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C BO - 5 0 0
C BO -7 5 0
Fire Up the Good Life!
A MAJOR CAUSE OF OVEN-RELATED FIRES IS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED CLEARANCES (AIR SPACES) TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THIS OVEN BE INSTALLED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

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  • Page 1 User Manual C BO - 5 0 0 C BO -7 5 0 Fire Up the Good Life! A MAJOR CAUSE OF OVEN-RELATED FIRES IS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED CLEARANCES (AIR SPACES) TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THIS OVEN BE INSTALLED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
  • Page 2 CAUTION: TO ENSURE THE STABILITY AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE OVEN, DO NOT USE MAKESHIFT MATERIALS IN ITS ASSEMBLY OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS SUPPORT BASE OR DECORATIVE SURROUND. USE ONLY THE MATERIALS SUPPLIED OR RECOMMENDED BY CHICAGO BRICK OVEN.
  • Page 3 If your photos are chosen, we’ll send you a Chicago Brick Oven vest and hat and post the photos to our website. Fire Up the Good Life!

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CBO-500 Assembly Instructions ......6-12 CBO-750 Assembly Instructions ......13-19 Customized Enclosure Designs ........20 Wood-Fired 101 Curing Your Oven ..............21 Firing Your Oven ..............22 How the Oven Works .............23 Cooking in Your Oven ............. 24 Using Flavored Wood .............25 Frequently Asked Questions ........
  • Page 5 CBO-500 Pre-Assembly INSTALL AND USE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHICAGO BRICK OVEN’S INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (OR EQUIVALENT). CONTACT LOCAL BUILDING OFFICIALS OR FIRE OFFICIALS ABOUT RESTRICTIONS AND INSTALLATION INSPECTION IN YOUR AREA. Requirements for Clearance from A minimum 24" pipe section is required. If you are assembling your Chimney at 90, °...

  • Page 6: Cbo-500 Assembly Instructions

    CBO-500 Assembly Instructions CBO-500 OVENS SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL OR SUITABLY-QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL. Parts and Components Dome, Hearth (2 pieces) Decorative Door Nuts & Bolts ThermoWorks DuraVent Anchor Plate & Arch Thermometer (Model #9441, 6") 18" Gauge Galvannealed Insulating Boards...

  • Page 7: Oven Assembly

    It is recommended that you sweep or vacuum the Galvannealed surface to remove debris before hearth installation. Oven Assembly Shown is the final assembly of the three-piece CBO-500 oven. The final assembly will rest on the Galvannealed Steel Plate and Insulation Board on your support base.
  • Page 8 CBO-500 Assembly Instructions After the Insulation Board has been set and the Galvannealed Steel Plate placed on top of it, you are now ready to set the Hearth into place. Line the Front Hearth piece up with the front of the Oven base. As you can see, the Insulation Board is not exposed to the elements and covers the entire Main Hearth.
  • Page 9 CBO-500 Assembly Instructions In this picture, you will see we have a Metal Shroud. If you are building a Stone or Brick Shroud, it should follow the contour of the Oven, but not rest on the Arch. Now slide the Front Hearth into place and abut up against the Middle Hearth as close as possible.
  • Page 10 CBO-500 Operating Instructions TO PROTECT THE INTERIOR OF YOUR OVEN FROM RAIN AND OTHER MOISTURE, A PROTECTIVE RAIN CAP must BE installEd ON TOP OF THE FLUE PIPE TO ENSURE THAT MOISTURE DOES NOT GET INTO YOUR OVEN. Operating Instructions After you have cured your Oven and are ready to start cooking, light a small fire and slowly build it up.
  • Page 11 • Never use water, marinades or other liquids directly on the Hearth. • DO NOT OVER-FIRE! When flame spills out of the Oven, If you have any questions about the use and care of your CBO-500 Oven, please send us an email to info@chicagobrickoven.com.
  • Page 12 CBO-750 Pre-Assembly INSTALL AND USE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHICAGO BRICK OVEN’S INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (OR EQUIVALENT). CONTACT LOCAL BUILDING OFFICIALS OR FIRE OFFICIALS ABOUT RESTRICTIONS AND INSTALLATION INSPECTION IN YOUR AREA. Requirements for Clearance from A minimum 24" pipe section is required. If you are assembling your Chimney at 90, °...

