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- Page 1 USER MANUAL domestic ovens...
- Page 2 IGNITION - GAS CARE AND MAINTENANCE CLEANING WOOD-FIRED MODELS CLEANING GAS-FIRED MODELS VENTING GUIDE USING THE OVEN SPECIFICHE TECHICHE WOOD-FIRED OVEN: 32 - ONE 34 - CIAO 34 - 5 MINUTI 36 - 4 PIZZE 38 - ALLEGRO GAS-FIRED OVEN: 40 - ONE 42 - BRIO 42 - STONE OVEN...
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Page 3: General Warnings
GENERAL WARNINGS Do not touch the surfaces of the chimney flue during use. Keep any electrical wiring and fuel lines away from hot surfaces. Do not use the oven if it’s not working properly or you suspect a fault in operation. Do not move the oven during use or when it is hot. RETAIN THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Do not lean on or rest objects on the oven, this may compromise its Additional copies of this manual at www.alfaforni.com stability. Never extinguish the flame with water. In the event that a grease fire occurs, turn off the gas and leave the door closed until the fire is extinguished. WARNING: improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service or When using the oven wear heat resistant oven gloves. maintenance can cause property damage, injury or death. The parts that are sealed by the manufacturer should not be modified Read the installation, operating and maintenance instructions by the user. thoroughly before installing or servicing this equipment. Do not block the openings and slots provided for ventilation and heat dissipation. When using charcoal, only use high quality natural lump wood charcoal. Do not use briquettes, lava rock, liquid fuels, accelerants or PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR PROPER anything other than that expressly indicated. INSTALLATION AND OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF THE OVEN. Do not lift the oven from the sill or shelf The measurements of the refractory cooking floor may vary by a few millimeters, this tolerance is due to the craftsmanship of the product. -
Page 4: Safety Warnings
• If the oven has been altered in any manner and is no longer in the condition it was upon GAS LEAKS MAY RESULT IN FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND CAUSE SERIOUS delivery. PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. • If the recommended fuel has NOT been used. Never use liquid charcoal for barbecue, chemicals or any other fuel. • If the damage is due to the use of chemicals inside or outside the oven. IF YOU SMELL GAS: • This warranty does not cover the oven door. 1. Turn the gas off. 2. Put out any live fire or flames. • Damages due to exceeding the temperature limits of 450 °C/850 °F. 3. Open the door to the oven. • If you use parts not manufactured or recommended by Alfa. 4. Consult a licensed gas professional • If the damage is done to parts that are decorative or not functional that do not affect the normal use of the oven, including scratches or colour changes. • If the data plate has been removed, altered or erased. ATTENTION! The gas oven may be converted from LPG to natural gas and • Our firebricks are not covered by the warranty; however, our ovens include a spare one viceversa using the Alfa Ovens supplied conversion kit. Follow the supplied and further components can be purchased on demand. instructions or contact a qualified and licensed gas professional. WARNING: If the gas oven is not used close the gas supply valve. WARNING: Do not store unused gas cylinders near the oven. -
Page 5: Installation
50 cm 50 cm INSTALLATION 20 in 20 in ATTENTION the outer sides of the oven can reach temperatures above 50°C (120°F). Any flammable materials must not be within 1-metre radius of the oven. CAUTION: When being used, place the oven at a safe minimum distance from flammable materials or any other substance that can be damaged by heat. 20 cm 20 cm 8 in 8 in CAUTION Put the oven away from wind or strong draughts. Front view FOR YOUR SAFETY Place the oven on a flat and stable surface. Involuntary movements during operation may result in personal injury and property damage. - Page 6 CONNECTION ONLY FOR LPG OVENS CONNECT THE LPG BOTTLE Connect the flexible hose to the back of the oven. PRESSURE REGULATOR (not included): - Gas flow: 10 Kg/h - Outlet pressure: 1. Gas G 30 28-30 mbar 1. Insulate the oven gas connection with Teflon 2. Screw the gas regulator into the bottle valve 2. Gas G 31 30-37 mbar tape (A) and screw in the gas hose. and turn the bolt counterclockwise. Use the gas bottle spanner to tighten and not to damage the gasket and the watertight seal. FLEXIBLE HOSE (not included): - Diameter 1/2ʺ” - Length 1,5 m BOTTLE - We recommend a bottle between 10 and 30 kg. WARNING: Follow the advice for a proper use of a gas bottle. - Use a standard G30/G31 pressure regulator (not included) and a DN 12 mm CE EN 14 800 hose.
