Farm to Flame: Escea and Silver Fern Farms guide to flame grilling

Farm to Flame: Escea and Silver Fern Farms guide to flame grilling

Sharing the ethos of quality food and quality time, Silver Fern Farms and Escea’s outdoor fireplaces bring food and flame together.

As New Zealand’s largest grass-fed red meat company, Silver Fern Farms is renowned for producing quality meat. With a vision to being the world’s most successful, and most sustainable grass-fed red meat company, they employ a scienced-backed grading process for their beef, to guarantee only the highest standards of taste and tenderness – from pasture to plate.

With extensive options in their fast-fry range, we didn’t need to look far to find the perfect cut of meat to flame grill to perfection on the grills of Escea’s outdoor fireplaces.

Our range of outdoor cooking fires were born out from love of storytelling – from stories of the day told around the kitchen bench at dinnertime, to the stories of times long past told around the campfire glow. Because ultimately, nothing brings people together like food and flame.

We got together with Silver Fern Farms to find the most delicious cuts of beef, lamb and venison and recipes to try out on our range of wood fires.

 

Escea EK Outdoor Fireplace Kitchen

Prep time: 20 minutes to chop wood to size | Warm-up time: Up to 40 mins of stoking and refueling | Wood: Hardwood (Macrocarpa, Pine, Beech) | Cooking Methods: Grill plate, Flat plate, Meat Hooks, Pizza Oven.

The EK Outdoor Fireplace Kitchen is Escea’s most sophisticated outdoor cooking fire. In fact, it was developed with the help of award-winning chef, Greg Piner, whose extensive knowledge, experience and passion for flame grilling helped guide Escea to develop the ultimate outdoor fireplace - with all the functionality that could be found in the kitchen, in the outdoors.

The EK comes equipped with an ember generator and 13-point adjustable levels to help you achieve the perfect temperature, as well as cooking plates, grills, meat hooks, and even a pizza oven accessory.

With all this at your fingertips, the EK was designed for serious flame grillers, and just like the kitchen, it’s become the heart of outdoor spaces, beckoning friends and family – like moths to a flame.

Of course, a quality cooking appliance calls for premium quality meat, and nothing oozes quality like the King of all cuts, Silver Fern Farms Beef Eye Fillet. 


On the grill or plate: Beef Eye Fillet | Silver Fern Farms

“The EK offers the best of both worlds – a searing heat for larger cuts, with the ability to control the temperature for smaller cuts, too.“ – Troy Jolly, Escea Engineer.

As the king of all cuts, Silver Fern Farms Beef Eye Fillet is the perfect fit for the EK Outdoor Fireplace Kitchen – reaching a mouthwatering medium rare in 3-4 minutes on the grill.  

“Cooking on the Escea EK Grill or Plate, Silver Fern Farms Beef Eye Fillet promises to be exquisitely tender and Juicy” – Brenda Galbraith, Silver Fern Farms Marketing Manager US/NZ.

 

In the Pizza Oven: Lamb Steaks | Silver Fern Farms

“The hooded design of the EK’s Pizza Oven directs heat down onto the top of the pizza, perfect for cooking smaller cuts or strips of meat” – Troy Jolly, Escea Engineer.

Pizza making is a great opportunity to experiment and let your creative juices flow (literally) and with its subtle sweetness and lean and juicy flavour, this lamb was born to be the hero. 

“Our Lamb Steaks are a versatile steak that can suit any occasion and are perfect for the EK Pizza Oven.” – Brenda Galbraith, Silver Fern Farms Marketing Manager US/NZ.

 

Escea EP1350 Outdoor Wood Fire Table

Prep time: None | Warm-up time: Up to 30 minutes for embers to form | Wood: Hardwood (Macrocarpa, Pine, Beech) | Cooking methods: Flat plate, Grill Ring, Kebab Holder.

The Fire Table is where food, flame, and family really come together. Modeled on the classic campfire, it’s made for sharing - with a 360-cooking experience that gets everyone involved.

The Fire Table features an outer cooking ring, grills, and kebab holders all with the bonus of a cool touch outer ring – so your drinks (and your elbows) can chill, while you get stuck into the cooking.

“With a lower, consistent heat the Fire Table is perfect for smaller cuts or strips of meat. This really lends itself to social cooking as it allows everyone around the table to cook their food at the same time” – Troy Jolly, Escea Engineer.

On the grill or cooking plate: Venison Minute Steaks | Silver Fern Farms


The EP1350 pairs perfectly with Silver Fern Farms Venison Minute Steaks, reaching medium-rare in as little as 1-2 minutes.

“Our Venison Minute Steaks are a versatile cut, perfect for tapas and simple enough to allow each person to cook just the way they like.” – Brenda Galbraith, Silver Fern Farms Marketing Manager US/NZ.

Escea EW5000 Outdoor Wood Fire

Prep time: None | Warm-up time: Up to 30 minutes for embers to form | Wood: Hardwood (Macrocarpa, Pine, Beech) | Cooking methods: Flat plate, Grill plate.

The EW5000 was Escea’s first outdoor wood fire. Made for the traditionalists, drawn to spark and flame and craving an honest, hands-on flame grilling experience.  The EW5000 takes away the frills and fuss, bringing you back to the basics of food and flame.

“The EW5000 was made for simple barbequing. With 3 levels to choose from, you get everything you need, and nothing you don’t.” – Troy Jolly, Escea Engineer.

And when bellies are full and the night wears on, it transforms into a roaring outdoor fireplace – accompanying you into the small hours.

On the grill or plate: Lamb Loin Fillets | Silver Fern Farms


Silver Fern Farms recommends their Lamb Loin Fillets for the EW5000 wood fire, for a succulent cut of grass-fed lamb, that is subtly sweet and tender. Reaching medium rare in 6-8 minutes, you can take your time, enjoy the moment and soak in the sensual experience of cooking over flame.

“Escea’s EW5000 Outdoor Cooking Fire utilizes its warm and dramatic focus with the supremely tender cut of Silver Fern Farms Lamb Loin fillets, perfect for cooking on the grill or plate.”  –  Brenda Galbraith, Silver Fern Farms Marketing Manager US/NZ.

Learn more about our outdoor cooking fires and find the one that was made for you here. Or peruse Silver Fern Farms’ range of premium cuts of beef, lamb and venison here.

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