• Don´t skip days, follow this process for five days in a row.
• If your oven is left unused for 6 months or more, repeat the process starting from day 4.
• Never close the door if there´s fire inside the oven.
• Never, ever, under any circumstances, use water or any other liquid to put out the fire or cool the oven. It will
crack the oven and likely damage it beyond repair. It will void the warranty. Thermal shock is a mortal enemy of
any wood fired oven.
• Small fissures are normal and won´t affect the warranty in any way.
• Do not use the pallet wood as fuel. Due to international trade regulations, it is treated with chemicals for pest
control. Discard it.
Cooking with your oven
Your Cuore1200 Wood-Fired Oven is now ready for cooking!
IMPORTANT! Safety always comes first!
• This oven is for home use ONLY!
• The oven interior and the door will get very hot during operation. Never allow children or pets near it while it’s
hot, and never put your unprotected hands and arms or any other body part inside during operation. Always use
long oven gloves and mitts to manipulate anything inside the oven and the door during operation. The door will
get very hot and may cause serious burns
if touched! Always use the door handle! Keep a safe distance from your clothes and face during operation. Failure
to do so may result in serious skin burns.
• Never elevate the fire, place the wood always directly on top of the refractory tiles.
• Burn only dry firewood for cooking in this oven. Never use sappy woods (pine or pine nodes), compressed or
chipped wood products, laminated wood or any other combustible materials except firewood.
• Do not use the pallet wood as oven fuel. Due to international commerce regulations, it is treated with chemicals
to avoid pest contamination.
• Do not use this oven for any function other than cooking, like burning garbage or smelting.
• Never use any flammable liquids (alcohol, gasoline, lighter fluid, kerosene or similar fluids) to start or maintain
the fire.
• Sparks and embers may be ejected from the oven mouth during operation, so take care and be sure to keep any
combustible materials away during operation.
• Although this oven door is not the sealing type to allow for some air circulation during operation, do not close
the door completely while the fire is on. When you open the door, there will be a surge in available oxygen inside
the oven and the flames may quickly erupt.
• Again, never use water or any other liquid to extinguish or control the fire! The oven will likely crack due to
thermal shock and void the Product Warranty.
• When disposing of the ashes after the oven has cooled down, use a small metal shovel. Place them in a metal
container with a tightly fitting lid. After the ashes are completely cool, dispose of them according to your area
regulations.
• When not in use, keep the oven door closed to avoid moisture, foreign objects or animals from getting inside.
Fires should always be started small and grown slowly, so the oven heats up gradually and evenly. Ideally, you
should light up your oven two hours before cooking starts.
IMPORTANT! Never use flammable liquids to light the oven! The mixture of air and flammable liquid vapors inside
the oven may cause an explosion.
By feeding around 20 pounds of good, dry wood during these two hours, your oven should reach almost 600 F. Do
not repeat this process, it will overheat the oven and it might crack! As the fire dies and the embers remain, the
oven´s thermal mass should allow for two to three hours of cooking.
