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Nectre Big Baker Oven
- Verified purchase
After one winter leaks smoke BAD at top seams.
I used this stove for one winter. The second winter it started leaking a lot of smoke at the top seam of the sidewalls - big cracks there, I spent the second winter trying to putty the cracks but no success so pretty much unusable after one year of use. Very disappointed! I thought this was a decent quality brand,and paid a lot for the installation, too. The stove is in my kitchen.
Purchased in November 2021 for $3,149.00.
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Margaret E.
- 2 reviews
Nectre bakers oven must have got the lemon
Within less than year (through summer) rust had developed on the top of the fire and the top door mechanism. The damper top rear had ceased prob rust! The whole damper mechanism was replaced and the door freed and rust scrubbed out. Now the rear damper has ceased again and the door mechanism has ceased again. Not happy thinking about a combustion stove that will burn through the night - these are not combustion ! This will be more use than an oven that is hard to regulate the temp in! Burns through wood at an incredible rate and now hard to regulate. Puts out mega heat though!
Purchased in August 2021 for $3,000.00.
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GLEN D.Nectre
Hi Margaret E. Thank you for your feed back. Any cast iron or steel stove will get surface rust if there is moisture present. This can occur if you live near the sea or in damp areas such as rain fore... Read more
sts, valleys etc. You will also get damp air coming down the flue in the Summer months which can create some surface rust in the fire box but this moisture will disappear once the fire has been lit. To maintain the surface of your heater rub back with a "Fine" sanding block, dust off, then paint with Stove Bright - Metallic Black. It might also be worth spraying the damper hinge with WD40 at the end of the Winter months to give it a bit of protection.Ive been through all of this with you. As this happened during the first 6-9 months. We are not near sea air and I blocked off the flue over summer as recommended. The damper at the rear has seiz... Read more
ed during the last couple of months whilst the fire is on and also the handle mechanism to the fire box. You replaced the rear damper mechanism last year. I don’t believe this is normal !!!Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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3.7(35)TypicalredhedSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 4 reviews
- 2 likes
Great little cooker and heats whole house.
The small bakers oven is a pleasant surprise. I am originally Canadian and prefer wood heat in the winter. This stove is perfect for heating and cooking. We do not have water jacket hooked up so cannot comment on that. Once we adjusted the door gap with the key provided we found we could control the rate of wood burn and oven temperature. It took me about a week to gauge when to cook, how to adjust temp. The more coals the steadier the temp in the oven, get an oven thermometer for inside the oven and you will get a more accurate temp, the more ...Read more
coals you have, you get a steady temp for about two hours. Great for roasts, pizza in the oven and curries, soup and stews on the top of the stove. It cooks faster than you think it will! If you light it about 2:00 pm, your whole house will stay warm all night (we have a three bed, L shaped house), However, you must empty the coal and ash every second day if you want those fat logs at night for an overnight burn. Still has hot coals at 0600 hours with a 9pm fill, but it takes a bit of effort to get going in the morning. Downside: on windy days, if you have normal length flu, the wind back flows down the flu making it very hard to light and fills house with smoke. Further when lighting if the round air flow knob on the front is wide open it allows smoke to vent into your house, ignore the instructions that say do not keep the door open, keep it cracked when lighting or have smoke escape into your house and the fire won't light properly! Love our bakers oven, next house we are getting the big one, so I can cook a turkey. :)Purchased in April 2021 for $2,800.00.
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JessVMelbourne
- 57 reviews
No regrets on purchasing
This is a great addition to any house. Not only do you get a great efficient wood fire but you can cook with it aswell, even put a kettle on top for a cuppa. When winter sets in, my electric oven and gas cooker very rarely get used.
The firebox is of a decent size allowing large chunks of wood that will burn from nighttime into the morning keeping the house warm. As one reviewer said, yes you do have to clean out the bottom of the oven which we were not told anything about. We had to look that up by ourselves after wondering why smoke was pou...Read more
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Very good, I'll be putting one in the next house that we're planning.
I put one of these in the house that is now our Daughters family home, its great, we had no problem with soot buildup, cooked on it regularly, found it economical to run and a very effective heater for the 80 sq metre house.
If we ran it for two hours in the evening the stove would still be warm enough to have the house warm in the morning.
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MegsieMelbourne
- 6 reviews
- 7 likes
Fantastic!!!
