Lacanche Range Cookers

The Plus 2 Module

The electric 'Plus 2' module adds 4 oven cooking capability, a state of the art glass ceramic hob and a powerful electric grill to any Esse.

Double the cooking capability of your Esse The electric 'Plus 2' module takes the food handling capability of the already generously proportioned two oven Esse into a different league. With a massive 173 litres of oven capacity and 2.4m2 of working hob space available, even the most demanding banquet or catering needs can be managed with ease.

The ultimate in cooking flexibility With four ovens, two hob areas and a grill (two grills if your 'Plus 2' module is partnering an electric Esse), your cooking options are endless. And because the 'Plus 2' is electric and therefore totally controllable, how you use its ovens is up to you, slow cooking, roasting, simmering or baking, the choice is yours. If you choose to partner it with a gas or oil Esse you can have the very best of both worlds, classic 'always on' range cooking and instant controllability with the added benefit of a grill.

A Wood fired cast iron range cooker that is clean and easy to live with

A log burning range cooker is undoubtedly an environmentally friendly idea but in order for such a product to integrate into any modern household it has to be clean, low maintenance and easy to live with. That was the engineering design brief we set out to fulfil and our new Wood fired cooker is the result. It is as rewarding to cook on as any of our gas or oil models but just how easy is a wood fired cooker to live with?

Superior firebox

At the heart of this cooker is a quite extraordinary firebox. It is designed for continuous use and can easily be kept alight indefinitely, requiring only occasional ash removal. With good quality fuel this should be just once per month. The fuel combustion is so effective that virtually all of the fuel is ‘incinerated’ cleanly, producing maximum heat and minimal ash as a result. Of course it will perform best using properly seasoned, good quality fire logs but our tests have shown that excellent results can be obtained using wood of any kind and quality such as reclaimed pallet pine.

Control and flexibility

One of the characteristics that set Esse range cookers apart is their outstanding levels of control. The Wood fired cooker continues this principle and offers a surprising degree of control over it’s functions for a wood burning cooker.

Two stage door latch - When lighting the cooker the fire door can be closed, slightly ajar on the second latch setting, allowing an 'air boost' which helps to quickly establish the fire while keeping the door in a safe and secure position, protecting the kitchen from any sparks.

Oven temperature control - Cooking temperatures can be easily controlled via a sliding mechanism just inside the firebox door. Simply open to increase the oven temperature and close to maintain the desired setting.

Oven bypass control - A lever on the side of the flue box operates an oven by pass for the flue gasses, allowing them to go straight up the flue, instead of around the ovens first. It is used when first lighting the cooker to ensure smoke is immediately drawn up the flue and also to warm the flue so that it begins to draw as quickly as possible. With the ovens heated to the desired temperature it can also be used to boost the hotplate temperature for flash frying or searing without affecting the ovens.

Extra large log size capacity

Esse designed the cooker to take large logs, up to 45cm long and 25cm in diameter, so chopping wood is kept to a minimum and refuelling is simple and mess free. If you find it easier to use smaller logs that’s okay too. The combination of efficiency and capacity mean that one fuel load can run the cooker for over 12 hours.

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The Esse Wood Fired Range Cooker is on display in our showroom.