Ooni Karu 16, Assembly Manual

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Lighting & extinguishing – wood or charcoal
Ooni Karu 16 comes with a wood and charcoal burner as a standard. Only use charcoal that is suitable for
cooking and do not cook food until the fuel has a coating of ash. When cooking with wood, use pieces of dry,
non-treated hardwood (up to 23 cm / 9” long and 7.5 cm / 3”) in diameter in the burner. Add no more than
0.5kg of fuel at one time and ensure there is no more than 1.3kg in the tray at one time.
To light your Ooni Karu 16 with either wood or charcoal:
• Remove the chimney cap, open the chimney baffle, and ceiling vent and attach the door.
• Remove the hatch and place a layer of charcoal or a small stack of wood in the charcoal/wood burner.
Use a gas blowtorch or a natural fire-lighter to light the wood.
• Once there is a fire going, slowly add more fuel. Replace the hatch and let Ooni Karu 16 to preheat for 30
minutes. Add more fuel as needed. The barbecue shall be heated up and the fuel kept red hot for at least
30 minutes prior to the first cooking.
• Do not use spirit or petrol for lighting or re-lighting. Use only fire-lighters complying to EN 1860-3.
To extinguish
• Let the fire burn down naturally and leave Ooni Karu 16 to cool. Do not remove ashes until Ooni Karu 16
has cooled completely.
Power to the device
3 x Supplied 1.5V AAA batteries are used to power the Pizza Oven Digital Thermometer
Remove the four screws on the back panel of the Pizza Oven Digital Thermometer to access battery
compartment.
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