Wood stoves

[texta]

i seem to remember you put a dish of water in the bottom of the oven to raise the humidity .

johno

 

[aussiefarmer]

Most wood stoves have a flap to close chimney and make the smoke travel around the outside of the oven then up the chimney , the grill in the firebox door controls the fire .
My guess on a stovelike that is, add 8ft of chimney to help it draw properly , set flue and fire wide open when lighting fire, run like that for 15 min adding more solid wood as time goes (now if it definently doesnt have a seperate oven lever or flap) then 3/4 shut flue and fire , if the chimney draws the smoke around oven then the flue could almost be totally shut off. Control flue so the smoke goes up chimney not leaking out hotplates ect.
The oven should get hot in 40 minutes.

 

[aussiefarmer]

The little bottom flap is probably just for cleaning soot out from around the oven .

 

[Wishfull]

Aussiefarmer that makes sense. I couldnt work out why the flue flap would close off the part where the fire was but if it sends the heat around the oven to heat it and then goes out the flue then that works for me, all is clearer now thanks.

 

[aussiefarmer]

:Y: now your cooking :Y:

 

[aussiefarmer]

If the stove draws well you should be able to fully close the flue and almost close the fire , its just a matter of finding a sweet spot on the flue and fire controls to get a consistant heat and steady burn and not choke the draw.

 

[Ship of fools]

The wealth of information on these pages constantly amazes me!
I applaud you all!
Matt T

 

[Nightjar]

Maybe a few tips here Wishful.
Remember my dear old mum always saying; "The only way to bake a sponge cake is in a wood stove."
How did we survive the summers back then, no house insulation, no aircon, temperatures 100F+ but we had to eat and the only way to cook was on the wood stove.
The winters were toasty though every one sitting around the Metters radiating heat with the oven door open.

http://www.everydishtellsastory.com.au/?p=790

 

[Wishfull]

We used to have a kerosene heater going in the kitchen and an open fire place in the lounge a lot until we eventualy got an oil heater in the early 70's. No air conditioning back then if it got too hot at night we would sleep outside on the lawn on a rug until the mozzies ate us.

Thanks for the info guys much appreciated.

 

[iamagoldenoldie2]

MMMM might have have a chat to Malcom Turncoat heard that South Aus had a bit of an issue with green energy and capacity to generate electricity and today after 30 consecutive losses he didn't mention electricity,,, but this might catch on A wood burning stove, an irish bloke used to make them he used old pallets but the stoves caught fire so he stopped making them these old cast iron gems never got cold the fire was 24/7

 

[Manpa]

I remember my grandparents place in Bendigo with the wood stove in the kitchen and the smoked stained ceiling. Food always tasted that much better at granny's. Unlike Nightjars mum there was an electric stove in the lean to where Nan would cook sponges and fruit cakes.

Great memories.

 

[Wishfull]

Have moved the Simpson Gifhorn no. 1 wood stove to a much nicer spot.
Might have to have another go at cooking a loaf of bread in it.
Has anyone got a good recipe for plain white bread ?

 

[Greenhornet_au]

Not mine but might help you, came across it and want to try it myself.

Remember this is in degree's F, so convert to deg C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0t8ZAhb8lQ

We do bread in a bread machine and that kicks arse, but want to try this as it should work in a camping Dutch oven too,
and easy prep for the kids in camp.

Love your stove setup by the way.

 

[Wishfull]

Yeah got a bread maker as well but just wanted to do it like they used to do it just because

 

[Jaros]

Smells better also.

 

[reynard]

You forgot the bricks up the back Wishful.
Jim

 

[Swinging & digging]

Nice pickup wishful. Made in the days when australia used to be able to make quality goods like stoves, washers, guns , ships, cars, hand tools, stationary engines, farm impelments, lawnmowers,,,, What happened???

The Lefty Loonies took over and destroyed us!
Should be shot for their crimes. :idea:

 

[sand surfer]

Hi wishfull i use the crusty white mix for the bread makers ,good tucker out of the oven or camp oven.Aussie farmer is right about the door at the bottom of the oven,if you have not got a scraper you will have to get a piece of flat iron about 6 to 10 mm wide (or what ever fits in the door)by 1 meter long(or how deep the oven is, you have to reach the back of the stove) and about 3 mm thick(the soot can be hard in the bottom of the oven) put a right angle bend one end about 75 to 100 mm long and use it to clean the soot out from under the oven,if the soot builds up too much, no air flow no heat in the oven,prick of a job but gotta be done, mum used shine the torch in to check that i got it all if not you wore the scraper. :Y: :beer:

 

[Wishfull]

You forgot the bricks up the back Wishful.
Jim

Actualy I didn't. I used 50 mm pavers at the back. The oven gets hot enough to ruin a big tray of veggies in no time trust me.

 

[Wishfull]

If the stove draws well you should be able to fully close the flue and almost close the fire , its just a matter of finding a sweet spot on the flue and fire controls to get a consistant heat and steady burn and not choke the draw.

Aussie. I now have 13 feet of flue on it and as you say I can shut the flue of so it draws hear around the oven part and can almost shut off tge front vent. It actually roars like a turbine when it first gets going. Love it.