[victoria24]

funny how kiwis heat their house with wood and their food with gas? i will invert it...

[miep]

Are you really going to cook with wood???

[victoria24]

maybe charcoal :D

[Familyofmonkeys]

Are you really going to cook with wood???

Rayburns are fab :)

[Moorf]

I do a lot of cooking on our wood stove in winter - it has a special cook hood with temp gauge - it's great for stews, soups, baking, simmering etc - not great for roasting unfortunately as doesn't get hot enough. Good for baking too, and haven't boiled the leccy kettle for 4 weeks (well, been off for last few days waiting for sweep so had to resort to it for a few days lol)...

And, of course, we don't have mains gas on the South Island... :)

[miep]

I'd love an Aga on coal/wood but just can't justify it for just a few months (winter) use. Would also have loved to have gas on mains supply for heating but impossible to get where we are so we just use a 9 kg bottle for the cooktop which lasts us around 6 months. My earthquake survival kit also relies on this still working and being accessible so I can still cook pasta:D

PS Moorf and other Cantabrians, have you seen the Aga at Jo Seagars' in Oxford? Drooooool

[Moorf]

PS Moorf and other Cantabrians, have you seen the Aga at Jo Seagars' in Oxford? Drooooool

OMG yes! It's a beauty - and so it should be for $55,000 for her set up!! I think she got a bit worried about the way I was stroking it :D

[benandclare]

Fully paid up members of the AGA fan club here too :nice1

As Sam's grandfather used to be managing director :)

[Familyofmonkeys]

I'd love an Aga on coal/wood

Aga's don't come in coal/wood....only Rayburns.......we plan on getting one eventually but can't decide whether to get a Rayburn or an electric Aga that works on off-peak night time electric (surprisingly cheap to run).

http://www.aga-web.co.uk/102.htm
http://www.rayburn-web.co.uk/

The accredited NZ importer/fitter/servicing agent is F.L. Bone......

http://www.flbone.co.nz/

[Familyofmonkeys]

but just can't justify it for just a few months (winter) use.

Forgot to say that you can also get add on module that works as normal oven & hob when the heat store bit gets turned off over the summer.

[M-Squared]

I had a wood-burning stove in France, I cooked on it regularly. :nice1