Not sure if best in equipment, food, or coffee lounge sections; please move if this is the wrong place.
I have an oil powered ESSE stove for heating, hot water and cooking, about 25years old. The whole system doesn’t work very well. It runs 5 radiators (in a 4 bed house) and most never get above ‘off cold’. The oven temperature varies depending on hot plate use, wind direction and if someone has shower. If they run a bath it’ll add a good half hour onto the roast and there is no such thing as ‘searing’ or ‘smoking hot pan’. And woe betide anyone who messes with the dial! It stays in the same place or the whole thing soots up or shuts off. The guy who services it says this model was never very good, recons this one is about 30% efficient in fuel use. #Did I mention it uses 1000L oil every six weeks? It has to go.
However, I do also love it (anyone else know LemonHeads “I miss my stove” song?), the kitchen is cosy, great for drying laundry, small animals, boys, mushrooms, jerky, etc., and slow roasts. And it worked through power cuts; we’ve had three this summer.
**Can anyone recommend an efficient, cooking only, oil powered range? I do a lot of cooking, need a good sized oven and warming oven is also in daily use.**
Was looking at gas canisters but would be good to run off oil as already have tank for boiler.
We have to get a new oil boiler and new heating/water system (everything’s falling apart and leaking; I have to carry buckets of water into tanks in the attic to keep the water getting to the upstairs). Supposedly in April/May, might be June... End of next month... done by the end of August ...just waiting for the other quote in