New Rayburn tomorrow!!!!!

[Bren In Pots]

It does look good Reet like its always been there.

[Headfry]

WOW Reet, she looks lovely - a big welcome to Bess. She looks very comfortable there in your lovely kitchen..... happy days
Glad you got your book
My cooker came in pieces - they had to carry it down the steps and build it in situ! for us, they had to drill through very thick stone walls, I was pacing so to keep me out of the way they gave me the new cook book to read - remember it like it was yesterday.


Sadly I could not post over the weekend but I was thinking of you and wondering how it was all going
I will try and post a pic of Clary - they can 'meet' - each other

[Snadger]

.....................Yes, I know its an old thread, but I thought I would *bump*this one instead of starting a new one!

Fancying a second hand Rayburn, but just as a secondary heat source (no hot water or heating)
Fancy either a multifuel to allow me to burn.........erm........multifuel. Either that or an ex multifuel unit and convert it back.
Anyone use the multifuel version (royal) for this purpose?

[Mikey]

Does anyone know of a solid fuel cooker, the boiler part isn't necessary, which will fit into a 900mm aperture?. Most agas and rayburns seem to be 1000mm

[Nicos]

Mikey- this is what we have...

Ironheart - Multi-fuel cooking stove that burns logs beautifully

It's 900mm wide and will burn wood or solid fuel.

Is that still too wide?

[veggiechicken]

Have a chat with the guys at Decorative Heating in Tongwynlais Decorative Heating - Fireplaces - Cardiff, Brecon & Online They were extremely helpful and tolerant of an indecisive old biddy like me They have several range cookers on display in all shapes and sizes.

[veggiechicken]

Mikey- this is what we have...

Ironheart - Multi-fuel cooking stove that burns logs beautifully

It's 900mm wide and will burn wood or solid fuel.

Is that still too wide?

They have that one in Tongwynlais Mikey Decorative Heating Ltd - Fireplaces - Cardiff, Wales

[Mikey]

Mikey- this is what we have...

Ironheart - Multi-fuel cooking stove that burns logs beautifully

It's 900mm wide and will burn wood or solid fuel.

Is that still too wide?

I was just looking at the esse Nicos, how bizarre... 900mm is perfect we have a rangemaster classic in there at the moment, which I'm not keen on. I wanted to put a reclaimed 1940's aga in there originally, but it was out of my budget at the time.

There seem to be a few new additions to this market that I've never heard of, Yeoman, Broseley. I'm not saying they are new, just I've never heard of them before. A few customers have had Esse, are they robustly built?

[Nicos]

Yes - very.
The good thing is that they have the airwash system so the glass tends to stay clean so you can enjoy the flames.

I believe they come in a variety of colours now too!
The oven is easy to use and cooks evenly.

[Mikey]

Do you leave it on all day Nicos?

This is a new venture for me, so I don't get exactly how it will work yet. We are out at work during the day, will it stay lit while you aren't there, and how long after lighting before you can start to cook?

Yes this is 20 questions!!

[northepaul]

I cant say I'm an expert on these cookers....(not having or ever had one) but a year or two back we stayed in a rustic farmhouse with an Aga for cooking and water, and it was awful! It was sweltering hot all day and night (in summer) and took ages to cook anything then the water was scalding hot sometimes and freezing the next.....infact if we'd known that it had one and what they were like, we wouldnt have booked the house!
(Before you say we could have turned it off, there were strict instructions not to!)

[veggiechicken]

I have an electric Aga for cooking and heating the kitchen and I love it! Its like having a big pet slumbering in the corner, always warm and welcoming. Since its electric I can turn it up or down, on or off as easily as any electric cooker. Solid fuel wasn't an option - anyway I wanted the easy option!

[Scarlet]

I have a gas Aga, it heats up the kitchen and my dining room during the winter although as Northpaul has said - you cant turn it off!! It is sweltering in the summer and it costs £££ to run. As its a storage heater if you cook for large numbers especially a sunday roast timings go to pot, the Aga cools down and taks ages to build up heat. The top hot plates go cold and the more you open doors/hotplates the cooler it gets.
Most people with families also have a cooker besides an aga. You can then turn the Aga off during the summer when you dont require the heat and you also have a backup cooker when you need to cook for more than 4!

There is not enough heat in the hot plates to make stir frys / jam etc if you have been using the cooker through the day. If you want to fry meat on the top and also something else like chips, you are juggling pans to get enough heat for both.
If you only get a 2 oven, trying to cook cakes over 45mins is a nightmare, and there isn't a grill - that said, it is good for casserols, stews etc anything that needs to be cooked long and slow.

... but I still love it!

[Nicos]

Do you leave it on all day Nicos?

This is a new venture for me, so I don't get exactly how it will work yet. We are out at work during the day, will it stay lit while you aren't there, and how long after lighting before you can start to cook?

Yes this is 20 questions!!

Yes we do- it needs topping up fairly regularly. It takes some getting used to to keep it in all night- although we were warned that it would do as it's a cooker as well...the same for if you are out all day. But it's do-able with care. Doesn't take long to blast it into action though.

Cooking on the hob within 15 mins- oven 25 mins

[northepaul]

I can see the temptation in the winter!!