The BIGHORN Pellet Pizza Oven (PLU# 133015) is a versatile outdoor cooking appliance designed for baking pizzas and cooking steaks using hardwood pellets as fuel. This user's instruction manual provides comprehensive guidance on its assembly, operation, and maintenance.
Function Description:
The BIGHORN Pellet Pizza Oven functions by burning hardwood pellets in a combustion chamber to generate high heat, which is then used to cook food placed on a pizza stone inside the oven. It is specifically designed for outdoor use and is not intended to be used as a heater or indoors due to the risk of toxic fume accumulation and carbon monoxide poisoning. The oven features a hopper assembly for feeding pellets, a fire box assembly for combustion, a chimney pipe for smoke exhaust, and a door to enclose the cooking area.
Important Technical Specifications (Derived from manual content):
- Fuel Type: 100% natural hardwood pellets.
- Assembly Time: Estimated 5 minutes.
- Tools Required for Assembly: Phillips screwdriver (not included).
- Clearance Requirements: Minimum 2 meters overhead clearance and 2 meters clearance from surrounding items.
- Pellet Capacity: Hopper assembly designed to hold pellets, with initial fill of approximately 300g and replenishment of about 450g.
- Pre-heating Time: Recommended at least 18 minutes after lighting pellets to become red-hot.
- Pizza Baking Temperature: Oven temperature can reach up to 350 degrees Celsius.
- Pizza Baking Time: Approximately 15 seconds per rotation, with a total of 360-degree rotation for even baking.
- Steak Cooking Time (Medium): Around 80 seconds total.
- Steak Cooking Time (Medium Well): Around 100 seconds total.
Usage Features:
- Outdoor Use Only: Strictly for outdoor use on a sturdy, level, stable, and non-flammable surface, away from combustible materials.
- Easy Lighting Procedure: Pellets are placed on a pellet grid in the fire box assembly, ignited with a refillable butane utility lighter or fire starter, and then the assembly is inserted into the oven.
- Pellet Replenishment: Pellets can be added during cooking by opening the hopper assembly lid with the provided handle and using the hopper shovel.
- Temperature Control: The oven's temperature is primarily controlled by the amount of pellet fuel and air circulation. Keeping the door closed is crucial to prevent excessive air intake, which can lead to heavy smoke.
- Cooking Versatility: Capable of baking pizzas and cooking steaks.
- Safety Precautions: Emphasizes the use of heat-resistant gloves when handling hot parts, never leaving a burning fire unattended, and keeping children and pets at a safe distance. The manual also warns against moving the product while hot and highlights that flames may blow outside the metal at various points (back, top of hopper, front door, top of chimney).
- Ash Removal: After approximately 1 hour of burning, the poker can be used to remove ash/dust from the ash grid to improve air venting and burning efficiency.
- Door Operation: The door should always be operated with the provided handle.
Maintenance Features:
- Regular Care: Good and regular care extends the life and maintains the condition of the pizza oven.
- Pre-Use Checks: Before each use, ensure cooking surfaces are clean and free from rust.
- Post-Use Cleaning:
- Cooking Surfaces (Pizza Stone): Clean with hot, soapy water and a mild cream cleaner on a non-abrasive pad. Rinse well and dry thoroughly. Not recommended for dishwasher cleaning.
- Ash Tray: Discard ash after every use and wash any remaining ash or fat. The provided tool can be used to remove the collector when hot.
- Pizza Oven Body: Regularly remove excess grease or fat with a soft plastic or wooden scraper. For full cleaning, use hot soapy water and a cloth or nylon-bristled brush, after removing the pizza stone.
- Chimney Pipe: Tap slightly to shake off dust after each use.
- Combustion Chamber: Clean with kitchen paper.
- Seasonal Maintenance: At the beginning of the season, check and tighten all components, screws, and bolts. At the end of the season, it is strongly recommended to cover the unit when left outside, especially during winter months, and to avoid storing it in damp, moist areas.
- Discoloration: Notes that it is normal for coated metal surfaces to discolour due to heat, potentially appearing smouldered/smoked and turning chalky or matt.
- Storage: Do not store flammable materials near the product. The hopper shovel can be used to cover the chimney pipe during storage.
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