I think we might be the longest running Grand Designs. We started in 2005 and we are still at it!
We have had an Everhot cooker from Day One, and it has always been at the heart of the house. We were inclined to build with materials that have not been hugely processed and are produced as locally as possible.
We originally chose Everhot because we had met both Guy and his father and believed them both to be highly competent engineers so the Everhot was bound to be a well thought through product.
We had an oil-fired Aga at our last house but we didn’t want to continue on the fossil fuel route when there was the option of an electric Everhot.
We now have solar pv and buy our electricity from a renewables only supplier. We do a lot of cooking on the Everhot. From porridge for breakfast to Sunday roast, with bread, cakes and every other dish in between. It gets constant use. The Everhot makes the kitchen a warm and welcoming place, regularly leaned on and even sat on by the children. It is also used for drying and airing clothing and is especially good for drying wet shoes overnight.
In fact, we have three Everhots! We have an Everhot in our kitchen, an Everhot in my mother’s house across the yard and we even have an Everhot in the DugOut, our quirky holiday let for visitors wanting to experience life on the hill. So, as well as everything else, visitors to the DugOut also get to experience the joy of using an Everhot.
If you’d like to see more on Ed and Rowena’s journey visit www.lifeonthehill.co.uk
