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The wood burning cooker between tradition and innovation: 5 useful tips for choosing wisely.


Rizzoli wood stove integrated into a modern kitchen
Rizzoli wood stove in anthracite Variant finish integrated into a modern wooden kitchen

Are you renovating your kitchen or tavern and feel like something is missing to make it truly welcoming and complete? We recommend that you read this article and discover all the advantages of wood burning cookers, which are a wonderful complement, capable of giving charm and warmth to your home environment.


How to choose a wood burning range cooker?


Here are the 5 main elements for choosing your new wood burning range cooker with full knowledge of the facts.


1. The chimney: We must first consider the chimney, it could already be present and therefore usable to install our wood-fired range cooker. Some important choices depend on the position of the flue, such as the position of the hearth, the oven or possible personalized modules, equipped with gas or electric appliances, shelves and drawers. If the chimney has not yet been built, you will have maximum freedom to choose and design your kitchen unit.


Rizzoli stainless steel finish cooker integrated into a satin black kitchen
Rizzoli stainless steel finish cooker integrated into a satin black kitchen

2. The space available: your wood-burning cooker starts from 40 cm wide, reaching several meters for complete tailor-made kitchens. In general, standard measurements vary from 40 to 90 cm for wood-burning cookers and from 100 to 150 for “combi” cookers, which have a wood-burning module, with or without an oven, and a module equipped with appliances, often electric, such as induction hobs and latest generation electric ovens .


Combi cooker with wood module and gas or electric module
Rizzoli S series Combi cooker with wood module and gas or electric module

3. Integration with other furniture: modern wood-fired range cookers can be perfectly integrated with other kitchen furniture, customizing the height, the removal of the base, the thickness of the cooking surface and all the elements that can determine a perfect combination of the wood stove with the adjacent furniture and their finishes. For example, the top edge can be straight or rounded, depending on the choice of the main worktop, the handles can be of different materials and shapes, from brushed and "minimal" stainless steel to brass worked according to the more traditional shapes.


Integrated wood stove in a modern white kitchen
Rizzoli R series Combi cooker in white Variant finish

4. Freestanding: to complete your tavern or living room in the country house, you can opt for a freestanding wood burning range cooker. These models often have the same construction characteristics as built-in cookers, but they require a certain safety distance from combustible materials, especially laterally. For this reason, they are not ideal to be combined with other furniture, but rather define a very characteristic and attractive cooking and heating point, slightly separated from other furnishing elements. These cookers are often equipped with handrails on three sides and other accessories that complement their functions and make them irreplaceable and aesthetically very successful pieces in your home.


Rizzoli N series free-standing cooker in black steel in a mountain chalet
Rizzoli N series free-standing wood-burning range cooker in black steel

5. Customizations: before choosing your ideal cooker, contact an expert or simply try with the simulator on the manufacturer's website. In fact, it is often the details that contribute to the success of your project. For example, carefully assess the height of your cooker. It is now possible to personalize it down to the millimeter, choose beautiful but also ergonomic handles, perhaps with rounded corners, if you cook a lot, so that tea towels or your clothes do not accidentally get caught on them. Choose professional levers to open the cooking compartment safely and quickly and carefully choose the type of hob, steel, cast iron or glass ceramic.


Rizzoli cooker personalized according to the customer's project
Rizzoli cooker personalized according to the customer's project

In conclusion, choosing a good wood burning range cooker is a process that requires reflection and comparison. In all cases, we advise you to contact an expert reseller who can offer you the solution best suited to your needs. Indeed, the wood burning cooker is not a standard item, so be wary of traders who tend to offer you products that they already have in stock and that they would like to sell. The wood burning cooker must be made to measure, like a dress, to adapt perfectly to your living space and become part of it in a discreet and essential way. Our sales advisors are trained to answer your questions and advise you on the best solutions. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have a project in progress.



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