Presto Pizzazz Plus User Manual

Pizzazz Plus rotating pizza oven

The fast and easy way to bake fresh and frozen pizza. Great for convenience foods too!

• Prepares frozen, precooked chicken wings and nuggets, breaded jalapeño peppers, cheese nuggets, fish fillets, egg rolls and more. Also makes quesadillas and grilled sandwiches.

• Bakes your favorite pizza extra delicious. Fresh or frozen, thin or rising crust.

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INSTRUCTIONS

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This is aListed appliance. The following important safeguards are recommended by most portable appliance manufacturers.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

To reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage, when using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1.Read all instructions.

2.Do not touch hot surfaces.

3.To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse the rotating oven, except the removable baking pan, in water or other liquid.

4.Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.

5.Do not leave unit unattended.

6.Unplug from outlet after using and before cleaning.

7.Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or in the event the appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. Return the appliance to the Presto Factory Service Department for examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment.

8.The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may cause injuries.

9.Do not use outdoors.

10.Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces.

11.Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.

12.Do not operate rotating oven near flammable objects or place below a paper towel holder. A fire may occur if rotating oven is covered by or touching flammable materials, including curtains, draperies, walls, and the like, when in operation.

13.Do not clean with metal scouring pads. Pieces can break off the pad and touch electrical parts, creating a risk of electric shock.

14.Use extreme caution when removing hot baking pan.

15.Do not use appliance for other than intended use.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

THIS PRODUCT IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.

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WARNING! FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

State of California Proposition 65 requires that we include the following warning:

This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Important Cord and Plug Information

A short power supply cord is provided to reduce the risk resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord. DO NOT USE WITH AN EXTENSION CORD. This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to fit into a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully into the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not attempt to modify the plug in any way. Connect the power supply cord to a 120VAC electrical outlet only.

Getting Acquainted

Your Pizzazz Plus rotating oven will cook an assortment of frozen convenience foods. It can also be used to bake cookies and cinnamon rolls from refrigerated dough, and prepare quesadillas, grilled sandwiches, and 7- to 12-inch pizzas (frozen, take-and-bake, deli, or homemade). No preheating is required.

The selectable heating elements (LOWER–DUAL–UPPER) let you bake a variety of foods—even cookies, cinnamon rolls, and rising crust pizza, as well as providing you with a way to make foods the way you like them. Begin by using the recommended settings in the cooking charts, which are located on page 4. The pizza chart is also reproduced on the back of the oven for easy reference.

With the open oven design, you can see the precise moment your food is done. You can also change the heat setting and time with ease. Want a browner top? Select UPPER. Prefer a crispier crust? Select LOWER. Need to reheat for a minute or two? Select DUAL and reset the timer. If the time is short, turn timer dial beyond the 4-minute mark and then back to the desired time. The oven is fast. To avoid overcooking, never leave unit unattended.

Whenever the unit is plugged in, the motor will turn on and the pan will rotate if positioned correctly. Once the timer is set, the heating elements will turn on. When the time has expired, the timer will ring and the heating elements will shut off. The pan will continue to rotate until either it is removed or the unit is unplugged.

Fig. A	Heat Element Selector Switch	Timer
	(LOWER–DUAL–UPPER)

Removable Baking Pan

Upper Heating Element

How To Use

Before using for the first time, become familiar with the Pizzazz Plus rotating oven (Fig. A). Wash the baking pan in warm, soapy water; rinse and dry thoroughly.

Curl

Drive Shaft

1. Set the rotating oven on a flat, dry countertop	Unit Assembled
away from countertop edge.
2. Position the pan over the lower heating		Lower Heating Element		Curl
element at an angle so the back inside rim of			Lower Element Tray
the pan rests against the back of the curls on		Cooking Chart
the lower element tray (Fig. B). Slowly lower
the pan until it is parallel to the counter.		Fig. B
Gently drop the pan in place; it will automatically center itself so that the
drive shaft is inserted in the pan’s hub. Usually, the pan rotates slightly		Baking Pan
as it drops into place.