- Page 7 CONNECTION ONLY FOR NATURAL GAS OVENS CONNECT TO THE GAS NETWORK - The natural gas supply must be made with Ø 1/2ʺ galvanized pipe (A) or copper pipe (B) to fit into the burner inlet hole. Alternatively, use a (C) flexible connection pipe between the oven and the wall power supply. - Install the gas tap (D) - Connect the hose to the back of the oven. 1. Insulate the oven gas connection with Teflon 2. We recommend installing a gas-tap between WARNING: Follow the advice for a proper use of tape (A) and screw in the gas hose. the wall power supply and the connection pipe to the oven.
- Page 8 CONVERSION LPG-NATURAL GAS 3.1 REPLACEMENT OF THE PILOT ONLY FOR GAS OVENS NOZZLE (only in case of maintenance) Unscrew the fixing screw (h) from ONLY USE THE COMPONENTS the pilot light pipe. AND PARTS SUPPLIED BY ALFA FORNI. WARNING: The conversion must be performed by qualified technicians when the oven has completely cooled down. Improper installation, adjustment or maintenance can cause property damage or personal injury. The oven is supplied with LPG or natural gas. Remove the pipe (i). Follow the instruction for the conversion.
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Page 9: Lighting The Oven
4 - Slowly add larger wood logs to create a larger fire. Do this for about 15-20 minutes depending on the size of your oven. Larger ovens can take longer to heat up. Do not put too much wood in at one time and replace the door as noted in section 3 to help keep the flame inside the oven. 5 - After you’ve built a nice fire and hot bed of coals move them to the left side of the oven with the help of the ember mover. -
Page 10: Turning Off
TURNING OFF • To turn the oven off, close the oven door and wait for ash to form. • When the fire is out and the oven has been completely shut down FOR YOUR SAFETY: for 60 minutes or longer and you confirm the coals have cooled down, you can remove the ashes into a fire safe metal ash can. - Do not exceed the temperature limit of 500°C (1 000°F). • Never put hot coals or ashes on the ground, patio, deck or near - Do not leave the oven unattended when the fire is going. plants or trees. - To keep constant temp, throw in small quantities of firewood at regular intervals; do not keep adding more logs to avoid a dangerous rise in temperature or flames spilling out of the oven that might damage people or property. DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOOD ATTENTION Follow the specific instructions for each model, • Use small sized wood pieces that are very dry for lighting. in this manual from page 34 to page 41 •... -
Page 11: Other Commands
IGNITION OTHER COMMANDS FOR GAS-FIRED OVENS ONLY - To extinguish the flame of the main burner and leave only the pilot light on, turn the knob to the star. WARNING: Before firing up the oven, follow the instructions. - To switch off the main burner and the pilot light, turn the knob to the “0” position. - Check all gas connections before using the oven. - Do not lean over the oven when lighting it. - If the flame does not light, release the knob and turn it back to the “0” position, wait - Keep your face and your body at least 50 cm away from the oven door. There must be no for about 3 minutes and repeat the procedure. If it takes several tries to ignite, keep door, when lighting the oven. the knob pressed in the ignition position (Fig. 1) for a few minutes in order to drain the - The gas knob must be in the “0” position. gas inside the pipe. FOR YOUR SAFETY: 1. To ignite the pilot light, press and turn the knob - Do not exceed the limit temperature of 450°C (840°F). to the spark symbol. -
Page 12: Care And Maintenance
