J.A. Roby Cuisiniere SE / Cuisiniere LX Wood Cookstove — Diagram

There is a bit of confusion now between the Cuisiniere and the Cuisiniere SE, which some folks think means "second edition" when in fact it means "Special Edition". The Special Edition Cuisiniere is just that, a special edition only available to specialty hearth retailers like Obadiah's Woodstoves. These units are on legs instead of a pedestal. The firebox door is also square, not curved on top like the standard Cuisiniere Cookstove. Both models are available to Obadiah's so no worries, if you like the old style we can still get it in the new more efficient design that will cook, bake and heat better than the first edition.

The Cuisiniere by J.A. Roby has been an exciting wood-fired cookstove since Obadiah's first introduced it to the US market last year. Our hope was to provide a clean-burning wood cook-stove for folks who live in areas where particulate is an issue. The original Cuisiniere was unique in that it was utilizing a clean-burning EPA firebox (The Tison) that was modified into a cookstove. Unfortunately, the Tison firebox design did not work well and some customers reported back to us that the oven would not heat effectively and cooking on top of the cooktop was difficult unless you had a raging fire that would cook you out of your kitchen.

We pulled back from recommending this cookstove to folks who wanted something more than a great clean burning heater. For those looking for a wood burning stove that they could cook and bake in, we steered them to another model that would meet their needs better.

Today, we are pleased to announce that J.A. Roby took our suggestions seriously and made several changes to the design of the Cuisiniere Cookstove and has introduced phase 2 of this model. Looking carefully at the first edition compared to the second edition you can see it has the oven now on the right where the firebox used to be and the firebox is on the left where the oven used to be. Now the smoke travels across the underside of the cook-top and around the rear of the oven so it gets hotter faster and cooks more evenly.

These improvements will make a huge difference in how well this Cuisiniere SE performs in our opinion. The first edition has been retired but some folks may still have some inventory around so we wanted to clarify what the differences are so you can make and informed decision if you're researching the Cuisiniere for you home or retreat.

There is a bit of confusion now between the Cuisiniere and the Cuisiniere SE, which some folks think means "second edition" when in fact it means "Special Edition". The Special Edition Cuisiniere is just that, a special edition only available to specialty hearth retailers like Obadiah's Woodstoves. These units are on legs instead of a pedestal. The firebox door is also square, not curved on top like the standard Cuisiniere Cookstove. Both models are available to Obadiah's so no worries, if you like the old style we can still get it in the new more efficient design that will cook, bake and heat better than the first edition.

- Not recommended for spaces under 1500 ft as the stove may need to be dampered down which greatly impacts max oven temperature.

Features

• The J.A. Roby Cuisiniere SE / LX heats up to 2,300 ft²
• Model with two cast iron doors
• High efficiency CSA B415.1-10 certified appliance
• MONTREAL ISLAND APPROVED
• Recommended Heating Area (sq.ft.): 1500 – 2300
• Color: Metallic black
• Model: Legs
• Convection and radiation heating system
• Air-wash system on firebox side
• Glass air-wash system
• Easy to access ash drawer
• Cooking area 16" X 47"
• Glass oven door
• Food warmer
• Thermometers on oven and food warmer
• Handles, corners and chrome ornaments
• Low clearance to combustible material
• Baffle: Fiber ceramic
• Outdoor air intake
• Firebox lined with refractory bricks for better heat distribution
• Stainless steel secondary air system improving gas combustion
• Recommended chimney: 6’’
• Optimum efficiency 88%
• Low emissions 1.3 g/h
• LHV 78,6%
• Log length 19"
• Tested as per applicable standards by Intertek
• **Cooking Plates are sold as is, there may be manufacturing bubbles or bumps, small chips and imperfections may occur in shipping and when moving them on the stove. No returns or Warranty on Cooking Plates.**
• EPA Exempt (learn more here)
• Washington State Approved (learn more here)

Outdoor Air Intake Package (ECPAE)

• 10ft insulated air duct
• Wall grill/connector
• 2x Clamp

Note: Please note that there are consumer reviews posting about the quality of the baking oven. As of 2015 J.A. Roby redesigned the engineering of the baking oven. Prior to 2015, the baking oven was not convection, thus the heat did not flow around the baking oven. In 2015, J.A. Roby redesigned the Cuisienere Wood Cook Stoves to include a convection baking oven. Thus, the heat flows in the top left side (when facing the stove) and flows downward, up the right side, and accross the top oven the oven and out the flue stack. Since this resdesign, we have had many customers reporting oven temperatures up to 550 degrees!