AGA cooker
The AGA cooker is a stored-heat stove invented in 1922 by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish physicist Dr. Gustaf Dalén (1869 - 1937), who also founded the AGA company.
In 1912, Dr. Dalen lost his sight in an explosion while developing his earlier invention aga (see Agamassan) . Forced to stay at home, Dr. Dalen discovered that his wife was exhausted by cooking. Although unable to see, he was determined to develop a new cook stove that was both capable of every culinary technique and easy to use. It is also capable of heating a house.
Adopting the time-honored principle of heat storage, he combined a small and efficient heat source, two large hotplates and two generous ovens into one robust and compact unit: the AGA Cooker. The cooker was introduced to England in 1929, and its popularity in certain parts of English society (owners of medium to large country houses) led to the term "AGA Saga" being used to refer to a genre of fiction set amongst stereotypical AGA owners.
AGA is an abbreviation of the company name, Aktiebolaget Gas Accumulator.
The heavy iron castings inside the cooker are made at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, on the site of Abraham Darby's original iron works where the modern method of iron smelting was invented.
Models
Three main models of AGA are currently in production: two, three and four oven versions. The four oven version is wider than the other models in order to accommodate the four ovens and the burner. The two oven model has three doors behind which are the burner, roasting oven and simmering oven. The newer three oven model also includes a baking oven,[1] and the four oven version also has a warming oven and warming plate on the top.[1]
In terms of weekly fuel consumption, Aga expects[2] the two oven Aga to consume 40 litres of kerosene or diesel, 60 litres of propane gas, 425kWh of natural gas or 220kWh for the electric models. To put this into perspective, the average domestic natural gas consumption in the UK is 386.75kWh per week[3].
In addition, Aga is selling kerosene and diesel models which, with slight modification, can be made to run on biofuel[4].
External Links
- ^ a b Aga Range Cookers.
- ^ Aga Range Cookers.
- ^ DTI report on Energy - its impact on the environment and society.
- ^ Aga unveils new biofuel model.
See also
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