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 3. Clean the stainless-steel parts ALFA ovens are made with 304 stainless-steel outside and 253 stainless-steel inside. To clean these parts, we recommend that you use a stainless-steel CALENDARIO MANUTENZIONE cleaner. Please carefully read the warnings and CLEANING TIME SCHEDULE the instructions. Do not use detergents containing acids, white spirit or xylene. Rinse well after cleaning Combustion chamber Every use the oven. Cooking floor Every use Oven outside Weekly 4. Protect stainless steel. To better protect the stainless-steel parts, we suggest Stainless-steel parts Weekly using Vaseline or olive oil or baby oil as substitutes. In the case of beach front installations, to avoid salty Steel protection Monthly air corrosion and white thin layers, often clean the Burner Monthly oven with fresh water. Nozzles Yearly 5. - Page 13 CARE AND MAINTENANCE CARE AND MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR WOOD-FIRED OVENS SPECIFICATIONS FOR GAS-FIRED OVENS - Before lighting the oven make sure that the chimney flue is unobstructed and that 1. MAINTENANCE. The gas burner should be cleaned periodically by any previous ash has been removed. carefully sucking up any food residue. - When the fire is out and the oven is cold, collect the ash from previous cooking with a wire brush and a shovel. When cleaning valves and burners, be careful not to damage the burner. Do not enlarge the burner holes - The oven can be used all year round; in the winter months, heat the oven with a small (The openings where the gas escapes). fire to avoid thermal shock due to humidity. - Creosote - Formation and need for removal. When the wood is burned slowly, it produces organic vapors which combine with moisture to form creosote. Creosote vapors condense in the flue and accumulate on the inner surface of the flue. 2. GAS BURNER DISASSEMBLY - The chimney should be inspected at least twice a year for creosote build-up. When Before cleaning the gas burner, remove it from the you observe excessive creosote, it should be removed to reduce the risk of fire. oven by proceeding as follows: - Remove and sweep the chimney flue once a year: birds nesting in it or other - Remove the front knob (A).
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Page 14: Offset Elbow Installation
VENTING GUIDE FOR WOOD FIRED AND GAS OVENS IN THE GARDEN When installing the ALFA Oven in your outdoor cooking area with the venting away from any structures or low ceilings, the ALFA supplied high quality stainless steel pipe and cap are sufficient. WARNING: Major causes of vent related fires is failure to maintain required clearances (air spaces) to combustible materials. Note: The outer walls of oven may reach high temperatures, more than 50°C (125°F). Position the oven so it is not in contact with the wall or other furniture and OFFSET ELBOW INSTALLATION: make sure there is a gap of at least 8 inches (20cm). - Avoid elbows if at all possible, as a vertical pipe or chimney is the most efficient - Pipe or chimney systems may have a maximum of 2 offsets (two elbows ON THE TERRACE OR total) of 30-degrees from vertical UNDER A PERGOLA For indoor ALFA oven venting installations, or outdoor settings where your wood fired oven will be under a roof structures, DO NOT CONNECT THIS TO A CHIMNEY FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE pergolas, or terrace. - Page 15 Start the fire with small After fire has fully started Continue to add wood as or your desired baking door. If temp lowers, insert pieces of wood in the center and burning thoroughly needed (one or two pieces) temperature. a small piece of wood or of the oven floor. move to the left side using to keep temperature around lump charcoal, if temp rises the wood or pizza turner 400°C (750°F). slightly open door (par.2) tools. - 1.2 For grilling Grilling uses more embers to get the smoke flavor in the oven and less flame to prevent burning. Larger pieces of wood or lump charcoal (not briquettes) can help control temps. - 2.1 Manage the smoke Smoke can be desired for traditional barbeque but also can be to much for certain foods and for the people that you are entertaining – both taste wise and vision/...
