We can’t get enough of all the lovely comments and feedback we get from our customers after they have their ovens up and running.
Alan Morris recently purchased a Primo 60 from us and was kind enough to send through some photos and some brilliantly descriptive feedback all about his experience with The Stone Bake Oven Company. We thought that others may be interested in hearing all about it, so read on for Alan Morris’ wood fired oven experience…
Hello all,
Having researched wood burning ovens on the internet by the comfort of my settee I decided that yours were the best for me plus had the best reviews. I was torn on which oven to purchase but as my garden is not the largest I decided to opt for the Primo 60. I made use of your special offer for the free paddles plus added the electronic temperature gauge along with the weather sealant, and metal stand. The beauty of your stand is that I can move the oven if I need to move it to a better location. Having ordered the oven, stand and all the other goodies I read the benefit of placing your Calcium Silicate board to improve the heat retention in the floor of the oven for baking etc. I then further ordered this board a few days later to complete the package. All the items arrived together which was excellent.
I purchased some cement board fro my local builders merchants in fact it was an aqua panel which is waterproof so will keep in the garden exposed to any elements without any problem. The Calcium Silicate Board and cement board was easy to cut and trim just like normal plasterboard so getting it to sit in your oven stand recess was a very easy task. I covered the entire edges of the Calcium Silicate board with PVA to give it a waterproof membrane.
I have to say the crate that the oven arrives in was amazing, very well made with good quality timber. I carefully dismantled the crate completely housing the oven stand plus making a front door where my wood is stored along with two shelves. I even reused all your screws! Once the oven stand was levelled clad in your wood I treated the wood in green wood preserve to match the remainder of our garden fences. I treated the oven dome with two coats of your frost sealant over three days allowing it to dry between coats.
My wife and I were able to lift and fit the oven base onto the oven stand where I further sealed the edges with a log burner chimney seal in black which matches the oven and now makes the Calcium Silicate fully weather proof. With the aid of my son and next door neighbour the oven dome was placed easily onto the oven floor. The chimney was pressed into place and hey presto, our wood burning oven project was finished and makes a nice feature in my garden.
I waited a couple of days before lighting the oven, we had some rain over night where I noticed the rain water rolled off the dome due to the weatherproof sealant like water on a waxed car bonnet. My first cooking day was last Saturday where we cooked one of your recipes the wood burning Beer Can Chicken with all the trimmings, roast potatoes and vegetables. We were very pleased with our first attempt, your oven will be a great asset to our family, we have functions planned by entertaining our cycle club plus our family when our first grandchild is born in a few weeks time.
The oven will not make oven of the month but to us it is an asset and will be the hub of many social evenings.
Alan Morris
Leicestershire
We hoped you enjoyed this blog post and getting an insight into the positive experience that we strive for each and every one of our customers to have. And for the record Mr Morris, you are definitely in the running for Oven Of The Month due to your super inspiring use of the wooden crate which has landed you with a really smart and unique finish to your oven…watch this space!
If you have an experience to share, we’d love to hear from you. Email us on info@stoneovenco.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!
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