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VARIOUS DISHES

With this Smoking Oven you can cook and smoke fish, meat, sausa-
ges or vegetables. It can also be used merely to give food a smoky
taste. In addition to smoking, the device can be used for cooking as
in an ordinary oven without smoking chips. When cooking at a high
temperature, the food will remain juicier when wrapped in alumi-
nium foil. The device can also be used for grilling and frying fish. In
this case no chip plates or drip plates are used. When the cover is
on, the cooking temperature will be higher. It is important to keep an
eye on the cooking process regularly.

HOW TO SMOKE FISH

Salt and season or marinate fresh, cleaned fish or fillets before smo-
king. You can also salt the fish after smoking, while they are still hot.
If you use frozen fish, defrost the fish in a cool place and salt them
before smoking.

Sprinkle a thin layer of clean, coarse alder chips suitable for smo-
king on the chip plate.

NOTE! Make sure the smoking chips are

damp! Too dry chips or an excessive amount of chips may
cause the lid to spring open during smoking!

Moisten the chips

e.g. with a spray bottle.

Push in the chip plate and let it rest on the

supports above the resistor (do not place the chip plate directly on
the resistor). You can add more chips or moisten the chips, if they
char too fast. Instead of chips you can use slices of alder. Other
woods, for example beech or applewood chips are also suitable for
smoking.

Arrange the fish in one layer on the gratings and push the gratings
into the Smoking Oven.

Put the cover on and put the plug into

an earthed socket with fault current protection (max. 30 mA).

Keep an eye on the smoking process and the cooking of the fish. The
smoking time depends on the amount and sizes of the fish. Small fish
need 15 – 20 minutes and larger fish 40 – 60 minutes to get smoked.
Salmon fillets will be ready in 35 – 50 minutes depending on the
size. A fish is ready when the bones and the skin come off easily.
Remove the cord from the plug and take the fish out of the Smoking
Oven.

During smoking, the grating and the fat plate become extremely
hot. To remove the grating and the fat plate from the hot smoking
oven, use oven gloves and/or the fat plate pull-out handle. NOTE!
Do not lift the fat plate with the pull-out handle. Wash the drip
plate and the gratings as soon as possible after use. When they are
kept clean, the steel parts will be as good as new for a long time.
Store the Smoking Oven with the legs downwards. For cleaning the
Smoking Oven, the resistor can be removed by loosening the resis-
tor’s mounting nut. Clean the Smoking Oven with a damp sponge
and detergent (e.g. with the Muurikka MultiCleaner). The grating,
drip and chip plates can also be cleaned with a brush or in the
dishwasher. After cleaning, put the resistor with the support frame
back in place and fasten the nut. Heat up the smoking oven espe-
cially before winter storage – salty moisture may cause corrosion to
the resistor and the oven frame.

A tip:

When you have been smoking for a few minutes, open the smoking
oven’s lid slightly for a moment to let the blackest smoke out. So the
fish or meat taste better, and no pressure will be able to accumulate
inside the smoking oven.

N.B.!

The Smoking Oven is suitable for outdoor use.

Before use,

place the Smoking Oven on the ground or a sturdy, incombustible
base. (The 1100W/54410020 model can also be placed on a Muurik-
ka grill cart). Read the instructions. The Smoking Oven is not inten-
ded to be used by children or persons who are not fit to use it safely.
2.

Smoking must take place in a fireproof place where sparks

cannot set fire to the surroundings. NOTE! Make sure the
smoking chips are damp!

Too dry chips or an excessive amount

of chips may cause the lid to spring open during smoking! Moisten
the chips e.g. with a spray bottle. If the chips catch fire inside the
Smoking Oven, put the cover on. After cooking, put out all smoulde-
ring chips before discarding them. Make sure no smouldering chips
are left in the smoking oven.

INSTRUCTIONS MUURIKKA ELECTRIC SMOKING OVEN 54410020 / 54410040

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Power

1100W

1200W

Cord

2 m

Length

50 cm

55 cm

Diameter

25 cm