Cooking Plate - OFYR Classic Corten 100 Manuel

COOKING PLATE

To prevent the formation of burs on the cooking plate edge, we recommend that you do not roll the cooking plate
during transport, because burs may form and as a result of this the top can no longer be scraped down properly with
a spatula. We recommend lifting the cooking plate with 2 people, due to its considerable weight. You can hold on to it
using the thick outer edge as well as the inner edge. When placing the cooking plate onto the cone, we recommend
that 2 people hold the top's inner edge and position it over the cone until it clicks into place. If the cooking plate does
not fit the cone levelly, you can turn it until its ring settles over the cone.
Please note: we recommend the use of gloves when placing the cooking plat.
USAGE
01 ALWAYS OUTSIDE
All OFYR cooking units are made to stand outside in all weather conditions. The base and cone of our OFYR
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and Classic Storage and Island cooking units are made of Corten steel and will already show signs of corrosion when
they arrive. The corrosion process may not yet have fully unfolded, meaning that the unit's colour will change over time
as the corrosion process progresses. The natural layer of corrosion protects against rust perforation. Please note
that some corrosive water may run down the base and cone during the first few months and damage the surface the
unit is standing on. We are not liable for any damage resulting from this corrosive wastewater. It is important that you
regularly treat the cooking plate with oil, both its surface and its rim. The cooking plate is made of steel and will corrode
Fig. 4 - Excessive corrosion on cooking plate
possibility into account when choosing a surface to place your OFYR
bucket with some water in the base. In the case of our Island and Storage models, the ashes are instead collected on
the top plate. For these models, the way to remove the ashes is by lifting the cone and cooking plate off of the base
to ensure that any rainwater can drain away. The hole in the base plate serves no additional purpose as an air supply
to ensure that the fire stays lit. The concrete base has been treated with wax in order to make the surface shiny.
02 WOOD
For optimum user comfort, we recommend using oven-dried wood to prevent smoke formation during cooking.
Moreover, oven-dried wood is much easier to light. Stack the pieces of wood two by two, as if you were building a log
cabin, with the bark facing outwards to further prevent smoke formation. Oven-dried beech wood is best, because it
burns down to a mass of coals that optimally heats up the cooking plate. This mass of coals is easily shifted around
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Also, please be careful not to stain your clothes.
if oil is not baked into it. Once the oil has properly been baked in,
only minor corrosion will develop. When the cooking plate is not
used for longer periods, we recommend treating it with oil every
7-10 days to prevent corrosion. Any corrosion that does develop
can be removed using steel wool. In the event of excessive corrosion
(see fig. 4), we recommend polishing its surface with a wire brush
attached to a drill. It is best to heat the cooking plate before-
hand, because that will loosen up the layer of corrosion. Once
the cooking plate has been thoroughly polished, you will be able
to wipe away the polishing residue with a cloth. Once you treat
the cooking plate with oil, it will be good as new again. The base
plate of the cone contains a hole to allow rainwater to drain away.
To prevent the cone from getting clogged, we recommend that you
remove the ashes from the cone after every use. (Hot) ashes may
also drop through the hole in the base plate. You should take this
cooking unit on. You might want to put a steel
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OFYR MANUAL - COOKING UNITS
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