Yes it is something good from the old days ... though originally when we bought the house I planned to get rid of it but decided to give it a go and ended up liking it.
It is not particularly clever, other than knowing how to lay a fire to get it burning easily ... good kindling, dry wood and fire lighters are the secret (as well as remembering to open the flue until all is burning well).
Wood stoves are a country thing because the wood is cheap or there is plenty around on farms to harvest if you are so inclined - we buy ours cut and split.
They certainly look pretty tasty. I've never cooked on a slow combustion wood stove.
ReplyDeleteMy mum had a wood stove all of the time I was a kid so I was familiar with the ins and outs of it though I avoided the stove as much as possible then.
DeleteThose look good.
ReplyDeleteThey were good.
DeleteYummy lunch and looks like a really cosy setup.
ReplyDeleteYes it is a cosy setup. Creates a nice warmth in that part of the house during the cold months. I don't light it in the summer time though.
DeleteThe good old days - and, my, looks very yummy!
ReplyDeleteYes it is something good from the old days ... though originally when we bought the house I planned to get rid of it but decided to give it a go and ended up liking it.
DeleteClever you cooking on one of those. The fritters look great.
ReplyDeleteIt is not particularly clever, other than knowing how to lay a fire to get it burning easily ... good kindling, dry wood and fire lighters are the secret (as well as remembering to open the flue until all is burning well).
DeletePerfect for a country kitchen Joan Elizabeth, so cosy in winter. You know I now have a yen for corn fritters 😁
ReplyDeleteYeh I think it does have a nice country vibe though I wish is wasn't in 1980s brown and beige. It even heats the hot water saving on electricity.
DeleteI've never cooked with wood. And I haven't made a fritter in ages. Those look very good.
ReplyDeleteWood stoves are a country thing because the wood is cheap or there is plenty around on farms to harvest if you are so inclined - we buy ours cut and split.
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