Cooking with Wood Stove Insert?

[Amin1992]

Hey guys. The biggest reason I'm excited for my Heatilator wood stove insert is that it will come in handy for power outages - can heat a good part of the home with just some wood.

I'm wondering, is it possible to cook with this as well, and if so, how? Mine looks like this: https://www.quadrafire.com.au/portfolio-item/eco-choice-wins18/

The insert doesn't really have a top to it (maybe behind the trim?). Wondering how you guys would cook with this, if you would at all.

Thanks!

 

[Dabster13]

The way my insert is, makes it all but impossible, but if yours is exactly like the one in the link it looks like you at least have a flush top so it may be possible.

Best recommendation is to just test it out one of these times you have a fire and see if it's possible. May as well try it while you still have power and can use the stove if it doesn't work.

 

[begreen]

It's a narrow 6-7"? shelf for practical cooking, but possible with a smaller pot.

 

[thrifty]

I have cooked inside the fire box of my insert a couple of times. Potatoes wrapped in foil and fish fillet in a covered cast iron pan. It worked best when the fire was down to embers and the food was kept off them. It still cooked way faster than any oven.