13. Firing and Operation
Oven floor bricks intended for direct contact with bread
and/or pizza products only.
All other food products must
not come into contact with brick surface but should be
contained within approved cookware.
Start your fire using a taste-free, odor-free fire starter and
dry kindling. Build your fire up slowly, adding wood to the
back and sides as the fire grows.
Continue to add wood until the oven reaches the desired
temperature. Then, move the fire to one side and brush the
oven floor. Only use the copper brush that was provided
with your oven, and do not use steel wire brushes, natural
fiber brushes or wet clothes to clean the oven floor.
The fire must be built directly on the oven floor.
You can monitor your oven temperature using the analog
oven air temperature gauge provided with the oven, or with
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.
Always keep door tilted to allow air to circulate in the oven.
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.
The oven should be operated only with the doors fully
opened or fully closed. When doors are left partially open,
gas and flame may be drawn out of the oven opening,
creating the risk of both fire and smoke.
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 stacked in the area under the oven hearth.
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