Little box question

[WinniNH]

This is probably a dump question but Google doesn't have the answer since I don't know what it is called.

Tradional wood fire place, has a wood box to the right. On the left about chest high there is a little compartment with a cast iron door. At first I thought maybe it is a built in oven or something but it is not connected to the flue. It is brick on all 5 sides and the cast iron door on the other.

What is the point of this?

 

[bholler]

This is probably a dump question but Google doesn't have the answer since I don't know what it is called.

Tradional wood fire place, has a wood box to the right. On the left about chest high there is a little compartment with a cast iron door. At first I thought maybe it is a built in oven or something but it is not connected to the flue. It is brick on all 5 sides and the cast iron door on the other.

What is the point of this?

Pics might help

 

[WinniNH]

Sorry also bad pic

 

[Highbeam]

Does it warm up like maybe to rise dough or bake?

 

[WinniNH]

Does it warm up like maybe to rise dough or bake?

No. So this isn't a standard thing?

 

[Labfriend]

Looks like a bread oven. Probably just decorative as it seems pretty far from the fire.

 

[jetsam]

That's not an old fashioned fireplace, it's a new construction monstrosity. It's only been burned a couple times (possibly because the first owners moved out to go live in a warm house where the air wasn't grey).

The faux oven is probably for storing extra "ambiance" in.

 

[begreen]

Might be just cosmetic. Are there any unknown handles or levers in the fireplace?

 

[bholler]

That's not an old fashioned fireplace, it's a new construction monstrosity. It's only been burned a couple times (possibly because the first owners moved out to go live in a warm house where the air wasn't grey).

The faux oven is probably for storing extra "ambiance" in.

That has been used quite a bit and there are still lots of bread ovens built. I don't know if that one is functional or not but it is possible

 

[LumberCity]

It's probably for proofing bread. You'd need serious heat (like full bore 24/7) to be able to bake anything in there. Or....
It's for incinerating secret government documents, just add coals.

 

[bholler]

It's probably for proofing bread. You'd need serious heat (like full bore 24/7) to be able to bake anything in there. Or....
It's for incinerating secret government documents, just add coals.

I have seen a few that had a bypass to divert the exhaust around an oven on the side like that. One even worked. But I would need to poke around to actually figure anything out

 

[begreen]

I have seen a few that had a bypass to divert the exhaust around an oven on the side like that. One even worked. But I would need to poke around to actually figure anything out

Yes, that's why I asked if there are any handles or levers in the fireplace that they don't know about.

 

[LumberCity]

Maybe it's actually a Russian fireplace, filled with channels. That would be neat.