A fully-equipped outdoor kitchen is now a must-have for every home to have an alternative to the indoor space for the summers. Backyard barbecues are convenient for people who want to spend time outside. You can convert your existing patio into a kitchen and take the first step toward making your grill station. Ensure all the equipment and products you buy or use are suitable for outdoor use.
Nowadays, almost everybody prefers to use the stainless-steel BBQ. There are many reasons why you should opt for the stainless-steel models.
1. The stainless steel is known for its high heat retention properties than the other metals making it easier to cook the toughest of meats.
2. Steel BBQs are durable, resilient, and withstand the harshest of weather conditions.
3. Steel barbecues won’t get damaged by salt or other saline sauces people tend to apply on meat.
4. Stainless steel ones are ideal for people looking for larger, long-lasting, low-maintenance and high-performing grills.
Be innovative and put up an oven also outside. Outdoor pizza ovens will impress your guests and be a good idea for easy and quick cooking. Ovens can be helpful as a second option for cooking certain vegetables and fish.
Ooni pizza oven is a brand name that has become very famous quickly. You must look at two of their most well-known models Ooni Koda 12 and 16. See for yourself the features of the two beautiful models.
Ooni Koda 12, launched in 2019, became an instant success. It comes with a stylish, sleek, clean-lined design. This Ooni pizza oven looks incredible in any setting. Powered by gas, the range reaches an optimal temperature of 932°F in 15 minutes.
Weight and size
The company modified its size and released the Ooni Koda 16 in 2020. With a few variations in its features too. The Koda 16 weighs 40lbs and is larger. It can cook a 16” delicious pizza, whether you want a Neapolitan style pizza or a Margherita pizza. Although classified as portable, the model is slightly bulky and uncomfortable to carry. The Ooni Koda 12 is a more portable oven weighing only 20lbs. This Ooni oven can cook a 12” pizza but is not suitable to store in small spaces and cannot be said to be compact.
Burner and Temperature Control
Both ovens come with cordierite stones that absorb moisture, create a crispy crust and help to cook the pizzas evenly. However, there is a difference in the placement of ignition/ gas burners and temperature controls. Ooni Koda 12 has the temperature control and ignition at the rear of the oven, while the newer model has the control and ignition to the side of the pizza oven. The Koda 12 model needs 15 minutes to cook your homemade pizza dough into a fantastic pizza. The burners are also lined up linear along the back. In contrast, being larger, Koda 16 takes a long time to heat the larger stone at higher temperatures. If you are using Koda 12, you must rotate the pizzas every 15 to 20 seconds, although in the Koda 16, you have a longer time of thirty seconds.
Which one to choose:
Both the models work perfectly to give you the pizza of your liking. The difference will be in the size of the pizzas. A koda-16 oven will provide you with a 16-inch pizza, while the 12-size model will give you a 12-inch pizza. You have more space in the Koda 16 to manage the pizza. Even if you are not an expert, you can quickly learn to cook pizzas.
Choose the Ooni Koda 12 if you do not mind serving a smaller pizza size, or you have the choice of Koda 16. If you are a novice and have to learn to make pizza, you will find koda16 more comfortable because of its size. If you wish to rotate quickly and finish making the pizza faster, buy the Koda 12.
Depending on the area in your backyard and how much space you are using for your summer kitchen, you can decide which model to install. If you are unsure, you can use the prefab outdoor kitchen kits to build your outdoor kitchen. The kits provide all the essential components and appliances to assemble the kitchen. The components include grills and ovens, refrigerators, coolers, countertops, bar centres, dining space, etc. They come in various designs and sizes, and it sometimes becomes overwhelming to choose the correct size.
Make your outdoor kitchen modular. Decide on a layout, choose your base, countertop material, a stainless-steel BBQ grill, cooler, refrigerator, a television and ensure you have ample storage area. The additional equipment you may want is a sink to dump used utensils and a dishwasher.
Conclusion: By building an outdoor kitchen, you will have plenty of savings. You save energy as you will spend more time outdoor than staying in closed air-conditioned room.
