Alfresco Chef EMBER User manual

EMBER
Wood Fired Oven
Manual
Alfresco Chef ® is a registered trademark. Distributed in the UK by Innovative Food Ingredients Ltd, SK16 4RE.
www.thealfrescochef.co.uk

READ AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ASSEMBLING
AND USING YOUR OVEN
USE CAUTION AND CARE WHEN OPERATING THE OVEN
SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
•ONLY USE THIS OVEN ON A FLAT, HARD, STABLE AND NON-COMBUSTABLE
SURFACE. ENSURE THE SURFACE IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE WEIGHT OF THE
OVEN. NEVER USE ON WOODEN OR COMBUSTABLE SURFACES.
•DO NOT USE THE OVEN WITHIN 3 METRES OF ALL COMBUSTABLE MATERIALS
(BUILDINGS, FENCES, DECKING, TREES, BUSHES ETC.)
•DO NOT USE OVEN UNDER A ROOF COVERING, ORNING OR OVERHANG.
•DO NOT OPERATE THIS OVEN INDOORS. DO NOT OPERATE THE OVEN IN VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS.
•DO NOT USE PETROL, ALCOHOL OR KEROSENE TO LIGHT THE OVEN. USE OF THESE
MATERIALS COULD LEAD TO SEVERE BODY INJURY
•NEVER USE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS DURING OPERATION, OR ANY FUELS THAT HAVE
BEEN PRE-SOAKED IN FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. USE ONLY KILN DRIED HARDWOOD
AND WOOD PELLETS TO FUEL THE OVEN.
•THE OVEN WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT DURING USE. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
ADDING HARDWOOD TO THE FIRE. USE CAUTION WHEN REACHING INTO THE OVEN
•AVOID TOUCHING HOT SURFACES AND PROTECT YOURSELF WITH OVEN MITTS
WHEN OPERATING THE OVEN.
•DO NOT MOVE THE OVEN WHEN IN USE.
•DO NOT LEAVE OVEN UNATTENDED WHEN IN USE.
•DO NOT STORE THE OVEN NEAR ANY FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, OR WHERE GASES OR
FLAMMABLE VAPOURS ARE PRESENT.
•IMPROPER INSTALLATION, ASSEMBLY, SERVICE OR MAINTENANCE MAY CAUSE
PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH

USING YOUR EMBER OVEN
READ ALL SAFETY NOTES ABOVE BEFORE USING THE OVEN
Wood
Use a kiln dried hardwood, or wood pellets, with a moisture content of 20% or less. Using
softwood or hardwood with a high moisture content will limit the performance significantly
and could damage your oven.
Door
Use the door for heating the oven, and when cooking. It should also be used between
pizzas to maintain temperature. Always take care to use an oven mitt when holding the
door handle.
MAINTENANCE & CLEANING
It is highly recommended that your oven is kept under a cover when not in use.
When not in use for long periods of time, It is recommended that your oven is stored under
a cover in garage or shed.
Always allow the oven to cool before cleaning.
Always let ash and wood residue cool before removing from the oven and disposing.
Never empty hot ash or embers into waste disposal containers.
Use warm soapy water to clean the exterior of the oven after every use. Do not use oven
cleaner under any circumstances.
Most debris from cooking will reduce to ashes and can be brushed off the surface of the
ceramic floor tile with a brass bristled brush. Avoid fatty liquids coming into contact with
the base wherever possible.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Making pizzas
1. Remove everything from inside the oven, apart from the ceramic tile base. Place the
door on the oven and close the refuelling door. If there is any wind, face the back of
the oven into the wind.
2. Remove the wood box from the back of the Ember. Place a Firestarter in the wood
box and cover it with some smaller pieces of wood or a few handfuls of pellets before
lighting, but do not fill above level. Light the Firestarter and let the fire build through
the kindling before adding more pieces of hardwood. If you have a blowtorch, you
can use this to light the kindling, or if you are using pellets, the blowtorch will need

around 45-60 seconds to ignite the pellets. Once you are happy that the fuel is lit and
burning well, place the wood box back inside the oven.
3. Once the fire is established, keep adding pieces of wood or a small handful of pellets
through the hopper to ensure that the oven steadily increases in temperature.
Overfilling the wood box could smother the fire - you are always aiming to see bright
yellow flames rolling along the top of the oven.
4. Keep adding wood until the oven is over 400°C. If you are using wood pieces, adding
some pellets can help the oven get to optimal cooking temperature.
5. Once you have your pizza on the peel and ready to bake, remove the oven door and
slide the pizza onto the ceramic tile floor. Replace the door whilst the pizza is
cooking. Check the pizza after 40 seconds, as you will need to begin turning the edges
away from the back of the oven to avoid burning. The pizza will take around 60-90
seconds to cook –check that the base of the pizza is cooked before removing.
Instructions for other baking and roasting
Follow instructions until the end of step 3. Add wood until the temperature is above
your target cooking temperature, then allow the wood to burn to embers.
6. If the oven cools, add small pieces of wood to restore the temperature.
7. Once you are happy that the oven is at your desired cooking temperature, place your
tray or pot inside the oven. Never allow fatty liquid to come into contact with the
ceramic tile floor. Cook your food for the desired time or internal temperature is
reached.
WARRANTY
The Alfresco Chef Wood Fired Ovens guarantee the oven and its components to be free
from defects in materials and workmanship for up to 3 years.
Please retain your receipt, invoice or any other proof of purchase for the duration of your
ownership.
Exclusions
The following exclusions apply to the warranty.
•Where the oven has been subject to use outside of the above user guide. This
includes the use of anything other than untreated hardwood for fuel and burning the
oven at excessive temperatures.
•Where the oven has been subject to normal wear and tear.
•Oven tiles are not covered by the warranty but are available from the manufacturer.
Please be careful with tiles when moving the oven.