THE WOOD-BURNING CAST-IRON FURNACE

Oh yes, you can do so much more with your cast-iron wood-burning furnace. The only thing would be the firewood. Is it that eco-friendly or cost effective at the end of the day? We doubt it.

The ‘Ironheart’ cooking stove is a hybrid product, it is a cooker that burns logs beautifully and a stove that cooks to perfection.

Essentially the cooking stove makes the most of the two things ESSE does best. An inspired combination of a superb log burning stove and traditional, cast iron range cooker. And therein lies its charm and appeal… it is equally at home as a stove or as a range cooker.
The firebox has been specificially designed to burn 500mm logs, length ways, which it does in spectacular fashion, providing a splendid view of the flames through a large rectangular glass fire door. As the heat source for the oven and hotplates it has to be highly controllable, which it is, thanks to simple but effective primary and secondary air flow controls, the secondary control providing an airwash which keeps the door glass clear. We do not recommend that the Ironheart is used as a primary cooking appliance as it is also a stove designed to radiate much more heat (8kW plus) than our range cookers.