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HOW TO USE
1.
We recommend leaving the oven rack out while preheating the oven and only place it into
the oven when required for cooking. The rack has a front lip facing downwards and a rear
lip facing upwards. To place the rack in the oven you have to tilt the front edge of the rack
upwards and push it in the oven past the safety stops and then you can lower the rack
into the horizontal position and push it fully into the oven.
2.
Bring your oven to the desired temperature. 250 to 350 degree depending on what you
plan to cook.
3.
Once you have your oven temperature established you can allow your fire to die down.
Close the flue damper as required.
4.
The sand and brick insulation can hold the heat for up to two hours.
5.
Proceed to cook.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Thermal cleaning of wood fired oven
When you are cooking it is possible that grease and debris from food could build up on the
floor. To remove this build up, simply move some hot coals over the part of the floor and let it
burn away.
Excess ash should be removed from the oven when necessary, placed in a non-combustible
container with a tightly fitting lid and moved to a place clear of combustible materials.
Recoating
These ovens are made from steel and may rust in areas where the protective paint has been
damaged. This can easily be rectified by touching up those areas with 'Stove bright High Tem-
perature Paint', number 6309 metallic black (available in spray cans from your Glen Dimplex
Pizzeria dealers).
Recoat or touch up your oven as follows:
Wash down the outside of the oven with warm soapy water to remove all grease and dirt,
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then rinse and allow it to dry.
Using fine steel wool, rub back any flaking areas of paint.
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Spray paint either the whole oven or selected areas as per recommendations from the
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paint manufacturer.
USE THE RIGHT FUEL
Using the right fuel will create a cleaner, hotter and more efficient fire.
Always burn dry, well-seasoned wood in your oven. This kind of wood may give a sharp
'cracking' sound when pieces are struck together, or will have visible cracks from the centre of
the log. If timber is unseasoned it may be cool to the touch or may still have green bark at-
tached. Wood that gives off steam or water when burnt is not sufficiently dry.
If you have unseasoned wood, split and stack the wood in a criss-cross pattern to allow for
maximum air circulation. Don't totally cover the woodpile with plastic as this creates a high hu-
midity environment and will draw moisture out of the soil into the wood.
Never use treated hard or soft woods. The letters CCA, which refer to a common treatment
process, stand for Copper, Chrome and Arsenic. The treatment is designed to repel insects and
stop decay.
Never use previously painted or coated timber. They may contain Lead or other potentially
toxic solvents or substances.3
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