Alfresco AXE-PZA, Care And Use Manual

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WOOD CHIP SMOKER:
By using real wood chips in the smoker system of your
Alfresco
™ Pizza Oven you can add extra fla-
vor to all of your Pizzas or Oven Cooked Dishes. For good smoke performance, soak the wood chips for
not less than 30 minutes, drain excess liquid and fill the smoker tray completely.
HOW TO SMOKE:
1. Fill the smoker tray with thoroughly soaked and drained wood chips.
2. Place the smoker at a corner in the oven near the Log Burner. Radiated heat from
the Log will soon start smoldering the chips and creating smoke.
One tray of wood chips will usually last about 1/2 hour. During extended cooking, chips may need to be
added several times. Pull the tray partially out of the oven to add chips while in use. Never remove the
hot smoker tray completely from the oven.
To improve smoke performance, keep the doors closed as much as possible while food is cooking.
NOTE:
If not thoroughly soaked, the wood chips will flare up during cooking. To extinguish flames, pull
the tray slowly a few inches from the Log and it’s burner and add a small amount of water. The smoker
tray can also be filled with water to produce steam which can help keep delicate foods moist during
cooking.
TYPES OF WOOD CHIPS TO USE:

Alder:
Medium, tart smoke flavor. Excellent on fish, chicken or game.

Maple: Sweet, hearty smoke flavor. Best with fish, jerky or bacon.

Apple:
Light, sweet smoke flavor. Superb with poultry, ham or sausages.

Hickory: Heavy smoke flavor. Best with beef, pork or game.

Mesquite: Light smoke flavor. Excellent on fish, poultry or beef.

Oak: Heavy smoke flavor. Best with beef, lamb or pork.

Pecan: Rich, sweet, versatile flavor. Good with any food.
!
WARNING
NEVER ADJUST THE BURNER SO LOW
THAT IT MAY GO OUT DURING USE. DO
NOT OPERATE THE OVEN WITH THE LOW
HEAT SCREW REMOVED.
GAS CAN ESCAPE AND CAUSE A
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION.
!
AVERTISSEMENT
NE JAMAIS AJUSTER LE BRÛLEUR SI BAS QU'IL
PEUT S'ÉTEINDRE PENDANT L'UTILISATION.
N'UTILISEZ PAS LE FOUR AVEC LA VIS À
CHALEUR BASSE RETIRÉE.
LE GAZ PEUT S'ÉCHAPPER ET PROVOQUER
UNE CONDITION POTENTIELLEMENT
DANGEREUSE.