Best of Britannia report

Last week we flew the flag for British stoves at the fabulous Best of Britannia exhibition held in Clerkenwell, London. Sat alongside great British brands such as The Royal Mint, G-Plan, Mini, Cheaney & Sons the show was a roaring success. Firing up 2 of our log burners (Defra exempt of course!) we provided warmth, freshly brewed coffee and some tasty treats cooked on top of our Island II CT (link to page). Rona our black Labrador graced the cover of the show guide and even put in an appearance on our stand on the Saturday. Curled up next to the stove she arguably bagged the best spot as the weather started to turn and autumn finally arrived. On Thursday we had the honour of hosting a cooking demonstration from Fabulous Baker Brother Tom Herbert of Hobbs House . The famous bakery has a certain synergy with Charnwood not only are they a true British maker but they are a family firm and indeed related to the Wells family! Tom cooked up delicious British bacon marmalade on top of our Island II CT stove and then baked sour dough drop scones directly on the stone top (using Hobbs House famous 59 yr old sour dough mix . For those of you fortunate enough to have sampled the scones and marmalade and for those of you who didn't and would like to here is the recipe – kindly supplied to us by Tom :