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Just thinking about adding a wood cookstove to our farm house, in the near future. Wondering what brands people are happy with.
Got ya ;-)SteveKG said:The learning curve isn't too bad if you want to do it. I can get to within reasonably close temperature for close to the length of time I'll need it. Not as easily as setting the dial on a gas oven, but fairly close. I enjoy the process and it is not a chore or hassle to me. My wife, on the other hand, while she uses the oven [we only have wood range for oven cooking, plus propane counter-top burners] and is ok with it, considers it a bit frustrating sometimes. To her, it is a chore and sometimes she calls me in to take over.
It isn't too much more work and brain energy than learning how to fire and manage a new heat stove. But, it is a bit more. Thing to do is start out cooking stuff that isn't picky about the temp., such as casseroles or whatever.
WhatIsChazaq said:Just finished install and second firing of a used Heartland Oval 1903.
Picked it up used off Craigslist for $1,100. Fired it two weeks ago and found a few leaky spots, mind you most Wood Cook Stoves are NOT EPA Certified nor "air tight". Got it sealed up pretty well today and didn't get much smoke this time firing it up.
Here she is all fired up and cranking out the BTU's. In this pic the oven is over 500 degrees! It will take a bit of learning to figure out how to get her dialed in to the right temp for whatever we want to cook.
Here is a link to all the pics of the demolition/installation:
(broken link removed to http://picasaweb.google.com/slowbellyfarm/WoodCookStove?feat=directlink)
If you are patient you might find a similar quality cook stove pop up within reach of where you are. I saw one come up when I first started looking. It was a little cleaner, the same color and year...but they wanted $4,500 firm for it. Set up an RSS feed for your search criteria and let your RSS feeder let YOU know when one pops up!
xclimber said:Thanks for all your feedback. I have heard food cooked in a cookstove is the best. Learning curve has got to be rewarded to those with patience, giving you yummy food. Again thanks for your feed back.
WhatIsChazaq said:A bigger pic:
Lighting Up said:WhatIsChazaq said:A bigger pic:
Are you ably to boil water on the top with that or just use the oven? Never seen one before. Stove/oven looks great...and the install too.
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