Kamado Joe Founder, Bobby Brennan, is back in the live fire cooking industry by starting a new company called Emberhaus. Their debut product is the Fire Oven, a luxury charcoal oven that’s designed and built in Athens, Georgia.
The vision behind it is it brings the design presence of a La Cornue and the precision engineering of a Rolex to the outdoors. It definitely looks the part with marine-grade 316 stainless steel construction and custom finishes. It’s available in ten different colors and two different trims.
Our patios have become sanctuaries — spaces to unwind, connect, and create lasting memories. Fire is the original gathering point, and cooking with it connects us not only to each other, but to something timeless. At Emberhaus, we built the ultimate outdoor cooking product we have always wanted but could never find.
Bobby Brennan, Founder and CEO of Emberhaus
Charcoal Ovens
Charcoal ovens have long been used in commercial kitchens because of their versatility and ability to maintain constant temperature. You can see a charcoal oven being used at one of my favorite restaurants, Ossobuco in Miami. They cook all their food over a live fire, so the oven gets a ton of use.
Charcoal ovens have been making their way to the backyard in recent years. How they work is actually very similar to a Kamado Joe grill but with a different execution. You build a charcoal bed in the bottom of the oven, then you control the airflow in and exhaust out to adjust the temperature.
Unlike a Kamado grill though, the oven design gives you easy access to your charcoal bed and your food. The cooking shelves slide out and can be configured for more heat control.
Retailing for $14,750 and up, The Emberhaus Fire Oven is positioned at the top end of the market. They intentionally designed an oven that’s uncompromising for outdoor kitchens.
Beyond its good looks and refined design, it has some serious cooking chops. It can smoke at low temperatures and go all the way up to 900 degrees F for cooking pizza. With almost 400 lbs of thermal mass, the oven locks in the heat for easy temperature holding.
New Brand
The Fire Oven is the first product for Emberhaus, but it wont be the last. They plan to release more live fire cooking products with another release coming in the spring. Every product that they release will follow the ethos of the Fire Oven with ultra-high standards for performance, beauty, and durability.