The Benefits of Wood Cook Stoves

By Peter Emerson

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Wood Cook Stoves have been used for hundreds of years. Before the advent of electricity, people cooked all of their food in wood cook stoves. Wood cook stoves are still used in many parts of the world, such as Central and South America. Some people still choose to use wood cook stoves to conserve energy or to get the great taste of food cooked over an open fire.

Wood Cook Stoves are large, elaborately designed structures. They need to include room for the wood, so they are bigger than gas or electric stoves. Wood cook stoves often look similar to conventional stoves. They have the oven at the bottom and cooking ranges on the top of the oven. Many wood cook stoves even have a hood area not unlike those found on conventional ovens that can be used for storage. Wood cook stoves are made of high quality cast iron for durability. Cast iron can with stand the heat produced by the fire and will not show external signs of wear and tear. The wood fire heats both the oven and the cooking ranges.

Wood Cook Stoves are great for energy conservation. Wood is less expensive than gas or electricity. People can find their own wood, or they can buy firewood from a store. Many people in rustic areas use wood cook stoves in order to remain completely self-sufficient. They can fuel the stove with wood from their property and not even have to use electricity.

Many people like the flavor of food cooked over wood. A large number of restaurants use wood cook stoves to prepare their food. Food cooked over wood has a more natural and distinct flavor than wood cooked with gas or electricity.

Wood Cook Stoves are a great alternative to conventional gas or electric stoves. They save energy and can make food taste much better.

The Little Wood Cook Stove Cut the Bills

By Rebecca Froebel

The wood cook stove can become a very cost effective appliance in your home. If you happen to live where wood is readily available, you may want to consider investing in an operable wood cook stove. No, you do not have to use it all the time for cooking, but while it stops the furnace from running 24/7; it can also be stewing a pot of chili. Imagine the amount of gas or electricity that you will save each day.

Many of the vintage or antique stoves are very operable today. As an example of this, I personally purchased a 1940’s stove and had it brought up to working condition. It required a new set of bricks in the firebox and a new chimney pipe. Total cost of the repairs amounted to approximately $32.00. The fuel or wood was sixty dollars a pickup load, cut and split.

Having a centrally located kitchen in an open concept home allowed the heat to travel to all corners of the home. Heat goes up, so the upper level was always warm too. The closed stairwell did not seem to stop the heat from traveling to the second level, but the temperature was slightly lower then on the first level.

The stove burned during the day light hours and never was without a pot of homemade soup, pot of coffee, teakettle of water, chili or a casserole, or chicken in the oven. Home made bread or biscuits, beans, or a pot roast cooked without ever starting the electric stove. A pan of eggs and bacon, or flapjacks could easily be on the breakfast menu.

With vintage being a very popular aspect of home decorating, a wood cook stove could easily fit into many homes and become a cost effective appliance you may learn you love.

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