This is our second winter with the BBO.... so efficient, warms the 25 square house enough for us to wear summer clothes...cooks well...draws well, good controls and I can put a peice of redgum in it overnight and it's still going in morning! Never had an issue. Very happy, best woodburner ever! I've seen cheap copies without the throttle, but this is such outstanding quality. Highly recommend one, if we ever sell, I wan to take it with us! (Incidently we have 4 zone ducted heating but this is way more efficient and cosy!)
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Still going fabulous, never has a problem..3 winters in and no smoke, soot or buildup, our wood is seasoned. I can pop a big log in and it burns well into morning. Our flue length must be perfect as it’s perfectly burning well.
GLEN D.Nectre
Thank you for taking the time to write your review.
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ValerieBendgio
- 3 reviews
- Verified purchase
Excellent Wood Oven & Super Warm Heating.
We've had the Nectre Big Baker Oven for a while now & it's being burning 24hrs 7 days a week since the colder weather rolled in a couple of months ago. It's all I've been using for cooking for the past months, I quickly learnt how to regulate the heat in the oven to obtain the correct cooking temperature required, (Temp gauge on oven door) and it's great for cooking on the stove top too, with plenty of room. The Nectre Big Baker Oven is our main heating source and I have to say it is toasty warm in our house ranging from 20 to 26 degrees and ho...Read more
tter if I so desired. We manage to keep the fire going all night long (6 to 7 hrs) and I believe that is due to the quality and size of the firewood, 95% of the time in the morning there is always a lot of burning red hot coals in the fire box, just a matter of adding more wood. Our night time temperatures often gets below zero and recently we reached -6.8 and it was lovely and warm in our house. We cut up our own firewood and all the wood we burn is seasoned (dried) for 2 years or more. I believe burning good quality wood is most important to obtain efficient and effective outcomes. Also proper use of the controls (opening the flue) and air intake when first lighting the fire or adding logs when the fire is burning to ensure the build up of creosote does not occur. To make sure the fire burns well the flue needs to be the correct recommended height, this will ensure the flue draws well and the fires burn effectively. There is a plate in the bottom of the oven that can be removed for cleaning purposes and I recently removed it to clean any ash or soot away and there was only a light dusting of ash in there. Prior to having the Nectre Big Baker Oven installed we had a very old IXL wood stove that I would use and I think that gave me a good understanding of how operate a wood fire oven/stove. We could not be happier with the Nectre Big Baker Oven and would recommend it for heating and cooking (cooking times in the Big Baker Oven are the same as a regular gas/electric oven).1 comment
Our Nectre Big Bakers Oven is still going strong, it keep us warm all winter long, work's perfectly and it still looks fabulous (like new). I highly recommend this product.
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nedoleboyBermagui
- 2 reviews
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Big Baker Dreams Smoked Out
We bought the Nectre Big Baker to put in our new house. While it was being built we installed it in our shed. We also bought a wet back to go in it to connect to our solar hot water.
The first thing we noticed was how small the fire box was. This was before having the wet back installed as well.
It worked well enough for the first month but then we started getting smoke inside whenever the wind would blow. This gradually got worse until we were getting a thick curtain of smoke flooding out of the fire. After reading through the instructions w...Read more
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Questions & Answers
carolasked
nectre baker oven is same as nectre big baker oven???
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Same but a smaller version. I have the big bakers oven and couldn't imagine using a smaller one.
GLEN D.Nectre
There are two models, the original smaller Bakers Oven and also the Big Bakers Oven
Ally D.asked
We have just installed the Big Bakers Oven but can't work out how to put the baffle in. Can someone please send us photos of how it sits inside? It says to rest it on the top of the bricks but if we do that it isn't long enough to reach the lugs at the front...
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Ally D.asked
We have just installed the Big Bakers Oven but can't work out how to put the baffle in. Can someone please send us photos of how it sits inside? It says to rest it on the top of the bricks but if we do that it isn't long enough to reach the lugs at the front...
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We had ours fitted professionally as part of product purchase. But the baffle should sit comfortably on top of all the side heat bricks. Our fire is currently roaring hot so photos wouldn't do much good right now sorry.
Thanks for your response. As it is, we don't have heat bricks on the side, just the side plates. Perhaps there has been a design change since you bought yours.
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Nicolas G.Nectre
Morning Pat,
Apologize for the issue you are having with the unit. Please call us on 1300 554 155 and we will be able to advise further .
Thank you, Nicolas