Alecook Ovens
All Alecook wood-fired ovens’ hearts are made of kaolin refractory clay which have been fired at 1,100ºC. Kaolin is a refractory material par excellence, as its properties allow a greater accumulation of heat and extraordinary thermal inertia (the time that the walls of the oven take to return the heat inwards).
Choose the option that best suits you best – an oven which is already assembled and can be placed wherever you want it or design your own with an assembly kit.
The Alecook is an absolutely fantastic oven which you can use for cooking almost anything. Since installing ours, we’ve found ourselves opting to use it more and more, as the flavours are much nicer than the same dishes from a conventional oven.
Kevin Owens, Cork
Why Choose Alecook?
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Kaolin
(refractory / China Clay)
“Thermal Inertia” is the phrase used to describe the slow release of stored heat energy from a mass. In any traditional oven, the slower the release, the better. Kaolin (also called China clay) is a naturally occurring, fine particle silicate clay with high alumina content.
Why is this relevant? Only because Kaolin has been used for thousands of years by many different cultures in the manufacture of anything where heat will be involved.
Traditional wood-fired ovens in every corner of the globe have deployed materials such as this due to its resilience, heat storing properties and the fact that clay lends itself to being moulded or shaped. Ever wondered why your tea stays warmer in a China cup? Well check out how long a casserole will stay warm in one of our Kaolin cooking pots or a bowl of soup in one of our Cazuelas.
The Kaolin available from central Spain is of exceptional quality allowing the manufacture of superior cookware and ovens which will perform flawlessly for years and years.
With these ovens, light your fire, soak the dome with heat, use the falling oven to cook everything from pizza (using rolling flame and a super-hot 450°C environment) to meringues at 50-70°C the following morning….
Why not stop off at a loaf of bread on the way past at 230°C and a slow roast joint of meat, veg and spuds starting at 190-200°C and onwards to a “Blow Your Hair Back” casserole staring at 140°C for maybe 10-12 hours… Monday night’s dinner sorted!
Let the culinary adventures begin and your imagination fly…… for the carnivores amongst us, a slow roast is a whole new experience in a wood-fired oven and guess what? The vegetarians can have a potato gratin or a dish of well-seasoned Mediterranean vegetables gently bubbling away at the same time!
Bunker by Alecook – Our Premium Range
Alecook’s premium wood-fired offering is a patented and innovative solution with 8 cm thick dome walls offering extraordinary levels of heat retention and slow release. These will perform flawlessly over the long term. Definitely NOT just a pizza oven, these are wood fired ovens capable of cooking anything and with the addition of one of our two piece, heavy duty Tuscan grills can become a phenomenal barbeque too.
Typically 6-8 kg of firewood will be required per firing.
We carry the following Alecook premium Range models in stock:
Product Specification Table
| Venice 96 | Madrid 96 | Dublin 96 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Diameter | 80 cm | 80 cm | 80 cm |
| Height (+/- 5cm) | 80 cm | 80 cm | 80 cm |
| Total Weight | 1,075 Kg | 885 Kg | 885 Kg |
| Side A (Straight) | 124 cm | 114 cm | 114 cm |
| Side B (Straight) | 134 cm | 124 cm | 124 cm |
| Side A (Corner) | 132 cm | 127 cm | n/a |
| Side B (Corner) | 80 cm | 76 cm | n/a |
| Side C (Corner) | 73 cm | 73 cm | n/a |
| Venice 96 | Madrid 96 | Dublin 96 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Diameter | 80 cm | 80 cm | 80 cm |
| Height (+/- 5cm) | 80 cm | 80 cm | 80 cm |
| Total Weight | 1,075 Kg | 885 Kg | 885 Kg |
| Side A (Straight) | 124 cm | 114 cm | 114 cm |
| Side B (Straight) | 134 cm | 124 cm | 124 cm |
| Side A (Corner) | 132 cm | 127 cm | n/a |
| Side B (Corner) | 80 cm | 76 cm | n/a |
| Side C (Corner) | 73 cm | 73 cm | n/a |
Econo by Alecook – Our Economy Range
The Econo Range from Alecook offers a lower cost solution incorporating thinner walls (4 cm) and thus, lowered heat retaining characteristics. Still the same Kaolin….just not as thick. Similar to many others on the market, the dome walls are 4 cm thick in contrast to the walls on the Alecoook premium range at 8 cm thick.
In a nutshell, the economy range offers the same quality but not the same performance as our Alecook premium ovens.
We carry the following Alecook Econo Range models in stock:
Alecook – Build your own oven kits
With an assembly kit you construct to your own style. Anyone can do it. Feel the satisfaction of making your own oven. When your family and friends see it, they will be astonished. You have done it!!.
We make it easy for you with video tutorials. In addition, our experts will also teach you and help to answer your questions.
We offer a choice of an Alecook Econo DIY Oven Kit or Premium Kit (Bunker KIT96). Both Kaolin oven kits comprise of:
- Bunker KIT96 two pieces (base and dome) with 20 cm thick walls, or Bunker KIT90 single piece with 10 cm thick walls, both fired at 1,100°C (2,012°F). The insulating material is next generation thick ceramic fibre aluminium-backed insulation blanket to avoid temperature exchange with the exterior, helping to avoid heat loss and allowing the outer surface of the oven to remain below 30-35°C (86-95°F).
- A stainless steel stovepipe (150 mm or 6″) with dilation absorption to prevent breakage at the flue collar.
- A removable pyrometer with protective sheath, measuring up to 500°C (932°F), located at the opening.
- A smoke-free door treated with heat resistant polyester powder coating and including a heatproof glass window. Opening (width x height) 480 × 340 mm (18.9″ x 13.39″).
