Reasons to buy a range cooker

Big, beautiful and bursting with functions, a range cooker has the capacity to steal the show - making sure the kitchen is the true heart of any home.
But what are the options when it comes to ranges, and why choose a hearty range cooker over a built-in oven for your kitchen?
One of the greatest benefits of a range cooker is its heavy-duty durability and solid construction - they are literally built to last a lifetime.
Not only does this mean your initial investment has long-term benefits, but a range cooker is also kinder on the environment as it puts landfill sites under less pressure, and with a solid fuel range, can offer Carbon Neutral heating and cooking.
Range cookers exude a feeling of permanence and solidity and, once you use them in the right way, quickly become a focal point in the kitchen and a home essential that you can't live without!

Range cookers have a distinct style, which stand out in the kitchen. Ranginge from a traditional, yet colourful finish of the Broseley Rosetta to the industrious Broseley Thermo Sovrana to the ultra-contemporary Firebelly Razen Cookstove. They add a homeliness, and even a feeling that whoever owns one is a competent and capable cook!
These factors mean that, unlike built-in ovens, range cookers can quickly become a focal point in the kitchen - making this area a place to which people naturally gravitate in the home, particularly if the smell of freshly baked bread or a simmering stew fills the air,  a freestanding range cooker has a much stronger presence than built-in appliances.
 While most "normal" cookers just come in the standard white or stainless steel, range cookers are available in a large number of extra colours, such as cream enamel, red enamel or even soapstone panels on some of the stoves! These extra colours allow the stove to complement or contrast existing decor to truly create that focal point.
While the common perception is that range cookers are old fashioned so don't have the same features as a "normal" cooker, but this can actually be the opposite. With additional features such as a warming drawer, ideal to warm plates before a large meal or to place bread to rise. With the larger stoves you can also connect them up to your central heating to get the most out of that lovely wood-fire and heat not only your kitchen, but the rest of the house and you hot water as well.

Does Your Stove Work For You?

 When many people think of a wood burning stove they imagine it heating only one area of the house. However with a little planning and initial disruption, your wood burning stove could heat the entire home, whilst saving a fortune on electric and gas.
Some stoves can be fitted with a back burner that means as you light your stove the hot water tank heats up, from the energy created and fills your radiators with eco fuel that keeps every room in the house toasty warm.
Although initially fitting a wood burning stove with a back boiler can be more disruptive than simply attaching a stove to a chimney, this is an ideal way to heat the home for less, and ensures you get the full benefit of all that heat without opening doors in the home to let the heat travel through.
Even the incredibly contemporary wood-burning stoves such as Firebelly (We found the best prices here) can be ordered and built with an optional back-boiler, and in the 18 different colours you're sure to be able to find a colour you love.
Before back boilers wood burning stoves were huge heavy things, that would be used for cooking, drying clothes, heating water and the home, however just because times have changed and we now rely on oil and gas, it doesn’t mean we can’t learn a thing or two from our ancestors.
Range Cookers, more commonly called Aga's after the brand that made them so successful, are strongly back in fashion, and whilst at the beginning of the twentieth century these were thrown out with the rubbish, now they cost a pretty penny and are a must have for any designer kitchen. Manufacturer's such as Broseley have created some stunning Range Cookers, that allow you to enjoy the warm glow as well as being able to do almost anything. Unlike the Aga's that have hidden everything behind heavy metal doors.
Your wood burning stove can perform the same jobs as an Aga, as there are now so many on the market with extras, that the past is coming into the future.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, scour antique shops and reclamation yards, they will have the old type of wood burning stove that can easily be transformed with an expert hand. These older stoves will have special compartments at the side- a single cast iron cupboard, where you can place slippers to warm or even leave bread to rise. This creates not only warmth in the home, but a delicious smell too, and makes sure that in these winter months there really is no place like our own abode.
If planning a home renovation and the kitchen or study adjoins the lounge, another idea for an open plan feel is to remove the wall where the wood burning stove will go. Some stoves will have glass on both sides, so each room can feel the benefit of the flames as they lick you into a state of relaxed happiness.
With all these features, there’s only one worry left when buying your wood burning stove, how to keep a stockpile of wood big enough! Try growing your own fast growing trees, some only take a year to grow, and as one is chopped down replace with another secure in the knowledge that you really are going green with your energy!

it is a legal requirement to fit a carbon monoxide alarm with woodburning or multifuel stove

As of 1^st October 2010 it became a legal requirement as per Document J of the Building Regulations that where a new or replacement fixed solid fuel appliance is installed in a dwelling, a carbon monoxide alarm should be provided in the room the appliance is located. It is also strongly recommended that a carbon monoxide alarm is fitted where you have any gas appliances, such as boilers, cookers and fires. 

The SF450EN Carbon Monoxide Alarm from Honeywell Analytics is one of the best selling alarms in Europe; it is recommended by HETAS and is used by a number of local authorities and housing associations across the UK. In December 2010 it was awarded "Safety Product of the Decade" by the Gas Industry Safety Group. The self-contained alarm is designed for use in all domestic environments including caravans and boats, with a 6.5 year life.

Why choose the SF450EN Carbon Monoxide Alarm:

6 year guaranteed life under normal operating conditions (including batteries)

Kitemarked and approved to EN50291:2001 (European Standard for domestic carbon monoxide alarms)

Continuous self test function

No sensors to replace

No mains power required

No maintenance required for full 6.5 year life of the alarm

Easy to fit using the fixing kit provided

Batteries provided and pre-fitted

The Aga Rangemaster Just Met It's Match!

Almost everyone has heard of the Aga rangemaster cookers, most people now even call that style of cooker an "Aga" regardless of the brand that actually made the fire!

That complete dominace of the market is about to come to an end, Broseley have released a range of range-cookers that both rival the Aga Rangemaster in terms of stunning good looks, build quality and features.

The Broseley ThermoSuprema 18.5DSA Boiler Stove combines the features of a traditional range stove and combines it with that of a boiler stove while not sacrificing anything in terms of appearance. As a centre piece to your kitchen, this robust, quality built cast iron room heater/cooker will complement any surrounding. The Thermosuprema 18.5 has a large viewing window, which adds to the ambiance of the room, bathing the kitchen area in that lovely warm glow and giving suggestions of where we have come from over the last few centuries, from cooking over an open fire to now using a stunning cast iron range cooker that cooks you food whilst heating your home with the ability to complement existing domestic hot water and central heating systems.The appliance is DEFRA-approved for use in a smokeless zone.

Boasting additional features such as heat conserving double doors,Crankable Grate to allow easier air flow to the fuel, Chrome Fender and handles, Removable Hob Rings, Large Storage Drawer and Temperature Gauge for the best cooking experience.
So, whether you're cooking up a simple dish or the most complex of modern recipes, you can rely on your Thermosuprema to perform beautifully.

Safety Cold Water System
All boiler cookers feature the Broseley ‘Safety Cold Water System’ which allows these woodburning boiler stoves to be connected directly to a sealed heating system without the necessity for extra feed and expansion tanks. Ideal for link up systems with combi boilers, thermal stores, solar themal and many other heating sources. All installations on a sealed heating system need to be carried out by a Broseley Fires trained engineer to ensure the optimum set-up is created to give the most heat to your home.

Available in the both the standard cast finish as a cream finish for that added touch. I feel the cast iron finish works brilliantly with the firebox basking the room in the lovely glow, while you can see your food cooking in the oven next to it and see the your pans on the top bubbling away. A truly enjoyable and some would say romantic cooking experience that heats your home as well as