tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post3977758907431351935..comments2024-03-28T21:26:46.575-07:00Comments on Wood Cookstove Cooking: Optimizing the Hot Water from Our Wood CookstoveJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-17020312082418376212014-06-24T08:50:41.014-07:002014-06-24T08:50:41.014-07:00Thank you for the post. The stove looks so cool! I...Thank you for the post. The stove looks so cool! I bet it works really well, and from the looks of it, you can make some pretty nice loaves of bread. What types of wood can you use with this stove?<br /><br />Emily Marshall | <a href="http://www.rousehillfirewood.com.au/about-us" rel="nofollow">Rouse Hill Firewood</a>Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753588797269097567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-21962852212591834792014-06-10T10:38:53.344-07:002014-06-10T10:38:53.344-07:00Thanks for the advice! I am looking for a good us...Thanks for the advice! I am looking for a good used Maytag on Craiglist. I passed on one once and I kick myself for it. While not woodstove related, perhaps you could do a video or post on using the wringer washer. It's definitely a lost art!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697024814860693391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-38526049458370784852014-06-06T11:13:31.862-07:002014-06-06T11:13:31.862-07:00Hi, Tracy! Good to hear from you again!
If I get...Hi, Tracy! Good to hear from you again!<br /><br />If I get started singing the praises of the wringer washer here, I'll never stop. I do want to say that I did a little experiment toward the end of May, and I found out that if we are doing a large washing, the wringer washer actually uses less water than the high-efficiency front-loader. I does use more hot water, though.<br /><br />Because I can't resist the desire to give advice, I would just like to advise you to hold out for a Maytag wringer washer if you do indeed decide to get one. I'm a little bit of a collector (you could probably figure out that I'm a bit eccentric from my blogposts), and over the years I've washed with Maytag, Speed Queen, Kenmore, Whirlpool, Amana, Coronado, Dexter, and ABC wringer washers, and I think that a Maytag is by far the easiest and most satisfactory to use. Furthermore, you really can't beat their durability. I wish you the best in that department. I think the old-fashioned wash house is a great idea too.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-9704699944873099162014-06-04T10:03:15.969-07:002014-06-04T10:03:15.969-07:00Interesting post! I hang out all my laundry and h...Interesting post! I hang out all my laundry and have to keep an eye on the weather too. It is sometimes a trick to getting it all done timely. I have a new washer that takes exactly 59 minutes to complete a heavy load and it really doesn't do the best job either. It has a locking mechanism on the lid which I find frustrating. In order to get several loads done I often have to get up quite early.<br /><br />I have decided I need a wringer washer as well. I wouldn't be surprised if my laundry came out cleaner, with less water, and less time. I am thinking that I'd like to build an old fashioned "wash house" close enough to the garden so that the water can run off there. I still don't have a wood cook stove, but we're still looking for something affordable before winter comes back around.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697024814860693391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-25913132208731526072014-05-28T19:08:09.137-07:002014-05-28T19:08:09.137-07:00Yes. Our "quick wash" cycle is about 30...Yes. Our "quick wash" cycle is about 30 minutes long, but the instruction booklet said that it was to be used only for small loads of lightly soiled clothing. In a couple of different attempts to use the cycle to hurry things along, I discovered that it second guesses me. When it senses that the load is heavy (or large) it automatically adds enough time to the cycle that it is as long as the regular wash cycle. Under those circumstances, the only time that I could see that the machine saved was by stopping the cycle immediately after the last spin, rather than fluffing the clothes a little before stopping.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-69180233811278639242014-05-28T13:22:09.449-07:002014-05-28T13:22:09.449-07:00Haha, you make me laugh Jim! The cycles don't...Haha, you make me laugh Jim! The cycles don't take quite 3 year to complete! :) Have you tried the "Speed Cycle". Ours is about 25 minutes long....Sara's House HDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075794340620649630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-13105195821658677662014-05-26T18:36:44.347-07:002014-05-26T18:36:44.347-07:00Interesting, as always. Happy Memorial Day ;)Interesting, as always. Happy Memorial Day ;)Cary ~ My Wool Mitten at Serenity Farmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349458644831264576noreply@blogger.com