[northfifeduckling]

Does anyone know of a supplier for affordable small multi (solid) fuel range cookers with back boiler - Central Scotland (Fife)? ? I want it to replace the open fire but want to be able to cook/bake with it if it's running anyway. Don't seem to be lucky on line...Some prices are a bit astronomical, too,..

[RUSTYME]

http://www.countrystyle-cookers.com/price_list.php

good old rayburns .....fully reconditioned ones from about £2,500 on this site  .... will grab the next one I see on freecycle , do it up and flog it  !!!!

cheers

Russ

[Sandy]

I had a re conditioned aga some years ago, loved it as it ran the heating in the bathroom but  unless you have a small cottage where you can utilise the water or heat, they can be expensive as they cannot be turned up instantly!! Iused to put stale loafs in for the rabbits and forget them for days as they have a good seal so no smells!!!!! Would love one again but my life has changes so need practicle!!

[ballingall]

We always had a rayburn in our house which heated the kitchen (no radiator in there) and also heated the water. I do like solid fuel rayburn, but they are a bit messy when it comes to cleaning out. No more so than an open fire I suppose. Great for baking, but as Sandy says the seal is good- it is possible to pop something in and forget it!

The rail on the front is great for perching on in the winter, all members of our family used to fight over it!


Beth

[Sandy]

I used to iron stuff on the tops and we had a sheila made rail above to dry stuff to a crisp!!! I often forgot the chicken cooking in it!!!

[Sandy]

Hang on!!! we are building a little annex, the trouble is the building is one level and there is someone living next door at a higher level!! I wondered if there would be any way to put a solid fuel type cooker in our annex in the future as we can certainly get logs easily!!!

[ser3dan]

Does anyone know of a supplier for affordable small multi (solid) fuel range cookers with back boiler - Central Scotland (Fife)? ? I want it to replace the open fire but want to be able to cook/bake with it if it's running anyway. Don't seem to be lucky on line...Some prices are a bit astronomical, too,..

How's Freecycle in your area? I'd stick an advert in the wanted section and see if anything comes of it. 

[Sandy]

I noticed someone here has posted wanted a log burner for ages, now they have one so try try try!!

[waterhouse]

Our posh friends with Aga's all seem to have a conventional hob and oven which they actually use for the cooking alongside the Aga which they use for interior design

[Sandy]

When we moved to Clackmannan (def NOT posh) we had a gas range type cooker and I wanted a solid fry pan so I went to the aga shop in Glasgow to see what they had..what snobs they were, the very tiny cheapo pan was over £50 so I bought a good old one from Lidi!!!!  I like serviceable NOT posh!!

[doganjo]

Our posh friends with Aga's all seem to have a conventional hob and oven which they actually use for the cooking alongside the Aga which they use for interior design

Yes, when i built my house I was adviser to do that but I thought it was a waste and would cost an extra £5000 for very little benefit, so I opted for a high tech digital thing instead.  New owners love it.  Not all they're cracked up to be IMHO

[Sandy]

Agas are expensive but nice!!!! as I said, sould be great in a little cottage but not here!!

[doganjo]

I have had one (in the cottage we renovated) but I found it far too inflexible.  Heat when you didn't need it - had to leave it off in the summer altogether.  So had to use a camping stove to cook on.  That's why I changed.  But they do look lovely, just not practical, and far too expensive for what they do. JMVHO

[HappyHippy]

NFD - check ebay !
My Dad (ebay king  ) got an Essey range - that's probably not how you spell it ! with a back boiler for under £100, okay so it wasn't brand new - but it works. And don't be put off if they look a bit scabby a shot blast and re-coat isn't that expensive (especially if you talk really nice to my OH  )
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=solid+fuel+cooker&_sacat=0&_odkw=solid+fuel+boiler&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
HTH
Karen x

[benkt]

We put a new Wamsler into our place - and it was expensive - especially with a heat store but its done excellent service over the cold spell and it'll pay for itself over about 6-8 years given we'll not pay for most of our wood vs putting in an oil-fired boiler which was the only real alternative.