Stove World UK Customer Reviews and Wood Burning Stove Photos
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Submitted by: Mark Cummings
- 13/09/2016
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Found this whilst looking for a fixed oven, the spec seemed too good to be true; a good size, half the price of anything similar and rave reviews.
It's not light but can be moved fairly easily on solid ground. Lighting is really easy; a few sheets of newspaper and some kindling gives you a good flame in minutes, then a couple of logs and the heat starts to build up. Another log and 20-30 minutes and you are ready to cook.
8" pizza takes around 2 minutes, turned around after one, took some practice...3rd time lucky.
I thought temperature control would be difficult but by closing the damper in to slow the burn and adding a log every 20 minutes it was straightforward, the oven retains heat really well for its size. Addicted to outdoor cooking now! I'd even go as far as saying we'll use it all year round, keep the logs dry and a drop of snow won't put us off.
A good pair of oven gloves and a tool to sort out the burning logs at the back of the oven are the only accessories you need.
Submitted by: Andy Thornton
- 31/08/2016
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hi
Stoveworld are as best you can get for a British company supplying what I ordered to the Isle of Wight at no extra delivery charge as a lot of other companies do. The price of the stove and the delivery charge is what made me choose Stoveworld UK. I did ring them and the very helpful lady on the phone was easy to talk to and very helpful. the stove is sat in an old open fire place with 75mm taken off the sides and 100mm off the top.
Submitted by: Charlie
- 10/08/2016
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Great looking stove, easy to light and kicks out plenty of heat. Only criticism is the ash pan is too small causing ash to spill on to base and for some reason only has 3 sides making emptying more difficult than it should be.
Submitted by: Paul Richards
- 08/08/2016
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Hi, thanks for the mail, I have attached a few photos from my 1st try and a short note below about the product:
Delivery received quickly and it took about an hour to unpack and put together. Make sure you have 2 strong people as the stone base oven it a little too much for one person to manage.
1st try, left an hour to get to temperature to ensure the stone base was hot and used a 50/50 split dough base of bread/semolina flour and topping for my 1st authentic pizza. About a 2 mins and turn to even the bake, and is was on par with any wood fired pizza I had at any restaurant. Great piece of kit, solid and easy to use. Only slight negative that the thermometer blacken up and had to break the glass to see.
No more pizza’s in the normal oven for me!!
Regards
Paul Richards
Submitted by: Iain Clark
- 04/08/2016
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Bought the 10 - 12 kw Ottawa Curve..........best looking stove bar none.....delivered to the door,the driver was a big help getting it in. Fitted by a Hetas guy who did a great job using the rear 6" flue. Just a couple of wee burns today but looks as if it will do the business. Only one quibble, it is advertised as designed by Ecosy in the UK although it is made in China. The instructions that come with it are not for this particular stove, which does warrant its own. The Hetas guy was impressed with it and he ran me through the controls while watching the effects of each control on the flames.Looking forward to the winter now!!
Submitted by: Clive
- 29/07/2016
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Hi
First I thoroughly recommend Stove World UK.
The people I spoke to were very friendly, extremely helpful and accommodating
So far, I would recommend the Oakley stove. It looks excellent in situ, and is half the cost of the recommendation made by the installer.
I also recommend the installers Charnwood Fireplaces of Coalville who were again pleasant and helpful and did an efficient and cost effective job of lining the chimney and fitting the stove.
I think the simple firebricks are a bonus as they appear to be very cheap to replace. My immediate concern is for the riddling mechanism which seems to be very flimsy. We have only fired the stove twice for short periods, but there is plenty of heat.
We will have to wait until the winter to see how the stove copes with running for longer periods and higher heat. I will be particularly looking to see how the grate, firebricks and baffle plate survive and whether there are any issues with the stove as a whole.
For those who have a chimney with a reasonable draw I would recommend fitting a flue damper as it provides greater control over the burn.
Regards
Clive Sharples
Submitted by: Ron Spencer
- 28/07/2016
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Been after an outdoor oven for quite a while but couldn't justify the 1000's needed.
Saw one like this at a garden centre, looked good but thought I'd try on-line. Glad I did! This oven is at least as good quality and a lot cheaper.
Delivered only five days after ordering was stunning. My wife and I easily constructed the oven in a couple of hours or so. One tip if you're short handed for lifting: take out the floor tiles, sweep out any dust from the base then put the tiles back when the oven is in its desired position. You don't need to re-grout the tiles.
Cooked mixed summer vegetables and corn bread for the first meal followed by baked apples. Totally yummy and very easy.
Submitted by: Andy
- 23/07/2016
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Spent months looking at Pizza ovens and thought I was going to have to pay well over £600 for a half decent one.
I don't know how I stumbled on this oven but for the price it's incredible value. The specification is the same as £1000 ovens.
Did a pizza party for 30 plus people and the oven was perfect and easily coped with the demand.
The best bit is this oven can be moved around the garden which is where it's better than the permenant ones.
The quality is fantastic and the pizzas are the best. Make sure you use caputto 00 tipo flour to get the best bases...I recommend a larger pizza paddle and also a wooden pizza peel and semolina to help the pizza slide off and into the oven.
Probably the best pizza oven you can but for this price.
Submitted by: Pauline Carless
- 21/07/2016
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What a fantastic little stove. My installler Hari gave a quick demo with kindling just to show me how easy it is to light. The controls are simple to use. The large window gives a good view of the flame. Can't wait to see it at it's best.
Submitted by: Tracy Downes
- 18/07/2016
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Very happy to provide a review!
What an amazing pizza oven. If you're looking for a quality oven at a very reasonable and supremely competitive price, this is the oven and company for you. Very easy to build the frame and the actual oven comes ready made. It is truly worth every single penny and the joy on family and friends faces when they get a restaurant quality pizza with no more than 4 minutes of oven time is quite something. Very highly and unreservedly recommended.