Wood Burning Cookstove
A good wood burning stove is a great addition to your preparedness efforts. It may be used for cooking and heating. Wood is safe and easy to store. Some of the stoves have ovens which is a definite plus. A coal grate may be added in the event you would like to burn coal instead of wood.
Our family has a Heartland Sweetheart Woodburning Cookstove which we use all winter long. I make a fire as soon as I get up in the morning and by the time everyone is dressed and ready for breakfast the stove is perfect for making pancakes and eggs. The water is hot and ready to make cocoa. The heat produced by a woodburning stove has a different feel than that of a furnace. It makes for a cozy, inviting atmosphere for our breakfast routine.
I have baked bread, casseroles and goodies in the oven. I even canned chunky applesauce from start to finish last year on this cookstove. While it is not possible for everyone to have such a wonderful tool, if you have the space and ability I would highly recommend it. It takes care of emergency heating as well as winter cooking. But more than that, it is a beautiful addition to a provident lifestyle.
A wood burning stove is great at heating the house, so don't plan on using it for emergency cooking in the warm months. It would be miserable. Cooking on a wood stove takes longer than some other methods as the fire must be started and managed. It takes practice and trial and error (as do many of the various cooking methods). Start with simple foods until you get the hang of it. Cast iron cookware works best, but heavy steel will do also. It is easy to scorch foods with thinner metals.
Our family has a Heartland Sweetheart Woodburning Cookstove which we use all winter long. I make a fire as soon as I get up in the morning and by the time everyone is dressed and ready for breakfast the stove is perfect for making pancakes and eggs. The water is hot and ready to make cocoa. The heat produced by a woodburning stove has a different feel than that of a furnace. It makes for a cozy, inviting atmosphere for our breakfast routine.
I have baked bread, casseroles and goodies in the oven. I even canned chunky applesauce from start to finish last year on this cookstove. While it is not possible for everyone to have such a wonderful tool, if you have the space and ability I would highly recommend it. It takes care of emergency heating as well as winter cooking. But more than that, it is a beautiful addition to a provident lifestyle.
A wood burning stove is great at heating the house, so don't plan on using it for emergency cooking in the warm months. It would be miserable. Cooking on a wood stove takes longer than some other methods as the fire must be started and managed. It takes practice and trial and error (as do many of the various cooking methods). Start with simple foods until you get the hang of it. Cast iron cookware works best, but heavy steel will do also. It is easy to scorch foods with thinner metals.
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