Osburn 2200 owners: Do you cook on your stove?

[tdi_ywg]

I've been able to find nothing on the googles about this subject so I am putting the question to Osburn 2200 stove owners here. I want to cook a big pot of moose stew on my 2200 once it is installed. Every day. Hopefully this will be possible.

Does anyone use their 2200 to cook inside the firebox on coals? Roast a chicken? Cook a pizza? Kraft Dinner?

Let me know! Thanks!

 

[Sprinter]

Well, hopefully you will admit comments from owners of other stoves since they're all capable of cooking on... It's fun and a perfectly good use for a new stove. Yes, it will make a mess but if you can keep the stove top temp where you need it for the project, it's cool. We've done soups and stews with success. It just takes a little more attention.

Now, I've never had the privilege of eating moose stew, but I would if I could

Inside the stove? I'd suggest you wait until you have a nice bed of coals and put in some foil wrapped potatoes. It's pretty hot in there, though, until it starts to cool down. If the secondaries are firing, it's at least 1100F. Let us know how it goes for you.

 

[themonk]

We do but only on top of the stove. I got an old cast iron trivet off ebay and use that. The people we got our Osburn from, she had a super small cast iron grill grate that I think may have been for a small fireplace. This was nice as it was probably 2 inches off the stove top. They recommended not cooking directly on the stove top. We always use cast iron and have done beef stews in a dutch, anything in a fry pan and my wife has done cobblers. Just be aware that you can't really control the heat.

Since our whole house is electric that has always been our backup if we lose power to use that as our stovetop and supplement with our grill outside.

 

[tdi_ywg]

We do but only on top of the stove. I got an old cast iron trivet off ebay and use that. The people we got our Osburn from, she had a super small cast iron grill grate that I think may have been for a small fireplace. This was nice as it was probably 2 inches off the stove top. They recommended not cooking directly on the stove top. We always use cast iron and have done beef stews in a dutch, anything in a fry pan and my wife has done cobblers. Just be aware that you can't really control the heat.

Since our whole house is electric that has always been our backup if we lose power to use that as our stovetop and supplement with our grill outside.

Great to hear. Really looking forward to wood stove stew.

 

[tdi_ywg]

Well, hopefully you will admit comments from owners of other stoves since they're all capable of cooking on... It's fun and a perfectly good use for a new stove. Yes, it will make a mess but if you can keep the stove top temp where you need it for the project, it's cool. We've done soups and stews with success. It just takes a little more attention.

Now, I've never had the privilege of eating moose stew, but I would if I could

Inside the stove? I'd suggest you wait until you have a nice bed of coals and put in some foil wrapped potatoes. It's pretty hot in there, though, until it starts to cool down. If the secondaries are firing, it's at least 1100F. Let us know how it goes for you.

I'll let you know for sure. Thanks for the info.

 

[Huntindog1]

Anything your drip on your stove top will leave a mark thats hard to get off.

 

[tdi_ywg]

Anything your drip on your stove top will leave a mark thats hard to get off.

"Character" is what I will call those marks. It will sport them with pride.

 

[Thislilfishy]

When I made my hearth pad I also made a soapstone pad, 1 1/4" thick x 14" x 10", in hopes that I can cook on it. My thinking is that the stone will keep a constant temperature as the stove top temps fluctuate. Got my fingers crossed, we were going to try to slow cook some venison on it.


Ian

 

[bag of hammers]

We did cook a bit on the old Drolet (chili or stew in a cast iron pot - tasty) but haven't done so on the 2200 (yet). If I do I'll likely stick to the same simple meal-in-a-pot stuff as this is pretty forgiving when the temps fluctuate.

 

[Simonkenton]

We cook chili and soup on our wood stove. Very effective.
I have eaten quite a big of moose stew, up in British Columbia. I must say, it is delicious.

 

[Cynnergy]

I've heard that covering your stove with tin foil helps protect it from spills. I haven't tried myself, but it's worth a try I would think...