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• Ensure the oven has a minimum of 2m
overhead clearance and has a minimum 2m
clearance from other surrounding items.
• Place untreated wood into oven.
DO
NOT
use
more fuel than 75% of fuel area capacity.
• Place rolled up newspaper and kindling in with
the fuel and using heat resistant gloves light
the fuel.
• Allow the fuel to heat up and be kept red
hot for at least 30 minutes prior to the first
cooking on the oven or pizza stone.
•
DO
NOT
cook before the fuel has a coating of
ash. If required, place the pizza stone in oven.
• Once the fuel has a coating of ash, place your
food onto brick floor or pizza stone in the
oven.
• If you wish to use as a smoker unit, add wood
chips to the fuel and restrict air flow to the
unit by closing the baffle plate on the door and
damper on the chimney.
•
Air flow can be adjusted as required via the
baffle plate and damper on the chimney.
• Always use heat resistant gloves during the
handling process and when refueling.
• The pizza stone can be washed using a
mild detergent. They are not suitable for
dishwasher use. Allow to cool before washing.
• The pizza stone will develop soot on the
underside - this may be difficult to remove and
should be expected. It is not a fault and will
not affect use.
• The unit may be left outside all year if a
weatherproof cover is used to help protect it
from bad weather.
• The oven surface will age and develop surface
rust when placed outdoors and from first use.
This is to be expected, it’s not a fault and will
not affect use.
Food Cooking Information
• Please read and follow this advice when
cooking.
• Always wash your hands before and after
handling uncooked meat and before eating.
• Always keep raw meat away from cooked
meat and other foods.
• Before cooking ensure brick surfaces and
tools are clean and free of old food residues.
• DO NOT
use the same utensils to handle
cooked and uncooked foods.
• Ensure all meat is cooked thoroughly before
eating.
• CAUTION
- eating raw or under cooked meat
can cause food poisoning (e.g. bacteria
strains such as E.coli.)
• To reduce the risk of under cooked meat cut
open to ensure it cooked all the way through.
• CAUTION
- if meat has been cooked
sufficiently the meat juices should be clear
and there should be no traces of pink/red juice
or meat colouring.
• Pre-cooking large pieces of meat and joints is
recommended before finally cooking in your
oven.
• After cooking always clean the cooking
surfaces and utensils.
• DO NOT
cook until your fuel has a coating of
ash.
Cooking Pizzas
• Place the pizza stone into the oven and wait
whilst it reaches optimum temperature.
• Allow the oven to reach approximately 570 -
660 F (300-350 C).
•
Ensure that the baffle on door is half open and
that the damper on chimney is open.
• Check your pizza occasionally as they can
cook quickly.
• Once it’s cooked to your taste, remove the
pizza carefully using the supplied paddle and
heat resistant gloves (not supplied).
Cooking Other Foods
• This oven can be used to cook various other
types of food, such as: fish, meat bread etc.
• Please fuel the oven as described under the
lighting section.
• Place aluminium foil under the food to prevent
it sticking to the oven floor.
• To keep meat moist, add a small amount of
water to a small foil tray. Separate the coals in
the lower fuel section and place the tray in the
middle of the fuel before lighting.
• Top up the liquid as necessary using heat
resistant gloves (not supplied).
Smoking
• If you wish to use as a smoker unit, add wood
chips to the fuel and restrict air flow to the unit
by closing the baffle plate on the door and the
damper on the chimney.
• To keep meat moist, add a small amount of
water to a small foil tray, separate the fuel in
the fuel section and place the tray between the
