Starting up the oven
We explain two methods.
Remove the grills
and anything else that might be inside the oven before load the coal.
Open the internal air-flow regulator
and if you have acquired the external air-flow regulator, you must put its handle in vertical position.
Open the lower air intake, opening the ashtray.
In all our models, the regulation of the air inlet is made through the ash drawer. Now, all the air regulators are open.
Make a pyramid in the center of the hopper.
For a quick start of the fire, insert 3 to 5 natural firelighters (non-petroleum-based) and light them. Alternatively, you can use a torch or electric lighter instead of firelighters.
Close the door and let lighting the coal and be stabilize.
Add coal to the recommended load quantity. In about 30 minutes the coal should be totally ready.
Close the inlet air regulator (ash drawer)
and adjust the upper air regulator to start cooking, usually in the middle position. At this time, the oven is ready to work.
Remove the grills
and anything else that might be inside the oven before load the coal.
Open the internal air-flow regulator
and if you have acquired the external air-flow regulator, you must put its handle in vertical position.
Open the lower air intake, opening the ashtray.
In all our models, the regulation of the air inlet is made through the ash drawer. Now, all the air regulators are open.
Fill up the accessory “charcoal lighter”
with coal to the upper edge.
Place it over the flame of a cooking fire.
After about ten minutes, when all the coals are incandescent, with a protective glove for oven, distribute the incandescent load on the oven’s hopper.
Distribute well all coal
close the ashtray drawer, and allow stabilizing for maximum ten minutes. Then adjust the upper air-flow regulator at half. At this moment the oven is ready to work.
During the service, the upper air-flow regulator can be adjusted to control the amount smoke inside the cooking chamber of the oven. It can also move the lower air intake, opening it if it needs to stoke the fire.
In models with adjustable height’s of coal hopper, we recommend that the hopper be at its lowest position before proceeding to the ignition of the oven.
