Anyone have one of these? They look pretty nice if not a little expensive as a heat source. Would make a great addition to any kitchen.
Something just seems right about a cookstove.And it also brings back some very pleasant memories for some of us.
I would love to have one, and I would use it.
You may change your tune after firing it 500 times a year, every time you want to heat something on the stove top! Looks fun, until it's your only stove on hot days in late July.
When I was a little boy my mother did her cooking on the wood stove....except for the hot summer months; usually Memorial Day until Labor Day. In those times she used a small propane stove top. It was actually more like something one would use for camping. She was happy to get the wood stove going again though until her health somewhat deteriorated. She finally got a decent gas stove and I do not have the memory of what happened to the wood cook stove. Later in life, they also ended up getting fuel oil for heating. I think that was about the time I got married and the price of fuel oil at that time was $.12 per gallon. Most folks bragged that they could heat their home for less than a dollar a day back then.
I agree on the oven temps being easy to maintain. That's one of the benefits I think you get with a heavy built stove. Mass gives you nice even cooking temps. We're fortunate that there was an open room right off our kitchen with a 6 inch step down to that room. It worked out perfect. Cooking food that will come out great and heating your place at the same time is no doubt a very wonderful feeling and environment to be in. Self sufficiency at it's best! Yup can almost feel the old days!A well-designed wood cookstove is quite easy to use, and I do all our baking on ours. Well, except for the very hottest summer days, when I bake on the Weber gas grill outdoors. I've been baking in cookstove ovens for decades and love them. Contrary to some opinion, they are not difficult to get to or keep at a desired temperature. You do not come home from a long day at work and light them up, expecting to cook in ten minutes. But the better-designed ones will hold temperature for hours with minimal attention to the fire.
However, good cookstoves are pricey, very heavy, and take up some room. Though not any more room than a gas range. Many people have the gas range as well as the cookstove, so there is much more room taken up in the kitchen, which can be a factor for many kitchens. We don't have a gas range in the kitchen, just a countertop propane burner set I cut off the top of a propane range someone gave me.
Getting a wood cookstove is, therefore, something about which to think carefully. I am 100% for them, but if you plan to move in a little while, that cookstove is gonna be a bear to take along. Ours weighs around 900 lb. And, as they cost a lot of money, if you later decide you don't really like it, you have a ton of cash locked up in it until such time as you can find a buyer.
But you couldn't pry mine away from me. My wife agrees, says it's about the best thing we ever did, buying it.
Charly, That is absolutely beautiful! We put a little stove in our kitchen winter before last. We really wanted a cook stove but just didn't have the room and really didn't want to spend the money. We love our little stove in the kitchen, but yours makes a part of me wish I had gone with the cook stove. Gorgeous!I agree on the oven temps being easy to maintain. That's one of the benefits I think you get with a heavy built stove. Mass gives you nice even cooking temps. We're fortunate that there was an open room right off our kitchen with a 6 inch step down to that room. It worked out perfect. Cooking food that will come out great and heating your place at the same time is no doubt a very wonderful feeling and environment to be in. Self sufficiency at it's best! Yup can almost feel the old days!
Does your gas furnace really need a chimney? Maybe repurpose that chimney to the cookstove, and go direct vent with the gas furnace?
Thank you for the nice complement. We are extremely happy with the whole thing. If we have a lot to cook, we have two kitchen stoves, one definitely cooks food a lot better and also heats the houseCharly, That is absolutely beautiful! We put a little stove in our kitchen winter before last. We really wanted a cook stove but just didn't have the room and really didn't want to spend the money. We love our little stove in the kitchen, but yours makes a part of me wish I had gone with the cook stove. Gorgeous!
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