Cuisinart PIZ-100 - Manual (Page 4)


9. Pizza Peel (not shown) – Can be
used to insert and remove the pizza
mesh in the oven. Can also be used
for cutting and serving pizza.
10. Pizza Stone – To achieve best
results when baking bread, pizza and
pie crusts. The stone absorbs excess
moisture and distributes heat evenly
to make the crust light and crispy. It
fits on the rack to slide in and out of
the oven easily.
BEFORE FIRST USE
Remove all packaging materials and any
promotional labels or stickers from your
new Cuisinart ™ Pizza Oven. Be sure all
parts (listed under Parts and Features) of
your new appliance have been included
before discarding any packaging materi-
als. You may want to keep the box and
packing materials for use at a later date.
Before using your Cuisinart
™ Pizza Oven
for the first time, remove any dust from
shipping by wiping clean with a damp
cloth. Clean the removable wire rack,
pizza peel, and pizza mesh with warm
water, a small amount of dishwashing
liquid and a nonabrasive sponge or
cleaning pad. The pizza stone can be
wiped with a damp cloth, not with
dishwashing liquid.
DO NOT IMMERSE THE BODY OF THE
UNIT IN WATER.
1. Insert the wire rack into the grooves
on both sides of the interior wall.
2. Insert the crumb tray. (Do not operate
the pizza oven without the crumb tray
in place.)
3. Place the pizza oven on a clean, flat
surface where you intend to cook.
4. Plug the pizza oven into a 120 Volt 60
Hz AC electrical outlet.
5. Never thaw frozen pizza before
baking. Your pizza oven is designed
to bake it at 450°F.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
The oven will get very hot during use.
Use handles only and do not cover the
appliance. The top of the pizza oven can
be used as a plate warmer.
1. Plug the power cord into the wall
outlet.
2. Lightly sprinkle the stone with
cornmeal (flour can burn) prior to
heating. Place the pizza stone in the
oven to preheat.
3. Turn oven on by rotating the timer
knob clockwise; the power indicator
will light up. Preheat pizza stone by
placing stone in oven and turning
timer to 30 minutes.
4. Place pizza on preheated pizza stone
and set timer for recommended
baking time. The baking temperature
is preset. When timer reaches the
OFF/0 position, the power light
indicator and pizza oven will turn off
and a bell will signal pizza is ready.
If Using Fresh Pizza Dough:
• Prepare pizza dough on the pizza
mesh by shaping and rolling the
dough, simultaneously preheating the
pizza stone, as mentioned above.
• Finish making the pizza by placing
your favorite toppings on the dough.
• Slide the pizza mesh onto the pizza
stone using the pizza peel.
• Once pizza is done, use the pizza
peel to remove the pizza (including
mesh) from the oven and place on a
cooling rack. Do not remove the pizza
stone. Separate the pizza from the
mesh and place on pizza peel to cut
it. A pizza cutter can be used directly
on the peel to slice your pizza.
If Using Frozen Pizza:
• Once the oven has been preheated,
place the frozen pizza on the pizza
stone. The pizza mesh is not needed
for frozen pizzas.
• Once pizza is done, use the pizza
peel to remove the pizza from the
oven. Do not remove pizza stone.