For the first time in 10 years flooding caused the famous Eden Project to close. Its main restaurant area was left under 3 foot of water and a huge amount of catering equipment was damaged. Dedicated Eden staff worked around the clock to clean up the site, but new ways of producing high-quality food for visitors were needed.
Each year the Eden Project receives a million visitors. With much of its catering out of action, Eden had to revise a new dining solution as the damage created within the central “Link” building was going to take time and planning to restore to its former glory. The idea to introduce cooking stations within the Mediterranean Biome was born.
Tom Gozney, founder of The Stone Bake Oven Company had already demonstrated the new “Primo Oven” at The Eden Project. “Having previously served some freshly made pizza to the staff, we found that the Primo Oven was an immediate hit”, says Tom, and Eden had already decided to offer them in their own shop.
Tom and some of the Eden staff saw an immediate opportunity to contribute to the challenging situation the damaging floods had caused. “What could possibly be more fitting than Stone Bake Pizzas in the Mediterranean Biome” says Tom, “We shipped 6 mobile wood fired ovens out to them immediately,” and the Eden team were soon wowing hungry crowds with mouthwatering delicacies baked and roasted in the Primo Oven. With aromas filling the Mediterranean Biome, passersby can’t pass up sampling freshly baked Pizza slices and Garlic dough twists baked in less than two minutes before their eyes.
Eden’s Foundation Director Tony Kendle said: “This is the first time food has been available to buy in the Mediterranean Biome - now everyone can enjoy unique al fresco eating in the warmth of our Biome.
“Good things can come out of disastrous situations - we had already been thinking of adding more of the experience of Mediterranean flavours and smells to our temperate Biome, and this newly-installed wood-fuel oven has enabled that to happen.”
The Stone Bake Oven Companies “Primo Ovens” are proving to be quite a revelation, capable of cooking virtually anything from delicate pastries to roast dinners and desserts, the atmospheric cooking experience has become available to the masses, thanks to the clever unique design by the Stone Bake Oven Company.
Made from refractory based clay, smoothly dome shaped, not dissimilar to the Eden’s Biome shape, the Primo Oven proves aesthetically pleasing and boasts low wood consumption.
The Primo Ovens are also quick to set up, easy to use, and heat up in less than 15 minutes, making them the new UK favorite outdoor cooking must have.
The Stone Bake Oven Company sell a range of outdoor wood-fired ovens. The public interest in the Primo Oven, isn’t surprising, priced at only £599 including VAT, the UK produced ovens are now being distributed over Europe. To own your own Primo Oven visit www.thestonebakeovencompany.co.uk, for more information. Here you can find cook along video’s and endless inspiration for culinary delights. Inspire your passion for cooking and recreate authentic flavours at home.
The ovens are also now on sale at the Eden online shop
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