User Manual

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CAUTION
READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ENSURE THE CORRECT
INSTALLATION AND OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF YOUR OVEN.
IF NOT PROPERLY USED AND INSTALLED, THIS OVEN CAN CAUSE FIRES. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND USE ONLY DRY WELL SEASONED HARDWOOD FOR FUEL.
ONLY USE COOKING MATERIALS SUITED FOR HIGH COOKING TEMPERATURE SUCH AS CAST IRON AND
TERRACOTTA COOKWARE.
- LIGHTING THE FIRST FIRE: Afters installing the oven, wait at least 3 days before lighting the rst re.
- DAY ONE: When lighting the rst re in the oven, ensure maximum caution is taken so that the heat of the
oven does not exceed 60°C / 140°F (we recommend to use paper-cardboard and leaves). If is possible, try to
maintain the oven at this temperature for as long as possible (minimum 50/60 minutes).
- DAY TWO: Light the oven so that the temperature does not exceed 85°C / 185°F (we recommend to use straw
and sprigs). Try to maintain the oven at this temperature for as long as possible (minimum 50/60 minutes).
- DAY THREE: Light the oven to a temperature of 130°C / 150°C - 260°F / 300°F (we recommend to use small
sticks wood). If is possible, try to maintain the oven at this temperature for as long as possible (minimum 50/60
minutes).
- DAY FOUR: You may light a normal re in the oven and begin cooking, as the small res on the previous days
will have suciently dried out the oven and prepared it for higher temperatures.
WARNING
- IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, SMALL VEIN LIKE CRACKS WILL DEVELOP ON THE
SURFACE (INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE OVEN) OF THE REFRACTORY. THESE MICRO VEINS IN NO WAY COM-
PROMISE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE OVEN.
- AFTER PERIODS OF INACTIVITY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU USE THE SAME DEGREE OF CAUTION
WHEN LIGHTING YOUR OVEN AS REQUIRED FOR FIRST FIRES.
- THE OVEN DOOR IS AN EFFICIENT HEAT REGULATOR: OPENING OR CLOSING THE OVEN DOOR YOU CAN
ADJUST TEMPERATURE.
- THE EXTERNAL SURFACES OF REFRACTORY OVENS COULD OVERHEAT.
- ALWAYS USE HEAT RESISTANT UTENSILES WHILE COOKING. PLASTIC SPOONS, FORKS, TONGS ETC
AND OTHER SIMILAR MATERIALS WILL NOT WITHSTAND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN YOUR OVEN AND
SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
- ALWAYS KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE OVEN DURING USE. THE OVEN TEMPERATURES
CAN BE EXTREMELY HIGH AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS.
- ALWAYS PLACE THE OVEN ON A LEVEL SURFACE.
- FLAMES CAN EXIT VIA THE OVEN MOUTH. BE SURE NOT TO KEEP ANY FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR
MATERIALS NEAR THE OVEN MOUTH.
- NO CONTACT SHOULD BE MADE WITH THE EXIT FLUE AND THE OVEN DOOR DURING OPERATION TO
AVOID BURNS.
- DO NOT USE THE OVEN IN CASE OF MALFUNCTION.
- MOVE THE OVEN DOOR HOLDING THE WOOD HANDLES.
- THE COLOUR OF OVEN SURFACES CAN CHANGE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES.
- THE REFRACTORY PIECES OF WOOD FIRED OVENS ARE NOT INSULATED AND A CORRECT INSTALLATION OF
THE OVEN REQUIRES THE ADDITION OF INSULATING MATERIALS AROUND THE OVEN TO ALLOW THE PROPER
OPERATION.
- DO NOT EXTINGUISH FIRES USING WATER.
- DO NOT THROW LOGS, PLACE THEM CAREFULLY INSTEAD.
- DO NOT USE ANY FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS NEAR THE OVEN.
- DO NOT PAINT OR APPLY ANYTHING ON THE OVEN.
- DO NOT USE ANY ARTIFICIAL LOGS OR OTHER SYNTHETIC FUELS.
- DO NOT FIRE THE OVEN IF IT IS WET OR DAMP IN ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGES.
- AT TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 100°C / 212°F ANY RESIDUAL WATER AND/OR HUMIDITY IN THE
REFRACTORY MATERIALS WILL BECOME STEAM AND INCREASE IN VOLUME 30 TIMES CAUSING SE-
RIOUS DAMAGE TO THE REFRACTORY IF THE FIRES ARE NOT LIT GRADUALLY.
USER GUIDE
FOLLOW THIS GUIDE TO GET MAXIMUM RESULTS FROM YOUR OVEN ALFA PIZZA.
HOW TO LIGHT THE OVEN
1. Light the oven using small and medium sized dry wood.
2. When starting a re, put the wood near the oven mouth in order to be able to attend it more easily.
3. When the re is strong, move the embers towards the inside of the oven. Add medium sized wood gradually so
as not to suocate the re.
4. After aproximately 30-40 minutes of continuous re, the oven will turn white as a result of the high temperatures
(exceeding 250°C / 480°F) and burn any residual soot in the oven. The oven is ready to use at this point. Sized
wood gradually so as not to suocate the re.
5. Move the embers to the side of the oven.
EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE
1. To extinguish the re, close the oven door and wait until the embers are extinguished and the ash is formed.
2. Once the oven has cooled, you can remove the ash, it is recommended to use metal utensils.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOOD
- Dry, well seasoned and small hardwood will burn hotter and will heat your oven faster and are more cost
eective and ecient.
- While any dry well seasoned hardwood is best, dierent dishes can be enhance dand complimented by using
dierent types of hard wood. Wood from fruit trees such as apple, cherry, orange and peach to name just a few
can add delicious avours and aromas to your food. Similarly, hickory, maple, mesquite and cedar also work
well and provide dierent avours that go well with dierent meats.
- Treated woods, resinous woods and scrap wood are forbidden at all times.
- If you hear the wood sizzle in the re and see moisture bubbling out of the end of a log, the wood is not dry and
well seasoned. This will produce more smoke, lower temperatures and possibly damage your oven.
- Be careful when lighting the re (see p. 10).
- with correct use , the oven will last signicantly longer.
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
MAINTENANCE
- For a correct mainteinance of the oven be sure that before lighting a re the chimney ue and smoke exit are
free of any blockages and that the ash from any previous res has been properly cleared.
- Once the oven is cool always clean out the ash from it.
CLEANING
- When the re has been extinguished and the oven is not very hot, remove the ash from any previous res
using a proper broom and dustpan.
- Clean the oven oor (when it is not hot) with a broom and a humid cloth, passing the cloth gently over the
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