tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post2230571679744414024..comments2024-03-18T22:56:10.604-07:00Comments on Wood Cookstove Cooking: Pressure Canning on the Wood CookstoveJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-78332810369208239352020-06-08T05:09:58.678-07:002020-06-08T05:09:58.678-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657579558400734501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-26863935676809285622016-08-08T20:04:06.245-07:002016-08-08T20:04:06.245-07:00Good luck! Be sure and let me know how it goes.Good luck! Be sure and let me know how it goes.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-67792345720242178462016-08-08T17:46:40.389-07:002016-08-08T17:46:40.389-07:00Going to try pressure canning tomorrow .... hope i...Going to try pressure canning tomorrow .... hope it works! A bit nervous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-88506751648368758372015-01-15T19:16:17.789-08:002015-01-15T19:16:17.789-08:00Well, first let me repeat that I am not a salesman...Well, first let me repeat that I am not a salesman, and I don't stand to gain anything from anyone by stating my opinion here. Furthermore, I am doing exactly that: stating my opinion. <br /><br />If it were me in your shoes and I had no concern about budget, I would opt for the Heartland Sweetheart. If I wanted to save money, I would then look at the Heartland Blackwood. If I wanted to save even more money, I would probably look at the Baker's Choice or the Magnum.<br /><br />The reasons that I would consider the Heartland Sweetheart the ideal choice are as follows:<br /><br />1. I feel like it would offer the widest range of cooktop temperature flexibility for canning in the class of stoves its size. This is important for canning.<br /><br />2. It is equipped with a warming oven, which I find very convenient.<br /><br />3. The oven size is pretty good for stoves in its size range.<br /><br />4. It can be equipped with a water reservoir for providing you with convenient hot water.<br /><br />5. It is air-tight, which will allow you a full night's sleep.<br /><br />6. The firebox is large, which will also help you with the full night's sleep. The firebox can also be fed from the top or the front (important while canning so that you don't have to move the canner to refuel).<br /><br />7. I like the way it looks--a lot. <br /><br />8. It will be able to provide you with more than enough heat for the size of your cabin, but its footprint isn't huge.<br /><br />9. It can also be purchased with a heat shield, so that its clearances can be reduced.<br /><br />That said, you might be looking for different features than I would be, so be sure to research everything thoroughly.<br /><br />Best of luck to you! Please contact me again when you get whatever stove you choose hooked up and running. I would love to see pictures and find out what you chose and why.<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-30661591266362127272015-01-15T00:48:05.036-08:002015-01-15T00:48:05.036-08:00I apologize for the delayed response.
Total squar...I apologize for the delayed response.<br /><br />Total square footage is around 400.<br />I would place functionality above appearance.<br />Budget is a moderate concern, but I could be flexible. <br /><br />I am attempting to restore an early 20th century stone cabin in southern Missouri that, from what I can tell, was originally heated by a wood burning cookstove--it is all quite rusted I'm afraid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087317879163194709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-13607932225131296422014-12-31T21:13:44.060-08:002014-12-31T21:13:44.060-08:00First some questions:
Can you give me the square f...First some questions:<br />Can you give me the square footage of the cabin?<br />How important are looks to you?<br />Is budget a concern?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-68257709581204741902014-12-31T17:45:40.413-08:002014-12-31T17:45:40.413-08:00Wonderful article.
Which stoves would you recomme...Wonderful article.<br /><br />Which stoves would you recommend for use as the primary heat source (for a small stone cottage), as well as for cooking and canning?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087317879163194709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-91077386009050852812013-01-28T20:03:24.665-08:002013-01-28T20:03:24.665-08:00Welcome, Gee! Thanks for your kind words.Welcome, Gee! Thanks for your kind words.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-73597578338178730502013-01-28T19:52:18.083-08:002013-01-28T19:52:18.083-08:00I love your blog. It is my dream to one day have ...I love your blog. It is my dream to one day have a wood burning stove to cook on... I've got to learn all I can now - so when the day comes, I am ready! Thanks! I will be checking back often!!!Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100103300328493450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-9426565986572589622012-07-17T20:30:59.439-07:002012-07-17T20:30:59.439-07:00Welcome, Penny! Please feel free to comment or ad...Welcome, Penny! Please feel free to comment or add information to posts from a Flameview owner's point of view. I'm glad to find another wood cookstove cook with whom I can compare notes.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-79545817940635223942012-07-16T12:33:52.071-07:002012-07-16T12:33:52.071-07:00I'm so excited to find your blog! I do most of...I'm so excited to find your blog! I do most of my cooking and baking with a Margin Flameview and up until now I was concerned about melting the handles off my All American pressure canner. Thank you so much for taking the time to write about this.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347835573398056291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-71885824208331118112012-05-04T20:31:30.681-07:002012-05-04T20:31:30.681-07:00Umble Wife,
Thanks for stopping by! I hope that ...Umble Wife,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! I hope that this blog will help you as you transition to heating and cooking with wood.<br /><br />I hesitate to say that it would be impossible to pressure can on a boxwood stove (I've read articles in homesteading magazines which detailed how one could even pressure can over an open fire), but I do think that it would be much more of a challenge. I have had only limited experience firing a two-burner, cabinet-style "kitchen heater," which would be pretty similar to the principle of a boxwood stove. The problem that I foresee is that you won't have the wide range of temperatures which are available on the cooktop of a true cookstove. However, clever use of trivets and careful arrangement and management of your fire may be able to compensate.<br /><br />You won't have any trouble exhausting the canner and reaching the appropriate pressure. The challenges will come when you need to maintain the proper pressure since that really doesn't take that much heat.<br /><br />Knowing that space will be a concern (and if you're like us, money is always a concern), I would still encourage you to look into purchasing a small cookstove. Several are available, and I think that your cooking and canning experience will be much more rewarding--especially if you aren't planning on having a modern cooking appliance also.<br /><br />If you need more information on what kinds of stoves are on the market, let me know. I'm not a salesman, but I am a fascinated researcher. Keep me posted on what you decide to do and how it works out!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-84509485846158110592012-05-04T08:08:54.267-07:002012-05-04T08:08:54.267-07:00I'm so happy to have found this blog! We'...I'm so happy to have found this blog! We're moving into a very small cabin next year, and will likely be choosing a small stove for our cooking and heating needs. Right now I'm leaning towards a two burner Boxwood style. Do you think it would be possible to use a pressure canner on such a small stove? I have never used a wood stove or a canner, so any advice would be appreciated.Umble Pietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185367922234365951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-28445640140084150942011-07-25T19:45:56.785-07:002011-07-25T19:45:56.785-07:00Katlupe,
Thanks for your kind comments! The stov...Katlupe,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments! The stove that is in the blog so far is in our summer kitchen, so we only use it occasionally. Until June, we did the majority of our cooking on a Qualified range which we had in the house. We are currently remodeling our kitchen, and it will have a new Margin Gem in it.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-27961141934097524362011-07-24T15:37:57.496-07:002011-07-24T15:37:57.496-07:00What a wonderful post this is! I cook on a wood co...What a wonderful post this is! I cook on a wood cook stove most of the time, but have never canned on it. I always feel I don't have the ability to keep it hot enough to keep my pressure canner up to 10 lbs. <br /><br />Your stove is beautiful! Do you do all your cooking on this stove?katlupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159828606045286858noreply@blogger.com