position's detent. The finished consistency of the first pizza to the last was exactly the same. This made the best baked crust I've ever had. No issues at all with burning the bottom. I had no problem launching the pizza or removing it while leaving the turntable running. The fact that I did not have to pull and turn each pizza during the cooking process meant there was literally ZERO mess to clean up afterwards. My whole family agrees that this was a great improvement over the pizzas we've been making with the Ooni.I want to be clear that while I am picking on the issues I see with the Ooni, I'm not bashing it either. The Ooni is a great oven that has made many, many delicious pizzas for me and my family. It certainly turns out a better pizza than we ever could get from the oven. That being said, the Halo is just full of the right improvements to make the process easier, more consistent, and less messy. The build quality is right up there with the Ooni; it feels and looks like a high quality product that will last for years.For someone interested in buying their first gas pizza oven, I would easily recommend this Halo over the Ooni as there is hardly any learning curve to it. If you can launch a pizza with a peel (easy enough to get good at) and can operate a timer, you're well on your way to making pizzas that rival the best you can buy at a fancy pizza joint.Update 01 January 2024:I contacted customer support for a motor issue (not really an issue - more on that in a moment). If you have any issues or concerns requiring customer support, use their online chat tool to get a case started. This is the fastest way to get help and I was immediately in touch with a very kind man based out of Kentucky (Halo's HQ). I had contacted Halo, thinking my new oven's motor had an issue as it would only work with the AC adapter and not on batteries. The person I worked with was very helpful to rush out a new motor to me. He even followed up several times to let me know the expected delivery date and to make sure I received it and everything worked. When I received the motor I went to install it and discovered that I had plugged in the power and switch connectors to the opposite receptacles on the motor that came with the oven. Sigh.... I have no idea how I missed that. The cables are labeled and I was paying attention to it (obviously not enough) when I put the oven together. Long story short, there was nothing wrong with my original motor, I was the problem. I replied to Halo Customer Support's inquiry into how the new motor worked, explaining to them my embarrassing mistake. I asked them to let me pay for the new motor I got under warranty but they graciously refused and told me to keep it. They wanted me to know they were more interested in my satisfaction than the cost of the motor. When was the last time you had such excellent Warranty / Customer Service? Been a long time for me and what a breath of fresh air it is to interact with a company who truly cares about their customers.
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes a great pie, heats fast, easy to assemble
I wanted a pizza oven that could handle a 16 inch pizza and would run on natural gas versus having to fill propane tanks or mess around with bits of wood. This really fits the bill and is easy to use. I do like the rotating stone, which keeps your cook even without having to monitor and rotate the pie with a peel. This oven very quickly gets up to temperature and I have no problem hitting temps of 950 while I am stretching my dough. Cooks a pizza perfectly top and bottom in about 6 minutes or so. Really, it is so quick, I've never bothered to time it. Quick and easy assembly. AA battery for the ignitor. Couple of D batteries for the turntable (or use the ac adapter). Hook up your gas and you are ready to fly. It is a little pricey, but not as much as some other trendy ovens that don't cook as well.
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not be more satisfied!
Received it today and I’m one pie in. Made the mistake of not rotating the stone when heating the oven, so there was some uneven heating of the stone. Totally my mistake.That notwithstanding, Pizza turned out amazing. The rotating stone plus the over torch are game changers. You can sit there with your beverage of choice in hand, and watch as the pizza becomes perfectly done.This is the second pizza oven I have owned, so I did massive research before purchasing this one. I. Could. Not. Be. Happier.Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Kalamata Olives, Onions, Green Peppers, some fresh mozzarella, spices, tomato paste with whatever red wine you are having for dinner, and this oven! You will not be disappointed.I built the stand myself, out of some 2x4’s I had.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great pizza oven!
The media could not be loaded. We were gifted some Christmas money to buy a pizza oven! After lots and lots of research, we decided on this one! We loved that it rotated the pizza and we didn’t need to do that manually, it’s easy to use and cooks the pizza quickly and evenly. We are big into gourmet pizza with lots of fun toppings, and we haven’t noticed lots of toppings being an issue. It’s our new favorite toy in the kitchen!
