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Section 03
PIZZA OVEN OPERATION
HOW TO USE YOUR
PIZZA OVEN
For best results:
01. Please reference the
Ignition | Pizza Oven chapter
for instructions on achieving
and maintaining the oven
temperature.
02. Always cook with door closed.
03. Rotate pizza 90° (a quarter turn)
when the cooking time has
reached the halfway point.
FRESH PIZZA
STEP Preheat oven to 700° F
(380° C).
STEP Pizza cooking time is
about 2-4 minutes depending on the
size and thickness of the dough of
the pizza. Thicker or denser foods
require more time.
STEP Pull out the pizza when
the crust has reached your desired
readiness, or when the edges of the
pizza crust are golden-brown.
FROZEN PIZZAS,
COOKIES, ETC.
Follow the food manufacture’s direc-
tions on box/ recipe.
CLEANING YOUR PIZZA
OVEN
• Do not mistake brown or black
accumulation of grease and smoke
for paint. Interiors of gas ovens
are not painted at the factory (and
should never be painted). Apply a
strong solution of detergent and
water, or use an oven cleaner with
scrub brush on insides of oven lid
and bottom. Rinse and allow to
completely air dry.
• Clean cooking stone simply by
brushing o. If desired, wash Pizza
Stone with warm water.
NEVER USE SOAP ON THE
COOKING STONE. This may pene-
trate the stone’s cooking area and
leave a soap taste in food.
!WARNING
Use insulated oven mitts or
gloves when opening oven
door or touching the door
handle.
!CAUTION
The cooking stone surface is
hotter than the air.
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Section 03
PIZZA OVEN OPERATION
HOW TO USE YOUR
PIZZA OVEN
For best results:
01. Please reference the
Ignition | Pizza Oven chapter
for instructions on achieving
and maintaining the oven
temperature.
02. Always cook with door closed.
03. Rotate pizza 90° (a quarter turn)
when the cooking time has
reached the halfway point.
FRESH PIZZA
STEP Preheat oven to 700° F
(380° C).
STEP Pizza cooking time is
about 2-4 minutes depending on the
size and thickness of the dough of
the pizza. Thicker or denser foods
require more time.
STEP Pull out the pizza when
the crust has reached your desired
readiness, or when the edges of the
pizza crust are golden-brown.
FROZEN PIZZAS,
COOKIES, ETC.
Follow the food manufacture’s direc-
tions on box/ recipe.
CLEANING YOUR PIZZA
OVEN
• Do not mistake brown or black
accumulation of grease and smoke
for paint. Interiors of gas ovens
are not painted at the factory (and
should never be painted). Apply a
strong solution of detergent and
water, or use an oven cleaner with
scrub brush on insides of oven lid
and bottom. Rinse and allow to
completely air dry.
• Clean cooking stone simply by
brushing o. If desired, wash Pizza
Stone with warm water.
NEVER USE SOAP ON THE
COOKING STONE. This may pene-
trate the stone’s cooking area and
leave a soap taste in food.
!WARNING
Use insulated oven mitts or
gloves when opening oven
door or touching the door
handle.
!CAUTION
The cooking stone surface is
hotter than the air.
Care & Maintenance
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STORAGE
• In order to extend and maintain
the life and condition of your
appliance, we strongly
recommend that the unit be
covered when le outside for any
length of time, especially during
the winter months.
• Take care to always completely
dry your appliance before storing
and keep away from rain and
sprinklers.
• Cover the burners with
aluminum foil in order to prevent
insects or other debris from
collecting in the burner holes.
• When gas supply is connected
to appliance, store appliance
outdoors in a well-ventilated
space and out of reach of children.
• Store appliance indoors ONLY if
gas supply is turned o, discon-
nected, removed from appliance
and stored outdoors.
• When removing appliance from
storage, clean burner assembly
before starting appliance. (Please
reference the Cleaning the Burner
Assembly section.)
VALVE CHECK
Ensure gas is o at the supply shut
o valve before checking appli-
ance valves. Knobs must be locked
in OFF position.
STEP To check valves, push
in knobs and release. Knobs should
spring back.
If knobs do not spring back, replace
valve assembly before using appliance.
STEP Rotate knobs to LOW
position then turn back to OFF posi-
tion. Knobs should turn smoothly.
Care & Maintenance
CARE & MAINTENANCE
Regularly clean your appliance between uses, especially after extended
periods of storage. In order to extend the life and condition of unit,
follow best practices detailed in this manual.
!WARNING
When not in use, turn unit
controls and gas source
OFF.
!WARNING
The appliance must be
isolated from the gas supply
piping system by closing its
individual manual shuto
valve during any pressure
testing of the gas supply
piping system at test pres-
sures equal to or less than
1/2 psi (3.5 kPa).
!WARNING
This appliance will be hot
during and after use. Use
insulated oven mitts or
gloves for protection from
hot surfaces or splatter from
cooking liquids.
!CAUTION
NEVER handle hot parts
with unprotected hands.
!CAUTION
DO NOT use Citrisol, abra-
sive cleaners, de-greasers or
a concentrated cleaner on
plastic parts. Damage to and
failure of parts may result.
GENERAL CLEANING
Ensure that the appliance and its
components are suiciently cool
before cleaning.
• Clean your appliance oen, pref-
erably aer each use.
• Be sure to keep the ventilation
opening(s) of the cylinder enclo-
sure free and clear from debris.
• Baked-on grease deposits may
require the use of an abrasive
plastic cleaning pad. Use only
in direction of brushed nish to
avoid damage.
• DO NOT use abrasive pad on areas
with graphics.
• If a bristle brush is used to clean
any of the cooking surfaces,
ensure no loose bristles remain on
cooking surfaces prior to cooking.
PLASTIC PARTS: Wash with warm
soapy water and wipe dry.
PAINTED SURFACES: Wash
with mild detergent or nonabra-
sive cleaner and warm soapy
water. Wipe dry with so nonabra-
sive cloth.
STAINLESS STEEL SURFACES:
To maintain appliance frame’s high
quality appearance, wash with mild
detergent and warm soapy water.
Wipe dry with a so cloth aer
each use.
AFTER EACH USE
Ensure that any part of the
appliance that gets hot and expe-
riences grease build up is cleaned
before next use. Otherwise, a re
could occur.
Section 01
GENERAL CARE
Care & Maintenance
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Model 6960
