Hi again,Well I finally managed to get a day to drive into town to look at the Esse and Thermalux units.  It took me 3 hours to get to the shop but it was worth it to see them close up.I’ll describe what I saw and mention the pricing differences.  They had a Thermalux Supreme 3 and a Esse 990.  We were looking at the Esse 905, but it’s basically…[Read more]

Hi Liora,I suppose that’s been my big reservation about the Thermalux i.e. it looks like I made it myself.  The Esse’s and Rayburns are quite attractive units, but their price is really over the top.  Our house isn’t too big, so I’ll be interested to see how much heat it puts out compared to a normal oven.  I’ve been in old houses that have had…[Read more]

Hi Hobbyfarmer,Thanks very much for your reply.  Its coincidental as I’m driving into Brisbane on Tuesday to look at the Thermalux as they’ve got one on display there.  I’ve got about a ton of forest red gum cut up that I’ve had drying for around 18 months.  I burned some the other night in an outdoor fire and there wasn’t much smoke, but it had a…[Read more]

Hi Snags,Thanks for the reply, I had a read of those articles and they were both quite interesting.  On this issue, Fowlers rang me this morning and said that whenever tomato is the predominant ingredient, its recommended to increase the acidity of the contents by adding either lemon juice or citric acid.  It doesn’t have to be stirred in, just…[Read more]