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Introduction

When J.A. Roby began life in 1975, the only connection they had to stoves were the fireplace doors they manufactured alongside many other parts and accessories for home decor. However, that all changed when Alain Robitaille became co-owner of the company and by the early 1980s, J.A. Roby was in the business of making woodstoves.

With over thirty years now behind them, J.A. Roby knows a thing or two about making quality stoves, and their wood burning cookstoves are no exception.

Rigel Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Centauri Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Elda Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Marmiton Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Cuistot Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Chief Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Cook Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Cicero Wood Cookstove Specifications

The Cuisiniere SE Cookstove

The original Cuisiniere cookstove features a unique clean-burning EPA firebox and quality construction that is the result of J.A. Roby listening to input from dealers and customers alike. J.A. Roby felt they could go further, however, and have introduced the Cuisiniere SE wood cookstove.

This special edition of the Cuisiniere does not sit on a pedestal like the original model. It offers chrome or black legs and doors, along with a multitude of other features including a food warmer, a glass air wash system, enamel oven, a fiber ceramic baffle, and much more. Most importantly, however, is the way the smoke is distributed within the stove now to achieve a toasty baking oven. Like the regular model, the firebox in the Cuisiniere SE sits on the left with the oven on the right. With this arrangement, the smoke travels across the underside of the cook-top, around the rear of the oven, and exits out the chimney, which is above the oven. With the smoke filtering around the oven like this, heat is distributed more evenly and cook times are greatly improved.

The Cuisiniere SE can heat up to 2,300 sq ft with its immense 95,000 BTU/hr heat output, and with 88% efficiency it is also EPA-exempt and Washington State approved. It might be a hefty stove with a larger profile, but the Cuisiniere SE is a quality cookstove in all of the right ways.

Cuisiniere SE Specifications

The Cuisiniere

The original Cuisiniere cookstove has been updated with features that greatly improve the quality of its cooking abilities, while retaining its classic style. With a pedestal bottom, side-by-side oven and firebox, and a food warmer on top, the Cuisiniere has an unmistakably traditional look and layout that will be the centerpiece of any rustic home.

In the original design of the Cuisiniere, the oven was on the left while the firebox was on the right, with the chimney above it. This led to a serious heating deficiency for the oven: Because all of the smoke from the firebox went straight up the chimney, the oven would only receive heat from one side, resulting in slow, uneven cooking. Thankfully, the folks at J.A. Roby resolved this. In the updated model of the Cuisiniere, the firebox is on the left while the oven is on the right, allowing smoke from the firebox to filter around the oven before exiting up the chimney. Now you get wonderfully even cooks in a reasonable amount of time!

It’s important to note this change, as there are many original models still floating around out there. So if you stumble across a Cuisiniere cookstove with the oven on the left/opposite the chimney, be warned! It may not bake efficiently.

At 50″ in width, the Cuisiniere is one of the largest cookstoves manufactured, and will easily heat a large home. The stoves is essentially the same as the SE model, with the exception of the pedestal feature instead of legs. but if space is no issue and you find the look preferable to the Cuisiniere SE. We are happy to recommend the Cuisiniere once again, and J.A. Roby’s commitment to improving their products based on customer feedback clearly demonstrates the kind of values we love to see from manufacturers.

Cuisiniere Cookstove Specifications

 

Additional Resources

• J.A. Roby Cuisiniere SE Cookstove Brochure
• J.A. Roby Cuisiniere Cookstove Brochure
• J.A. Roby 2500 Series Cookstove Brochure
• J.A. Roby 2500 Series Cookstove Manual
• J.A. Roby Cuisiniere SE Cookstove Manual
• J.A. Roby Cuisiniere Cookstove Manual

J.A. Roby cookstoves and more can be found at Obadiah’s Woodstoves and Alternative Energy!
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