Wood Cook Stove!!!

We installed our wood cook stove two months ago.

After the initial nervousness of starting it the first time everything went very smoothly. I have frequently made breakfasts (mostly eggs and oatmeal), soup and cookies. I've even made bread, though I haven't perfected it yet :)

The cookstove is not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. It was a bit intimidating at first, but I find that I like it so much more than my electric stove.

My favorite part is the stove top. Six burners is awesome! Plus it is easy to adjust temperatures by just moving the pan.

Of course, the rest of the family likes the stove too. Especially the cat and dog. They both fell in love with the cozy rug in front of the stove, but in the end the cat won.



"Cats rule, dogs drool" says our cat in her best Sassy voice. :)

Grilled cheese, the not so fast food

It's been a busy day here. We sheared sheep and I spent way too much time on the phone trying to settle an auto insurance issue. So after bringing the kids home from 4H I thought I'd make a quick meal of grilled cheese and tomato soup.

Well ... it would have been fast. However, since I love wood stove cooking and the fire was going anyway I started dinner on the cook stove. Unfortunately, I had loaded it with larger size wood so that it would burn till we arrived home from 4H. When I got home it was still going fine, but not strong. Not the best kind of stove top cooking fire. So, I have all the vents open, and we're hoping to eat before bedtime :)




Small sized chopped wood is the best wood for most wood stove cooking. It is easier to get the stove warmed up and to regulate both the stove top and the oven temperature. Just remember not to start a hot (paper) fire when starting your stove. A quick hot fire can break your firebox liner.