  • Page 13: Cbo-750 Assembly Instructions

    CBO-750 Assembly Instructions CBO-750 OVENS SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL OR SUITABLY-QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL. Parts and Components Dome, Hearth (3 pieces) Decorative Door Nuts & Bolts ThermoWorks Mortar & Arch Thermometer 18" Gauge Galvannealed Insulating Boards Insulating Blanket Anchor Box with Cooking Accessories: Steel Plate DuraVent Anchor Plate—...
  • Page 14 CBO-750 Assembly Instructions Hearth Insulation Sub-hearth Insulation Board (supplied) Your CBO-750 Oven comes with Insulation Boards (shipped in three pieces) that are placed under the 18-guage Galvannealed Steel Plate and both pieces of the Hearth for insulation. Place the Insulation Board on the Support Base. Next, lay the Galvannealed Steel Plate over the Insulation Board.
  • Page 15 The recommended approach is to gently slide the centerpiece into position. Align the edges of wing pieces to the edges of the centerpiece. A Chicago Brick Oven is a custom-manufactured product so some variances may occur, but will not affect the performance of your Oven.
  • Page 16 CBO-750 Assembly Instructions Cut the back of the Insulation with a razor blade and tuck it into place. Pull the sides of the Insulation around the back of the Oven. You can tie the Insulation with metal straps, or aluminum tape, or just leave it in place. You are now ready to mortar the Arch to the Dome.
  • Page 17 CBO-750 Operating Instructions TO PROTECT THE INTERIOR OF YOUR OVEN FROM RAIN AND OTHER MOISTURE, A PROTECTIVE RAIN CAP must BE installEd ON TOP OF THE FLUE PIPE TO ENSURE THAT MOISTURE DOES NOT GET INTO YOUR OVEN. Operating Instructions After you have cured your Oven and are ready to start cooking, light a small fire and slowly build it up.
  • Page 18 CBO-750 Best Practices Other Precautions and Instructions • A protective rain cap must be installed on top of the Flue Pipe to ensure that moisture does not get into your Oven. • LOCAL REGULATIONS ABOUT WOOD-BURNING • Ash Disposal: Brush out the ashes after each use with your EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE CONSULTED.

  • Page 19: Customized Enclosure Designs

    Customized Enclosure Designs However you plan to install your CBO Oven—as a Here are just a few examples of how other homeowners have stand-alone unit or as part of a complete outdoor customized their CBO wood-fired ovens and created their kitchen—and whatever your material preference—...

  • Page 20: Curing Your Oven

    Curing Your Oven Although your Oven may seem dry once you complete the Another method of curing your new Oven is to build a fire in a installation process, there are small amounts of moisture pockets separate location. Then take the coals and place them into the that need to work their way out.

  • Page 21: Firing Your Oven

    Firing Your Oven Once you’ve properly cured your Oven, you’re ready to fire it for cooking. Always start with dry kindling placed 10" from the front of the Oven. CAUTION: NEVER USE CHEMICALS OR STARTER FLUIDS; YOU WILL NOT NEED THEM. Once the fire is going, add small pieces of wood to build the fire.

  • Page 22: How The Oven Works

    How the Oven Works WOOD BURNING BRICK OVENS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ALL THREE COOKING METHODS—RADIANT HEAT, CONVECTION AND CONDUCTION. FlameRoll ™ Only our proprietary low-dome construction creates the perfect FlameRoll from front to ™ back. In this unique cooking method, the vent pulls the flame horizontally across the top of the Dome and then vertically back down the side.

  • Page 23: Cooking In Your Oven

    Cooking in Your Oven ONCE THE OVEN HAS BEEN HEATED TO THE POINT THE ENTIRE DOME HAS TURNED A WHITISH GREY, YOU’RE READY TO COOK USING EITHER THE OPEN-DOOR OR CLOSED-DOOR METHOD. Open-Door Cooking Open-door cooking is used to cook pizzas and other foods that require medium to high temperatures.

  • Page 24: Using Flavored Wood

    Using Flavored Wood JUST IMAGINE THE AROMA AND MOUTH-WATERING TASTE OF APPLE WOOD TURKEY, ORANGE WOOD DUCK OR MAPLE WOOD STEAK! To maximize your cooking experience, there’s nothing better than using a fine cooking wood—alder, apple, apricot, cherry, grape, hickory, lemon, maple, mesquite, nectarine, orange, peach, pear, pecan, plum, white oak.

  • Page 25: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions What besides pizza can I cook in my wood What accessories come with the purchase burning brick oven? of a CBO Oven? There is no limit to what you can cook in your CBO wood-fired Every CBO Oven comes with Insulation, Decorative Door brick oven.

  • Page 26: Frequently Asked Questions

    They are heavy and do require a properly poured foundation. outside of the Oven will be hot to touch; just how hot depends The total combined weight of the CBO-500 Oven and on your design and use of insulation. If installed properly, the Decorative Cover design you choose is 300 lbs.

  • Page 27: Operating Instructions

    • The manufacturer is not responsible for eventual environment A Chicago Brick Oven Oven has a low chamber, so you do not damages, nuisance, or smoke and carbon particles. need to overheat it like other ovens that have a high chamber.

  • Page 28: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty Chicago Brick Oven, a manufacturer of wood-fired ovens, warrants the products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of shipment. Local regulations about wood burning equipment should be consulted.
  • Page 30 For more information, visit chicagobrickoven.com Chicago Brick Oven 205 E. Butterfield, #448 Elmhurst, IL 60126 © 2013 Chicago Brick Oven. All rights reserved.

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