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Across the Fence:  Wood Cooking Stoves-your feedback  |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
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Erin
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Feb 13 2007 : 8:33:48 PM
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We're thinking about getting a wood cook stove as a back up for those days when the sun is hidden and the solar power limps.
Does anyone have one and what kind is it? What problems do you have with it? What are its strong points? Where can I find one?
I'm particularly fascinated with the Waterford Stanley, the Baker's Oven from Australia and the Pioneer Maids.
Does anyone know where I can find one used???
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 06:51:50 AM
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We have recently thought about building a stone oven outdoors. We are4 slowly but surely getting the solar action running, but man it's expensive and the time it takes to do it is hard to find.
When we get our outdoor wood boiler, I think it will probably jump everything into high gear.
I think a wood stove is a great idea, provided you are one to stay on top of the wood and make sure you have enough, you know!? A few poeple I know don't, including, sadly, my parents.
I would go to eBay and take a peek at what they have there. We have found a lot of really good deals on woods stoves recently, you just have to scour to ads.
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
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Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 08:37:44 AM
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Try Craigslist.com and just look for your state or one close to you. Craigslist is a great online classifieds site. (if you already do craigslist sorry i have run into many people who don't know what it is.) As for which one to use i can't be much help i just have an earth stove with a flat top that i cook on but i to would love a wood cook stove.
Valerie
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 08:49:02 AM
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I don't know where in texas you are but check this one out on the dallas area. I wish they were this cheap in alaska!!!
http://dallas.craigslist.org/clt/267640409.html
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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momjolly
Farmgirl in Training
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Campbell
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 2:14:10 PM
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| www.lehmans.com offers 8 styles of woodfired cookstoves |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 8:44:06 PM
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oh my gosh - YES, I'm in Dallas, so I'm going to call about this stove tomorrow morning! THank you SO SO much! I'd heard of Craigslist here but hadn't checked it out yet. I'm going to see what else I can find there. Thank you so much! (Cross your fingers that the stove works and is not already sold - the ones I have see so far cost thousands.)
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Feb 15 2007 : 4:10:30 PM
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We had one when I was little.
They come in very handy in the winter time. that was our only cookstove.
When I got in the 2nd grade we moved to another town. I think my Mom was secerly glad she had all new modern things.
They are very handy; but you have to be very carefull with them and keep them in good working condition.
Mom made the best meals I can steal taste her chicken and dumplings and black berry and raspberry dumplings and yummy things she made. pinkroses |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 15 2007 : 9:05:09 PM
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I learned to cook in a dutch oven and you can't burn your food, no matter how hard you try. I'm not domestically inclined so that's saying a lot!! Anything you can cook/bake in a regular oven, you can do in a dutch. Also, we had a wood stove for heat and I learned to cook on top of it.
Winona :-)
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 08:40:59 AM
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Your welcome Erin
I hope you have heard back about the stove. Let us know. i find alot of my stuff on craigslist.
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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babs
True Blue Farmgirl
226 Posts
Babette
MN
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2007 : 10:28:16 AM
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Our homestead has one of the old little summer kitchen houses. I would love to restore it and add a woodburning cookstove. I favor the monarchs myself. ;)
Did you hear back from craigslist?
Babs
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2007 : 1:16:26 PM
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NO, the person on Craigslist never responded back, so I'm assuming the stove was already sold.
We did find a cookbook this weekend that is entirely recipes written for use on a wood stove/campfire.
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My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2007 : 2:38:55 PM
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Erin, I have a cast iron Victor Junior wood-burning cookstove that I'm trying to sell or swap -- dates back to the 1920s. I can't use it because our chimneys are no longer safe and can't be relined without pretty much tearing down th e ouse and rebuilding it.
There's a thread about it somewhere around here...oh here it is... http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7794
Rosemary
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