Charlie Ovens

Rural Ranges is delighted to expand our offering to include the exquisite Charlie Ovens, a stylish and fun brand for outdoor cooking.

Charlie is an outdoor charcoal oven. The perfect blend of form and function, Charlie ovens are bold and beautiful as well as easy to operate. With 9 adjustable rack levels, these ovens have excellent versatility and are therefore perfect for all sorts of cooking, whether it be slow roasting joints of meat, baking bread and pizzas or smoking fish.

Front opening charcoal ovens are used in professional kitchens the world over. Charlie Ovens takes this inspiration and applies it to outdoor cooking, enabling you to create restaurant quality cooking from your garden.

Why Rural Ranges?

We are so thrilled to be joining with Charlie Ovens as we expand our range cooker selection to include outdoor cooking. This is a brand that absolutely matches our values; exceptional cooking results and quality engineering is at the heart of what they do. Our indoor Agas and range cookers deliver cast iron cooking that deliver moist, succulent, scrumptious results. Charlie takes everything we love about cooking and takes it into the outdoor space, so that you can ensure your hosting is accompanied by outstanding, effortless cooking worthy of any professional kitchen.

What we love about Charlie:

-Not only is Charlie perfect for those warm summer evenings, but the oven can be used all year round, whatever the weather. With its heavy duty, weather-resistant design, it is able to be used come rain or shine. The front opening door means that unlike conventional bbqs or other outdoor ovens, heat loss is minimised and food is protected from adverse weather. Handmade in Britain, Charlie is built to last, and designed to withstand our unpredictable climate.

-The 9 rack options mean Charlie is perfect for a huge range of cooking styles and has capacity for a large amount of food. The multi-height cooking allows you to choose how close you want your food to be to the charcoal. The lowest level is perfect for searing with flame, while other levels will allow you to roast, bake, grill, or slow cook. Adding a touch of wood to the charcoal adds a perfect smoky flavour. All of this is done with minimal effort, and with two and a half times the capacity of a normal oven, a whole delicious feast can be prepared at once.

-Charlie is easy to light and operate and is incredibly low maintenance. A simple pyramid of charcoal and the aid of firelighters and two open vents will have Charlie ready to cook within 15 to 20 minutes. There are no fiddly controls; access to the racks and charcoal is all you need to adjust the temperature and style of your cooking. The more air coming through the vents, the hotter the charcoal. It’s as simple as that! The ash falls into the ash drawer, which can then be pulled out and disposed of, which means Charlie is easy to clean ready for your next cook.

-It’s surprisingly fuel efficient, using 45% less charcoal than an open grill, and utilising the thermal mass of its steel to cool the food. The heavy duty steel and front opening door means there is minimal heat loss, so even if cooking at high temperatures, the outside of the oven is safe to touch. Food is cooked from every direction at a consistent temperature, with the smouldering charcoal sealing in flavour and texture.

-It’s striking to look at. At Rural Ranges, we know how important it is for our customers to have ownership over the style of their ovens. Charlie comes in a range of 10 distinctive colours, or for an additional fee, can be painted in any chosen colour. We love it!

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