Super Cedar Starters, CAT Stoves, Blaze King

[becasunshine]

You've read the brick pizza oven threads on this site haven't you?

No, I haven't. Brick oven... hmm.... Will have to read those. Brick oven... hmmm...

 

[Highbeam]

Sorry to do this to you, it is almost lunch time in my part of the country.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/more-wood-fired-oven-pizza-pics.111133/#post-1471799

 

[becasunshine]

Sorry to do this to you, it is almost lunch time in my part of the country.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/more-wood-fired-oven-pizza-pics.111133/#post-1471799

I'm sure that I will enjoy it. I'd love to have one of those big, brick, old school barbecue pits that were ubiquitous when I was a kid. Hmmm, pizza oven... hmmm...

 

[smokedragon]

I am with you on that one beca.......it's not that you HAVE to cook on the woodstove, it's that idea that you might extract a little more heat

That said, you can play around with something as simple as a pot of water......see how long it takes it to come to a boil compared to your actual range on low, medium, and high......that will give you a rough conversion from your range to your woodstove.

Also, if you have an Infrared thermometer, that will really help you with finding the hot/cool spots.

If you find it too hot, use a trivet or other "spacer" to get your pot/pan a little further from the top.

My $0.02

 

[becasunshine]

I am with you on that one beca.......it's not that you HAVE to cook on the woodstove, it's that idea that you might extract a little more heat

That said, you can play around with something as simple as a pot of water......see how long it takes it to come to a boil compared to your actual range on low, medium, and high......that will give you a rough conversion from your range to your woodstove.

Also, if you have an Infrared thermometer, that will really help you with finding the hot/cool spots.

If you find it too hot, use a trivet or other "spacer" to get your pot/pan a little further from the top.

My $0.02

We do have an IR thermometer! We bought an inexpensive one last fall. What a good idea- thank you!

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Hello, Wise Ones!

We have ordered our BK Princess, and we have received shipment of our cut and split wood, and we have cross stacked that wood under an overhead shelter but with the sides of the pile opened to prevailing winds (from all directions.) We are now working on the little details so we'll be up and running for cold weather as soon as that wood dries.

I did a search on this forum and I found a thread from a few years ago that says that Blaze King ships its stoves with samples of Super Cedars. I have visited the Super Cedar web site and I see that the Sud-Chemie Prototech endorsement is still posted on their site.

I was just about to order a box of Super Cedars, but since the thread that referenced the Super Cedars and Blaze King CAT stoves is a few years old, I thought I'd check in to make sure that this is still considered a good starter for CAT stoves and for the Blaze King.

Thank you all for your help!

Even if they weren't cat safe they'd be long gone (burnt up) by the time you engaged the cat

 

[Bigg_Redd]

"But suppose they get stale?

Are you serious?

 

[smokedragon]

Even if they weren't cat safe they'd be long gone (burnt up) by the time you engaged the cat

Bigg Redd: How long after lighting do you typically engage the cat, and what kind of stove?

I am asking cause I have a lot of fatwood, but have been told by some on here it isn't recommended for cat stoves (which I have coming). That fatwood is gone in 15 minutes or less in my current stove, hence my question......

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Bigg Redd: How long after lighting do you typically engage the cat, and what kind of stove?

I am asking cause I have a lot of fatwood, but have been told by some on here it isn't recommended for cat stoves (which I have coming). That fatwood is gone in 15 minutes or less in my current stove, hence my question......

I don't have a cat stove, but the principle is pretty simple - start a fire, get fire hot, engage cat. Pretty much every cat stove in the history of forever.

 

[NWfuel]

I don't have a cat stove, but the principle is pretty simple - start a fire, get fire hot, engage cat. Pretty much every cat stove in the history of forever.

This is why Sud Chemie is quoted as stating " The Super Cedars will prolong the life of the cat" because the kick off is quicker with using Super Cedars. Faster engagement means less residue in cat.
Fatwood creates a lot of residue.
Thomas

 

[becasunshine]

Are you serious?

Not really.

 

[becasunshine]

UPDATE!

Received our box of naked Super Cedars yesterday. They are indeed naked, and beefier than I expected. Much more substantial than I anticipated. I got a box of Naked Beefcake Super Cedars!

Wow, the places this thread has gone...

... at any rate, I am very pleased so far.

 

[becasunshine]

OK, The Hubs has a question-

If the wood is appropriately dried, do we use the Super Cedars in place of kindling? Just the Super Cedar (or a portion of it) and dried splits? Or do we still need kindling?

Please be kind- we really are Wood Stove Newbies!

 

[daleeper]

OK, The Hubs has a question-

If the wood is appropriately dried, do we use the Super Cedars in place of kindling? Just the Super Cedar (or a portion of it) and dried splits? Or do we still need kindling?

Please be kind- we really are Wood Stove Newbies!

I use mine without kindling. I do try to find a smaller piece of wood to set it under, or one with some roughness that will catch fire fast. Learning good placement of the chunk of super cedar is key, getting it in good air flow speeds the fire up. To me much easier than trying to keep up with kindling. Well worth the cost of the super cedar.

 

[Jags]

With good, dry wood there is no need for kindling. I might try to put a smaller split or two around the SC, but that probably isn't needed either.