© The Stone Bake Oven Company 2013. All rights reserved.
© The Stone Bake Oven Company 2013. All rights reserved.
1. About your Mezzo 76 Oven
Congratulations you are now the owner of your own
registered design Mezzo Oven, by the Stone Bake
Oven Company.
Your Mezzo 76 Oven:
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Is hand cast in the UK
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Has Micro-Mesh Technology reinforcement
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Has been kiln dried before dispatch, meaning no
laborious curing fires
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Before using the oven, follow all the Mezzo Manual installation steps, check that there
are no obvious defects in the oven and that the safety information has been read and
understood by anyone using the oven. Failure to do so may void the oven warranty.
TOP TIP:
To get the very most from your oven, be sure to check out the online cooking
techniques guide and our free recipes at www.thestonebakeovencompany.co.uk
1.1 Protecting your Mezzo from the elements
To protect your oven from wet weather and frost in the long term, simply apply the
Stone Bake Sealant twice per year, available from the online shop. This ensures your
oven’s longevity and keeps your oven dry for fast heat up times. If you have built
your Mezzo Oven in, there is no need to apply sealant.
1.2 Mezzo Oven finish
Due to the nature of the materials used to make your oven, and the hand casting
process, natural variations between ovens is expected. You may notice slight
chipping or pitting of the oven surface, this is normal. Colour variations may also be
present, these will even out over time. Here at the Stone Bake Oven Company we
believe each oven is unique, adding to its rustic and individual charm.
1.3 Soot
After the first use your oven may become blackened in parts. This is due to soot
accumilation and is a normal expectation of any wood fired oven.
1.4 If your Mezzo Oven chips/ cracks
Take care when maneuvering your Primo Oven, as slight chipping may occur. If
you would like to smooth any chips or pits in the oven surface simply ask the Stone
Bake Team for a patch kit. Due to the expansion and contraction of the oven during
operation, the appearance of hairline cracks, visible during and after operation
is expected. This is a normal expectation of any wood fired oven. This WILL NOT
effect the longevity and effectiveness of your Stone Bake Oven.
1.5 Mezzo reinforcement fibres
On very rare occasions there is potential for fine metal fibres to protrude from the
oven base or dome. Please take care and consideration when maneuvering the
oven. These fibres can simply be removed or trimmed.
1.6 Mezzo Oven maintenance
Great! A self-cleaning oven! The Mezzo 76 boasts very little cleaning and
maintenance. All spilled or stuck on food will be burnt off by the heat achieved
within the oven. Simply remove the ashes before the next firing in a safe way (see
section 3.5).
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Ensure you regularly clean your Mezzo Oven flue, failure to do so may result in a
flue fire.
1.7 Building your Mezzo Oven in
When we (the Stone Bake Oven Company) mention “building the Mezzo Oven
in”, we mean applying further insulation to the Mezzo Oven dome and building
an enclosure around it or rendering it. The benefits of building in a Mezzo Oven
include extending heat retention from 4+ hours to over 20+ hours, it will be
weatherproof and the ability to finish the Mezzo Oven to your own design, using
wood, brick, metal, stone or other materials. You can purchse high heat insulation
wool and ceramic insulation boards from the Stone Bake online shop.
TOP TIP:
For Mezzo Oven build design examples visit the Stone Bake website.
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For excellent, free, easy to follow step-by-step build instructions simply contact the
Stone Bake Team.
2. Mezzo 76 Oven Assembly
2.1 Mezzo Oven and Flue clearances
Oven clearances are recommended for your safety and the safety of your
property. If you use the oven in its core form, greater oven clearances are
required. If you choose to build the Mezzo in, lesser oven clearances are required.
It is essential that these clearances are maintained, failure to do so may result in
fire.
