Installation and
Operating Manual
Forno Bravo
Residential Assembled Ovens
Primavera, Napolino. Andiamo, Strada
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Ver. 3.1
You can monitor your oven temperature using an
optional digital infrared thermometer.
DO NOT over fire your oven, or build a fire where
flame exits the oven door opening.
BEWARE of very high temperatures in the oven and
use long oven gloves and mitts to handle pots and
tools. DO NOT put unprotected hands or arms inside
oven while it is lit.
BEWARE of flying sparks from mouth of oven. Ensure
that no combustible materials are within range of
oven at any time.
DO NOT close the oven door fully while a fire is in the
oven. Closing the door fully will cut off oxygen to the
fire, causing the fire to erupt suddenly when the door
is removed.
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel,
kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to
start or “freshen up” a fire in the oven. Keep all such
liquids well away from the oven when in use.
Keep the oven door opening free of all combustible
materials when the oven is in operation.
Disposal of Ashes. Ashes should be placed in a
metal container with a tight-fitting lid. The closed
container of ashes should be placed on a non-
combustible floor, or on the ground, well away from
all combustible materials pending disposal. When
the ashes are disposed by burial in soil, or otherwise
locally dispersed, they should be retained in the
closed container until all cinders have thoroughly
cooled.
Wood can be safely stacked in the area under the
oven.
For more information on Oven Management and
Wood Fired Cooking, refer to the Forno Bravo Wood
Fired eCookbook Series—including Wood Fired
Cooking, Wood Fired Pizza and Wood Fired Hearth
Bread—included on the CD ROM provided with this
oven.
9. Oven Care and
Maintenance
Your Residential Assembled oven enclosure is
sealed and painted to withstand outdoor weather
conditions, including rain and snow. But you must
take care to ensure that water does not enter the
oven cooking area. If you choose to leave your oven
outside permanently, always place the oven door
tightly across the oven opening, and insure the cap is
in place on top of the chimney.
Your oven requires very little on-going maintenance
or cleaning. The oven operates at very high
temperatures, which acts as an automatic “self-
cleaning” mode, burning off all spilled or stuck-on
foods.
If stuck-on food is a problem during cooking, you can
remove it with the optional brass oven brush.
Clean the ashes out of your oven before you light a
new fire. Old, cold ashes will get in the way of food
baking.
10. How Your Oven Works
Wood fired ovens use heat retained in the refractory
dome and cooking floor, along with the option of
a live fire or hot coals to create a range of different
cooking environments. Your Residential Assembled
oven can work with a live fire, hot or warm coals and
retained heat.
