Free standing wood stove to cook on??

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I have a drolet myriad. It has a 16" x 24 dead flat top area that you can cook on. I haven't cooked on it other than evaporating water. It would be easy to cook on it.
 
I cook most of my meals in the winter on my PE Summit. It has enough room for 2-4 pans/pots depending upon size. I can also cook on the coals when things settle down a bit. I picked up an antique tin oven that sits on top of the stove and I can bake stuff in--big enough for a standard pie tin. If you want an easy side dish, throw a large onion straight into the fire and let it go for 15-20 minutes. The outside layer will be burnt to a crisp, but inside the onion is perfectly cooked. I play around with injecting the onion with different seasoning mixes for flavor (though it is pretty good straight, with a little salt).
 
I cook most of my meals in the winter on my PE Summit. It has enough room for 2-4 pans/pots depending upon size. I can also cook on the coals when things settle down a bit. I picked up an antique tin oven that sits on top of the stove and I can bake stuff in--big enough for a standard pie tin. If you want an easy side dish, throw a large onion straight into the fire and let it go for 15-20 minutes. The outside layer will be burnt to a crisp, but inside the onion is perfectly cooked. I play around with injecting the onion with different seasoning mixes for flavor (though it is pretty good straight, with a little salt).
Can’t beat an onion topped and peeled, almost quartered, but still hanging on at the root, add a healthy tab of butter and a teaspoon of your favorite season salt like Tony’s or Slap Yo Mama… wrap in foil and bake, roast, grill, cook whatever method. Enjoy!!
 
I cook most of my meals in the winter on my PE Summit. It has enough room for 2-4 pans/pots depending upon size. I can also cook on the coals when things settle down a bit. I picked up an antique tin oven that sits on top of the stove and I can bake stuff in--big enough for a standard pie tin. If you want an easy side dish, throw a large onion straight into the fire and let it go for 15-20 minutes. The outside layer will be burnt to a crisp, but inside the onion is perfectly cooked. I play around with injecting the onion with different seasoning mixes for flavor (though it is pretty good straight, with a little salt).
Which model Summit is this?
 
Which model Summit is this?
I think it might be a LE. I bought it in 2015 in the middle of building my house. It was new--not sure which model was being sold then. It does have EBT. I picked this stove because it had a good surface area to cook on. I had a Quadrafire Cumberland Gap at my old place. With the top plate of cast iron removed I could cook some soup, but not much more. If the power goes out at my place, dinner is still at 5 PM.
 
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Can’t beat an onion topped and peeled, almost quartered, but still hanging on at the root, add a healthy tab of butter and a teaspoon of your favorite season salt like Tony’s or Slap Yo Mama… wrap in foil and bake, roast, grill, cook whatever method. Enjoy!!
I keep a shaker of Slap Yo Mama next to the stove! Good stuff!!
 
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I found Slap Yo Mama in Georgia just before lockdown. It’s become a staple at my house!
 
Cajun 2 Step is quickly displacing my Tony’s.
 
I think it might be a LE. I bought it in 2015 in the middle of building my house. It was new--not sure which model was being sold then. It does have EBT. I picked this stove because it had a good surface area to cook on. I had a Quadrafire Cumberland Gap at my old place. With the top plate of cast iron removed I could cook some soup, but not much more. If the power goes out at my place, dinner is still at 5 PM.
The LEs didn't start selling until 2019. What I meant is this a standard Summit or the Classic with the porcelain lid that has the trivet top?

Standard Summit [Hearth.com] Free standing wood stove to cook on??

Summit Classic [Hearth.com] Free standing wood stove to cook on??
 
Standard.
That's what I thought. It's the model I suggested. The OP seems fixated on the Classic, perhaps for the looks, but it's not the best for cooking on.
 
Cajun 2 Step is quickly displacing my Tony’s.
We needed to add a bit to an Amazon order. 2 step is on the way!
 
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That's what I thought. It's the model I suggested. The OP seems fixated on the Classic, perhaps for the looks, but it's not the best for cooking on.
I bought my stove with cooking in mind. I had a stove that was wrapped in cast iron before and had a hard time getting enough heat to the pans. There isn't much between the fire and the top of the stove in my summit, so it is hot enough to fry eggs in about 15 min.
 
You know, I don’t think it ever arrived. Or was immediately put into a cabinet without me knowing. I’ll check with my wife when she wakes up in an hour. Thank you for the reminder!
 
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I had white label on a steak tonight. I liked it! The wife made sweat potato fries, but used other seasoning. They usually get Slap Yo Mama, but she didn’t put the Cajun Two Step on it. I’d like to try it on some fish! Maybe I’ll put a line out and see if I can pick up a bullhead this weekend. Round tailed catfish are tasty, lol.
 
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