- Page 16 USE THE DOOR AND SMALL PIECES OF WOOD TO STABILIZE - 3.3 Raise the temperature up - 3.1 Stabilize the temperature The wood fired oven is a machine that can also raise the temperature quickly, with The wood fired oven is designed to let the user choose the right temperature stainless steel dome oven, it’s simply and easy to do. depending on what they are cooking. Stabilizing the temperature is the biggest challenge for the user but with experience it becomes much easier. There are 3 elements designed to assist in Temperature stabilization: FROM 150°C (300°F) TO 250°C (480°F) FROM 200°C (400°F) TO 300°C (570°F) Insert 1 small piece of wood and close the Insert 2-3 small pieces of wood. door partially on the opposite side of the The Door (use the door The Fuel: once temperature Rotation -Control and flame to control the internal is consistent and stable , check distance of food from temperature, open more to add small pieces of lump the flame and embers to cool down and close more...
- Page 17 - 4.3 Deep Dish Pizza/Detroit Style Pizza How valuable can a good piece of advice be? Pizza in a tray/pan is made for more toppings and a thicker pan A little section that comes in handy with interesting crust. Cast Iron, stainless steel or mixed-use heavy trays are tutorials on various topics such as cooking times. recommended. The difficulty in cooking this kind of pizza is to cook the bottom of the pizza: we suggest covering the pizza with an aluminum foil with flame. After 10 minutes, check the bottom of www.alfaforni.com/en/blog-en/tutorial-oven/ pizza: if it is almost brown, you can remove the aluminum paper and leave the pizza to be cooked on top. Pizza dough Alfa presents the video recipe to prepare - 4.4 Big bread a perfect pizza dough. If you want to cook a larger loaf of bread (at least 4 pizza dough, 1 Kg) you want to have lot of embers. With temperature approximately 200°C (400°F) and the cooking floor is around 200°C www.alfaforni.com/en/pizza-dough/ (400°F) you can insert the bread dough. We suggest closing the door and checking the temperature every 5-10 minutes. The oven should cool down to 160°C (325°F) in one hour and the bread should be ready (do not cut it till it’s cold). WRITE US A member of our staff will contact you as soon as possible. www.alfaforni.com/en/contact-us/...
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Page 18: Technical Specs
• NEVER overload the One oven with firewood; 3-4 logs are more than enough to heat it up and just add a small piece every 15 minutes to maintain the temperature. - Page 19 CIAO AND 5 MINUTI WOOD-FIRED OVEN TECHNICAL SPECS CIAO AND 5 MINUTI WOOD-FIRED OVEN WARNINGS • When firing the oven or adding a log to the fire, you might have smoke coming out of it; do not worry, this is completely normal and it is only due to thermal shock. •...
- Page 20 4PIZZE WOOD-FIRED OVEN TECHNICAL SPECS 4PIZZE WOOD-FIRED OVEN WARNINGS • When firing the oven or adding a log to the fire, you might have smoke coming out of it; do not worry, this is completely normal and it is only due to thermal shock. •...
- Page 21 ALLEGRO WOOD-FIRED OVEN TECHNICAL SPECS ALLEGRO WOOD-FIRED OVEN WARNINGS • When firing the oven or adding a log to the fire, you might have smoke coming out of it; do not worry, this is completely normal and it is only due to thermal shock. •...