You can tell that it is properly in place by plugging the unit in. The pan
will immediately begin to rotate. If it doesn’t, reposition the pan using	Pan Hub
the above instructions.
3. For making pizza, remove pizza from the box or wrapper and the card-	Curl
	Drive Shaft
board disk. Center pizza on baking pan. When baking take-out pizza or
rising crust pizza, you may use the baking wheel or special baking tray,
if provided by the pizza manufacturer. Refer to the chart on page 4 for		Curl
times and settings.	Lower Element Tray

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For making other convenience foods, remove food from package. Do not use the crisping trays or sleeves on the rotating oven. Distribute food evenly on baking pan. Refer to the charts on page 4 for baking instructions for the specific convenience food being prepared.

4.Plug the unit in to a 120VAC electrical outlet only. The motor will turn on and the baking pan will begin to rotate.

NOTE: If the baking pan does not rotate, the pan hub is probably not centered over the drive shaft (Fig. B). Reposition the pan following the instructions in step 2, page 2.

5.Slide the heat element selector switch to the appropriate setting (LOWER–DUAL–UPPER).

6.Press the timer dial down and rotate it clockwise to the desired baking time. Refer to the cooking charts on page 4, rather than the manufacturer’s instructions. Typically, pizzas will cook faster on the Pizzazz Plus rotating oven than in a conventional oven.

The heating elements will turn on and the food will begin to cook, once the timer is set. Do not preheat the rotating oven. Always rotate the timer dial beyond the 4-minute mark then back to the desired time when selecting a setting of four minutes or less.

NOTE: When the heating elements are turned on, the metal surrounding the heating elements will expand. You may hear a light humming or vibrating sound, or a slight pop, as the metal expands. This is normal.

7.If timer goes off and additional baking time is needed, simply reset timer to desired time. To cook four minutes or less, rotate the dial beyond “4” and then back to time desired. This will activate the heating elements and timer function. When food appears done, press down on the timer dial and turn it to “0” if it is not at “0” already. The heating elements will turn off when the timer is at the “0” position.

NOTE: You will hear a clicking sound periodically whenever the unit is plugged in and the timer is at the “0” position. This is normal.

8.While the pan continues to rotate, use hot pads to carefully lift the baking pan off the rotating oven, being careful food does not touch the upper heating element. Set hot baking pan on a heat-resistant surface.

9.Allow rotating oven to run for 60 to 90 seconds, once baking pan is removed, before unplugging the unit. Let unit cool before cleaning or storing.

10.Carefully place food on a serving plate or slide pizza onto cardboard circle or pizza tray. Cut and serve.

Do not cut pizza on the baking pan. For best results, use nylon, plastic, wooden, or rubber utensils. Do not use metal utensils as they may scratch the nonstick surface.

Important Information

Never leave unit unattended. Pizza ingredients and other foods burn and smoke when overcooked and in extreme situations may even ignite. The amount of rising that occurs on rising crust pizzas varies from pizza to pizza. In rare instances, at the end of the cooking cycle, a rising crust may rise so high that it touches the upper heating element, scorching the crust and overcooking the pizza toppings. This situation can be avoided simply by turning the timer dial to “0” before the overcooking/over-rising occurs.

Do not preheat rotating oven. With the Pizzazz Plus rotating oven, no preheating is necessary. Preheating an empty baking pan may damage the pan finish.

Never use the Pizzazz Plus rotating oven to cook or grill raw fish, poultry, or meats (e.g., bacon, chicken, hamburgers, or steaks) as this may damage the unit.

Never wrap baking pan or any portion of the rotating oven with aluminum foil. Never operate the unit if the pan is not rotating.

Close adult supervision is necessary whenever using this appliance with children present. Never touch the food or any metal parts on the unit while it is operating. They are very hot.

Always remove baking pan from unit when baking is completed. Operating the rotating oven with an empty baking pan or placing an empty baking pan on the unit before the unit has cooled may result in damage to the baking pan finish.

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