Week 2 – life with Lisa.
As this all started back in the early
90’s, readers (bless them) are warned they should be prepared for the long haul
– it is, after all, 20 years plus.
But before I start singing the
praises of Lisa, let me go back to the real beginning. It all started at a
trade exhibition in Düsseldorf called, in those days, something like ‘The
International Garden & Leisure Show’ (in German, of course). On the top
floor, way away from the principal foot fall of commercial buyers, I came
across a tiny stand with 2 very Scandinavian-looking (tall & blond) people
looking out expectantly for a visitor who might just be interested in their
wares. They were selling a cast steel wok-type thing, weighing a ton, with 3
nuts welded onto the concave side and into which you were supposed to thread
three steel rods as feet. But the heat came from a wood fire; it was from
Finland, so of course in Finland there’s plenty of wood and plenty of open
spaces. Not quite so in UK.
The story continues next week. But I
am told I have to plug the Beauclaire THIS week, and EVERY week! And it’s true
we do have a lot to tell about the product. For instance, what some existing
owners and fans may not know is that we now have an Oven Dome, which sits in
the groove of the cast griddle and converts the Beauclaire into a genuinely
effective oven. It’s high enough for a full roast of whatever beast or fowl you
may chose, or a vegetarian meat loaf, pizza, fresh bread……everything is of
course available from this website, or from your local stockist (as the phrase
goes!) If they don’t have what you want, and you prefer to buy from them, ask
them to get it in: it would take 48 hours to reach them. See you next week – hasta la semana proxima.
Robin
http://www.towler-staines.co.uk/shop/63-beauclaire-sets-burners-and-griddles/
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