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Page 22: Technical Specifications
ONE GAS OVEN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ONE GAS OVEN WARNINGS • NEVER set the ONE gas-fired oven temperature above 450 °C (840 °F). Heat it to full whack for no more than 40 minutes with the door closed, then open the door and start cooking. • Clean the oven when it’s cool. • Do not clean the inside of the oven with chemicals or toxic agents. When the oven is cool, clean it with a damp (not wet) cloth. • If there’s soot the external part of the oven, let the oven cool and scrub it with a cloth soaked in water or a specific product. • To avoid stressing the oven, NEVER exceed the temperature indicated on the thermometer supplied by more than 450°/500°C (840°/1000°F). • The Alfa oven can be cleaned by the fire itself through a process called “pyrolysis” (CONSULT THE USER MANUAL) Ignition CAUTION STARTER • Turn the knob anticlockwise and keep it pressed for • If the oven has remained at maximum flame and with the door closed for more than 40 about one minute to allow the gas to flow. FLAME minutes and has reached an internal temperature of more than 450°C (840°F), do not SETTINGS • Push the ignition button for a few seconds and wait touch the external surface, the flue, the chimney cowl or the front parts of the oven. In... - Page 23 • Clean the oven when it’s cool. • Do not clean the inside of the oven with chemicals or toxic agents. When the oven is cool, clean it with a damp (not wet) cloth. • If there’s soot the external part of the oven, let the oven cool and scrub it with a cloth soaked in water or a specific product. • To avoid stressing the oven, NEVER exceed the temperature indicated on the thermometer supplied by more than 450°/500°C (840°/1000°F). • The Alfa oven can be cleaned by the fire itself through a process called “pyrolysis” (see user manual) Ignition CAUTION STARTER • Turn the knob counterclockwise and keep it pressed • If the oven has remained at maximum flame and with the door closed for a longer time for about one minute to allow the gas to flow. FLAME indicated by the manufacturer and has reached an internal temperature above 450°C SETTINGS • Push the ignition button for a few seconds and (840°F), do not touch the external surface, the flue, the chimney cowl or the front parts of wait until the oven pilot lights up while keeping the the oven. In any case, do not touch or keep your face near the oven when it is in use. knob pressed. Turn the knob counterclockwise to • NEVER disassemble the BRIO and STONE OVEN so as not to compromise its use. The maximum flame. Alfa Forni company is not liable to damages to persons or property due to tampering or • Close the oven door and wait 40-50 minutes for the improper use of the oven. refractory stone floor to heat up.
- Page 24 • If there’s soot the external part of the oven, let the oven cool and scrub it with a cloth soaked in water or a specific product. • To avoid stressing the oven, NEVER exceed the temperature indicated on the thermometer supplied by more than 450°C (840°F). • The Alfa oven can be cleaned by the fire itself through a process called “pyrolysis” (see user manual) STARTER CAUTION Ignition • If the oven has remained at maximum flame and with the door closed for a longer time FLAME • Turn the knob counterclockwise and keep it pressed SETTINGS indicated by the manufacturer and has reached an internal temperature above 450°C for about one minute to allow the gas to flow. (840°F), do not touch the external surface, the flue, the chimney cowl or the front parts of • Push the ignition button for a few seconds and the oven. In any case, do not touch or keep your face near the oven when it is in use. wait until the oven pilot lights up while keeping the • NEVER disassemble the Dolce Vita so as not to compromise its use. The Alfa Forni knob pressed. Turn the knob counterclockwise to company is not liable to damages to persons or property due to tampering or improper maximum flame. use of the oven. • Close the oven door and wait 40 minutes for the • DO NOT handle the oven when it is running, wait for the oven to cool completely and FROM HIGH refractory stone floor to heat up. then lift it to move it.
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Page 25: Troubleshooting
THE OVEN SMOKES - If the oven is installed indoors, check that the chimney flue is not DOWN TOO EARLY - Refrain from making short-lived fires that would not heat the oven clogged and that the bends are no greater than 45 degrees. Also thoroughly. verify that the air vents are working. Close the oven door when you - Check that the gas burner is working and close the door. are doing it. - Check that the fire is on one side of the oven and not near the - Check that the oven is at the right temperature. mouth. - Heat up the oven with a strong fire for 10 minutes. THE OVEN DOES THE OVEN DOES - Heat up the oven with a strong fire for 20 minutes. - Make sure that the oven maintains the ideal temperature NOT COOK AS YOU NOT HEAT - Do not stack firewood on top of the glowing embers. - Page 26 NOTE NOTE...
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