AGA_Stories
 

Owner: Rita and Robert Buxton
Model: Brown 4-oven
Vintage: c1970s
Location: North Norfolk
Snapshot: Local farmer Robert and his wife Rita converted their barn in 1983. “We moved here when my youngest was three,” says Rita. “The barn had originally housed farm animals and the kitchen was once full of pigs!” The couple found an old wooden shop counter-top, complete with multiple drawers, and used it as a central counter for the pamment floor kitchen. “Apparently the counter-top once belonged to Lord Nelson’s brother,” Rita says. “All my friends had an AGA,” she adds, “and I wouldn’t want to be without it now. I use the AGA for everything. In the winter I cook roast beef and there’s always lots of people at Christmas, so we do a local turkey. It’s also brilliant for slow cooking stock overnight.”
Finest Hour: Homemade strawberry jam in abundance.  Rita says: “Electric rings are not big enough for jam pans, but the AGA is perfect.”