Forno Bravo Toscana80 Installation And Operation Manual

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Toscana Assembled Oven

Installation and Operation Manual

Forno Bravo, LLC
Toscana Assembled Refractory Ovens, Including:
Toscana80, Toscana90, Toscana100, Toscana110
Installation and Operation Manual
A MAJOR CAUSE OF OVEN-RELATED FIRE 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.
Forno Bravo, LLC
744 Neeson Road
Marina, CA 93933
(800) 407-5119
info@fornobravo.com
http://www.fornobravo.com
© Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served.
Ver. 1.4
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  • Page 1: Installation And Operation Manual

    CLEARANCES (AIR SPACES) TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THIS OVEN BE INSTALLED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Forno Bravo, LLC 744 Neeson Road Marina, CA 93933 (800) 407-5119 info@fornobravo.com http://www.fornobravo.com © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 2 Curing of the refractories is not done as part of the manufacturing process. Follow the instructions for curing the oven. Failure to follow the curing schedule can cause damage to the oven, and will void the oven warranty. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    THE WARRANTY profits, or loss of use of the product. Forno Bravo, LLC, an importer and producer of ovens and In no event shall Forno Bravo be responsible for any fireplaces, warrants it ovens and fireplaces (herein referred...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    11. Types of Wood-Fired Cooking ........................12. Oven Management ............................13. Pizza Baking ..............................Appendix 1. Cucina Stand Assembly ........................Appendix 2: Dimensions ............................Appendix 3. Optional Cooking Equipment ......................© Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 5: About Your Oven

    When you are not using the oven, always 1. About Your Oven place the oven door tightly across the oven opening. Your assembled Toscana Forno Bravo oven is made by Hairline Cracks hand, with care, in the U.S., using traditional methods and Small hairline cracks may appear in your oven dome or the highest quality refractories and insulators.
  • Page 6: Contained In The Crate

    Installation and Operation Manual 2. Contained in the Crate The oven, chimney and cap; Steel door with thermometer Forno Bravo CD ROM with wood-fired cooking and oven operation eBooks. Optional Accessories (not included with the Available in Yellow or Terracotta.
  • Page 7: Optional Oven Tools

    Toscana Assembled Oven Installation and Operation Manual 3. Optional Oven Tools Forno Bravo provides optional oven tools that will make your Primavera oven more fun and functional: A rake with a specially shaped head to allow you to move wood and hot coals and reach the edge where the oven dome meets the cooking floor.
  • Page 8 A log holder to keep your wood in place, and improve the airflow, flame and heat in your oven. An infrared thermometer for reading the oven dome and floor temperature. © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 9: Moving Your Oven

    DO NOT TURN THE OVEN ON ITS SIDE. The Toscana oven is not designed to be turned on its side and you will cause significant damage to the oven if you do so. ______________________________________________ © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 10: Oven Placement

    ______________________________________________ The Toscana oven can be placed on a variety of support structures, including the Forno Bravo Cucina metal stand frame, a customer built oven stand, an outdoor kitchen counter, and a BBQ island. Support structures can be A block stand can be stuccoed to match the color of the build from concrete block, metal studs, or angle iron.
  • Page 11: Curing Your Oven

    Enjoy your oven. For additional information on how to get the most from your Toscana oven, read our guide to Wood-Fired Cooking, available on the Forno Bravo CD- ROM provided with this oven, and through our web site – www.fornobravo.com.
  • Page 12: Firing And Operation

    The closed container of ashes should be placed on a non-combustible floor, or on the ground, well away from all combustible materials pending disposal. When the ashes are disposed by burial © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 13: Oven Care And Maintenance

    Clean the ashes out of your oven, before you light a new fire. Old, cold ashes will get in the way of food baking. © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 14: How Your Oven Works

    Live Fire When cooking with a live fire, your Forno Bravo oven cooks simultaneously in three ways, as shown in the three graphics on the right: Reflected heat •...
  • Page 15 © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 16: Types Of Wood-Fired Cooking

    —————————————————————————— pizza, pizza-like flatbreads and certain types of appetizers, all of which cook in a couple of minutes. Your Forno Bravo For a visual description of how your Forno Bravo Pizza Oven can be pizza-ready in about 45 minutes. The...
  • Page 17 As the temperature falls, your oven will cook gently and consistently using the heat retained in the oven dome and floor. © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 18: Combination Cooking

    If your recipe calls for sautéing something (anything), such as onions and garlic, celery and carrots, or ground beef, you can use a metal pan to do the job in your Forno Bravo oven. Preheat the pans for a minute or two, and then add your olive oil, and return the pan for a few seconds.
  • Page 19 If you have a conventional charcoal grill, use your Forno Bravo oven shovel to move hot coals to our grill. ——————————————————————————...
  • Page 20: Oven Management

    This “whitening” is the sign that dome is reaching the desired cooking temperature. This change occurs when the carbon accumulated on the oven dome reaches about 700ºF, and turns from black to © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 21 Vera Pizza Napoletana A quick word on oven temperature. There has been a lot of discussion on oven temperature ever since Forno Bravo first translated the original Verace Pizza Napoletana document a number of years ago. Since then we have received many emails and phone calls asking our opinion on cooking temperature, and whether the 900ºF...
  • Page 22: Pizza Baking

    After about 60 seconds, slide your turning peel under the pizza and turn it 180 degrees, so that the side that was furthest from the fire is now facing it. The Forno Bravo round turning peel has a hand glide that allows you to rotate the peel under the pizza in order to easily rotate it.
  • Page 23: Appendix 1. Cucina Stand Assembly

    The Cucina stand is an optional modular metal stand and you will damage the oven enclosure if you frame for creating a “built-in” look for the Forno Bravo try to make it fit. Pour a concrete hearth and residential ovens. The stand consists of a metal stand...
  • Page 24: Appendix 2: Dimensions

    Toscana Assembled Oven Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 2: Dimensions © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 25 Toscana Assembled Oven Installation and Operation Manual © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 26 Toscana Assembled Oven Installation and Operation Manual © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 27 Toscana Assembled Oven Installation and Operation Manual © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 28: Appendix 3. Optional Cooking Equipment

    Dough cutter. An oil canister for swirling extra virgin olive oil on your pizzas before you put them in the oven. Serving plate. Pizza cutter. Stand mixer © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 29 Dough tray Cast iron pots and pans. Vertical A metal stand that holds a chicken upright with a Tuscan Grill. beer can inside its cavity. © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...
  • Page 30 Be careful with any ceramic pan that you would be sad to lose. Better safe than sorry. The combination of high heat, flame and being moved around with a pizza peel can be rough on any pan. © Forno Bravo, LLC 2010. All Rights Served. Ver. 1.4...

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