4.0 out of 5 stars Great overall pizza Oven, Love it!
First, the Halo Versa 16 if F’ing awesome, I love it! I really appreciate how well it is built and how easy it is to clean. Also, the Halo Versa 16 is super easy to tote around. Not too big and yet not too small. Oh and did I mention, it will host a 16” pie. So if you need to feed an Army, just saying. Don’t forget! the stone rotates. No more standing over the oven having to turn the pie every minute (this is probably my favorite feature bc I am lazy by nature and allows me to focus on my brewski). Now, why I gave it only 4 stars. First, I have not been able to get my stone above 550-600 degrees. I see people saying it goes 750 plus but I haven’t seen it yet. I will admit that temps have been in the 40-50s and maybe that is why. Never the less, my pizzas take a little longer than claimed. In the grand scheme of things, it takes about 6-8 minutes to make a pie and I am good with that. I would definitely recommend this pizza oven over the Ooni if you want something easier to use and don’t mind waiting a few extra minutes.
5.0 out of 5 stars Gets hot, makes good pizza.
Works great for my RV. With an extension hose (not included) it plugs right into the auxiliary propane connection. But I may have to take the legs off to fit it into the storage compartment. Or modify one of the storage compartments.There is a bit of a learning curve, compared to the other oven I've been making pizza with. I'm thinking the trick is to pre-heat it as much as possible, then after the pizza has been in for a minute, reduce heat so that it cooks all the way through without burning the outside. Some ingredients (e.g. mushrooms) may need to be pre-cooked because this bakes the pizza so fast that some raw items don't fully cook. Anyway, I'm getting good results more than half the time now. Learning is limited by how many pizzas I can eat! (Or get others to do so.)I've also used it with a small cast-iron pan to grill some really great steaks!
Excelente producto!
The media could not be loaded. Cumplió ampliamente mis expectativas, calienta bien y las pizzas tardan entre 5 a 7 minutos en estar listas. Funciona bien con el gas comercial de México y con el regulador que viene incluido. Si lo vas a comprar, pide también una manguera más larga, la que viene no mide ni un metro.
Satisfaction
Ce four a pizza fait de très belles pizza en un rien de temps. Très contente de notre achat.
Amazing pizza oven!!
Highly recommend this pizza ovenThe spinning stone is a winner as you don’t have to turn the pizza as it won’t burn.Corn meal is best to slide pizza on stone or a mesh pan than can stay or be removed once it starts cooking .A little pricier but worth it !!
Compra fatal
FATAL el motor giratorio ya se descompuso y tuve q mandarlo a componer, el botón q trae se le cambió, aparte q llegó con golpes arriba, no lo devolví x cuestiones de tiempos, mi pizzeria no la puedo cerrar 15 días, esperando, pero ya lo compre, no me queda de otra q aguantarme
Difficile de ne pas réussir ces pizzas
J'ai acheté ce four à pizza afin de pouvoir le brancher à mon entrée de gas naturel, ils ont un kit de conversion pour le faire. J'ai aussi un four Ooni koda 12 et cela me permet de comparer, en terme de cuisson le Halo Versa est supérieur pour la croute mais pour la garniture le Ooni est légèrement supérieur. Le versa 16 est très simple à utiliser et le résultat en général est très bon, j'ai fait 12 pizzas à date avec le versa et aucune n'a été manqué, très simple d'utilisation et la cuisson se fait en moins de 5 minutes, la croute est croquante....et la table tournante rend le processus vraiment simple...si vous décidez d'opter pour le versa 16 prévoir une prise électrique à proximité pour brancher la table tournante ou d'avoir des grosse batterie (2). Fonctionne au propane, bouteille de 20 livres ou les toutes petites 1 ou 2 livres je crois donc on peut l'emmener pour un tailgate ou en pique nique, c'est quand même un bon 40 livres. Plus simple d'uitlisation que le Ooni mais un plus gros four. Bonne pizza
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