THE ECONOMIES OF WOOD FIRED COOKING WITH GOLDEN EMBERS OVENS

Golden Embers wood fired ovens have been designed to maximise efficiency and are extraordinarily economical to operate, delivering amazing fuel efficiency. An average user will use only 25Kg of timber per normal full day of operation. This means that the Golden Embers wood fired oven costs a mere $2.50 per day to run, a small fraction of the cost of running an Electric or Gas fired oven or most other wood fire ovens. Most brick ovens require around 1½  to 2 tons of wood per week to operate, whereas a Golden Embers oven uses between ¼ and ½ a ton of wood in the same period. Efficiency is a function of design, construction material and operating technique. Golden Embers ovens are conservation friendly 'Green' Ovens.

SPEED AND EFFICIENCY OF GOLDEN EMBERS WOOD FIRED COOKING

Because of the advanced thermal engineering and materials used in the design and construction of Golden Embers Ovens, food can be prepared extremely rapidly. In the case of Pizza this means that  a fully topped pizza can be perfectly cooked, from raw, in 2 to 3 minutes, compared to the 4 to 15 minutes of other ovens.

ALMOST NO MAINTENANCE REQUIRED WITH GOLDEN EMBERS OVENS

Every Golden Embers Wood Fired Oven has been constructed with the finest of refractory materials, all of which have been sourced directly from the Cullinan diamond mines of South Africa. With proper care and the minimum of maintenance your oven will last indefinitely.

THE SIMPLICITY OF WOOD FIRED COOKING WITH GOLDEN EMBERS

The even heat distribution and balance of heat sources in a Golden Embers oven means that cooking is relatively consistent throughout the cooking chamber. This, in conjunction with a properly constructed fire separator, means that there is no longer a need to constantly turn or rotate the Pizzas in the oven. Effectively this makes the oven as easy to use as any electric oven, so that even unskilled staff can be employed to prepare food in the Golden Embers ovens.

THE ADVANCED DESIGN OF A GOLDEN EMBERS OVEN

The precision designed Golden Embers oven has a carefully proportioned opening set into a tunnel angled for optimum visibility, a transition flue and spark arrester to prevent down-drafts at the entry into the chimney and a damper to regulate the draw of the flue. The tunnel mouth has been sized to minimise the amount of heat radiated into the room by the glowing fire whilst being large enough to prepare the largest (16"/50cm) family sized pizzas. This design improves operator comfort and minimises fuel consumption. A proprietary blend of  high purity refined mineral sands and oxides, where the 5 micron particle size of each grain is identical to every other grain, is integral to the design of the Golden Embers sub floor. This sub floor rapidly and evenly distributes heat while acting as a heat bank, storing excess heat and releasing it back through the floor as it is absorbed by the cooking process. The entire floor is held in shape by a metal shell, protected by a high quality composite of insulating materials including zirconium and vermiculite The results of using this type of surface are unparalleled. Low fuel consumption means extremely low emission levels so you don’t need special filters or extractors and council approval is more readily given., a further cost saving.

WHY GOLDEN EMBERS ARE BETTER THAN OTHER WOOD FIRE OVENS

Not all modern ovens are constructed in the highly specialised manner that Golden Embers ovens are, particularly as the kinds of materials used are scarce and expensive and require advanced techniques for moulding and processing. The more common type of oven is constructed from precast segments or refractory bricks which are either packed into shape and held in position with special mortars, or where the bricks themselves are 'carved' to form a rudimentary dome, thereby providing a low cost alternative to the moulded ovens.  These less efficient ovens can use up to 10 times more timber, take more than twice as long to cook and require that the food be constantly rotated and repositioned within the oven.  Several  manufacturers use lower grade, more economical refractory materials and frequently encase these in metal forms so as to minimise cracking, although cracking will never be eliminated, except by using the most expensive of refractory materials. Thus, although other refractory based ovens are more efficient than segmented ovens and brick ovens, they do not necessarily offer quite the same efficiencies as ovens which cast as a single piece using extremely high performance refractory clays, such as the Golden Embers Ovens.

THE COMPARATIVE COST OF GOLDEN EMBERS OVENS

Prospective users of wood fire ovens should be wary of the proliferation of low cost cast ovens which flood the market, as many  are made from materials no more sophisticated than high grade concrete and will inevitably crack and consume vast amounts of wood. They should also be wary of the proponents of low cost, built on site, brick ovens.  If this is the chosen type of oven be sure to check the artisans credentials and inspect ovens that he has built at least five years prior and always cost the oven, including running costs, for the anticipated life of the product. In general a Golden Embers Oven will cost around $5,000 per year less to run than any of the low cost units available. Add on to this the increased throughput, the lower labour cost of unskilled operators and the savings rapidly exceed the entire cost of  a Golden Embers oven when compared to others, particularly if you consider the long term durability of Golden Embers Ovens.