Use and Care Manual

COOKINGINYOURFORNOVENETZIAWOODFIREDOVEN
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Woodfiredovenscombinethreedifferentmethodsofcookingduetothedesignandshapeof
theoven.
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ConvectionCooking
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Asthedomeiscurvedandthefireisontheleftsideoftheoven,theflamescurlupandacross
thetopofthedomecreatingaconvection-cookingenvironment.Likemostconvectionovens
thiscanresultinreducedcookingtimes.
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RadiantCooking
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Duringtheprocessofpre-heatingyouroven,heatisstoredintherefractorybricksandthe
domeoftheoven.Duringcookingthisheatisradiatedbacktothefoodcookingintheoven.
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ConductiveCooking
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Heatthatisstoredintherefractorybricksduringthepre-heatingprocessistransferredtothe
foodordishduringcooking.Pizzaandbreadarecookedfromunderneathbysittingonthehot
hearth.Otherdishescookedinacastironpan,skillet,orterracottapotarecookedfromthe
heattransferredtothepanorpot,similartocookingonastove.
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HOWTOMAINTAINYOURFORNOVENETZIAWOODBURNINGOVEN
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Tocleantheoutsideofyouroven,usewarmsoapywaterwithamildnon-abrasivecleaner.
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Whencleaningyourovendonotusesteelsponges,metalscrappersasthiswilldamagethe
finishofyouroven.
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Periodicallycheckthechimneyforanyobstructionsandremoveanyashorsootthatmayhave
builtupinthechimneypipe.
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Oncethefireiscompletelyextinguished,useametalshoveltocarefullyplacetheremaining
ashesintoametalbucketorcontainer.Leaveoutsidefor2-3daystoensureallembersare
completelyextinguished.Onceashesarecompletelyextinguishedandcold,dispose
appropriatelyaccordingtothelocalrequirements.
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YourFornoVenetziaovencanbeusedallyearlongthroughallseasons.Howeverduringthe
winterseasonwhentheoutsidetemperatureisclosetoorbelowfreezing,buildyourfiremore
slowlytoavoidrapidincreasesintheoventemperature.Thiswillhelpavoidthermalshockto
variouspartsofyourovensuchasthehearthbricks,whichcanresultinprematurestress
cracks.
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