tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post8351722192211178146..comments2024-03-18T22:56:10.604-07:00Comments on Wood Cookstove Cooking: In Hot WaterJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-36451542650537386002013-07-30T16:56:25.737-07:002013-07-30T16:56:25.737-07:00Thanks, Tim, for your kind words, and welcome to m...Thanks, Tim, for your kind words, and welcome to my blog! I wasn't able to view your cookstove, but I've heard many good things about Monarchs. Please feel free to chime in regularly to give us your viewpoint.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-2220993272104718312013-07-30T14:47:47.879-07:002013-07-30T14:47:47.879-07:00I have really enjoyed so many of your blog posts, ...I have really enjoyed so many of your blog posts, especially this one. Just found your blog today. In the above post I appreciated many things! The way you heat your water is great. Two of my grandparents grew up with their kitchen stoves heating the water for the home in a water tank positioned behind the stove. My grandmother said the neighbor women were somewhat jealous of her and her "running" water. <br /><br />I am/have been in the process of "restoring" an old farmhouse my grandparents own for several years now - I'm only 25 by the way. My current cookstove - I've owned several - is a Cream Monarch with reservoir and warming ovens. It is almost identical to the stove one of my grandparents grew up with. I think you can view my stove here - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2331698453411&set=a.2246620526516.2105610.1278240095&type=3&theater. You might need facebook to view this...<br /><br />I also really appreciated your comment on state speech as I have been a speech coach for the past three years :).<br /><br />The most important thing that I appreciated and the reason I continued to checkout your blog is that you list that you are a Christian - I am too :)<br /><br />Thank you for having this blog and I look forward to following you and learning from your experiences and hopefully sharing some of my findings along the way!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530871036014793476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-34660020614916548162012-10-23T18:02:44.156-07:002012-10-23T18:02:44.156-07:00Thanks for adding information to this blog, Lisa! ...Thanks for adding information to this blog, Lisa! Your comparison of wood cookstoves to horses is a good one and makes a lot of sense to me. I hope to see pictures and updates on your blog as your transform your next house into a home. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-54800930782435804792012-10-23T10:14:39.229-07:002012-10-23T10:14:39.229-07:00I forgot to mention...if anyone wants to price out...I forgot to mention...if anyone wants to price out one of the Margin Gem stoves...the best site I found was http://woodstoves.net/cookstoves/margingem.htm...<br /><br />They have pricing on their site and the sales folks are wonderful to talk to! They know their products, will give you a shipping quote on the phone and offer suggestions!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-23028361521464781522012-10-23T10:08:55.901-07:002012-10-23T10:08:55.901-07:00OOOH! Your reply made me feel like I won the lotte...OOOH! Your reply made me feel like I won the lottery! HEE HEE! Big Grins thru the whole reply! THANK YOU! Cannot wait to read your post on this topic! <br /><br />The people in my neighborhood seem to think I am an anomaly with my "old fashioned" ways and continually ask questions about my lifestyle...It just reflects my ignorance in a lot of these matters! Haha! I feel like wood cook stoves are like horses...you never know enough and you learn daily...I have learned an immense amount from your blog and I cannot express how much I appreciate you putting this information here for all of us!<br /><br />My Husband is very attached to the Copper Clad.. as am I.. and we think we will make a summer kitchen akin to yours with that ole girl! She is wonderful although limited...<br /><br />So grateful for your kind words in regards to my humble kitchen!<br /><br />Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-83275033947770106582012-10-20T22:03:29.239-07:002012-10-20T22:03:29.239-07:00Lisa, Welcome! I'm excited to get a chance to...Lisa, Welcome! I'm excited to get a chance to communicate with you because I've been admiring pictures of your kitchen on the Internet for over a year now. You've done a beautiful job with it! It's also always fun to make contact with another woodstove cook. Please feel free to comment frequently to help share as much information about wood cookstoves here as possible.<br /><br />I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to reply. I thought that you had some great questions which needed to be addressed in a blog post of their own, but I needed time to snap some pics, etc.<br /><br />Here are my answers to questions that I did not include in the new post:<br /><br />Truthfully, I can't remember exactly how much we paid for our stove. We purchased it with the waterfront already installed because it is my understanding that the Margin Gem's design does not allow it to be installed later. The Margin Gem and its extra features (reservoir, warming oven, extra oven rack, white enamel, etc.) along with the Vaughn boiler all amounted to a little less than what a Heartland Oval without a boiler would have cost at the same time last year. <br /><br />As to your chimney question, my aunt and uncle had a witches bend in one of their chimneys, and I never heard them say that they had any trouble with it drawing. I would think that the effect would be less than what an elbow in stovepipe would be because witches bends usually don't have such a severe angle. I also think that it would depend on where the bend is in relation to the stovepipe entrance. If there is a fairly long vertical run between the stove and the witches bend, that seems like it would help. I don't personally have any experience with this situation, though. How about it, readers?<br /><br />Are you taking the Copper Clad with you initially, or are the buyers of your former house keeping it?<br /><br />Again, so glad to hear from a fellow wood cookstove user!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928066388810835369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486194406227682414.post-4359884902650424312012-10-18T19:48:05.486-07:002012-10-18T19:48:05.486-07:00I have avidly been reading your blog as I cook on ...I have avidly been reading your blog as I cook on a Copper Clad stove now! The information you provide is interesting and very informative! We have decided to sell our present home and have bought another, larger home...I am very interested in the Margin Gem to replace the Copper Clad...I would also like to order a range boiler with it...<br /><br />The information that is lacking is that the Margin Gem replaces (according to one web site) the fire brick to accommodate the water jacket...does this affect the heating capacity of the stove? <br /><br />Also...what happens to the range boiler when you heat the whole house with the stove for extended periods...does the water over heat? where do you vent off the excessive water if the TPR releases? do you even have this problem? <br /><br />Can I ask the price of your stove? if not, I understand! Hee Hee...quite personal...<br /><br />We have an existing chimney but it has a "witches bend" in it and we will be installing a stainless steel liner...do you think this will affect the draft?<br /><br />Do you notice excessive creosote build up now that you replaced the brick with a heating coil?<br /><br />Thank you so much for this information! the www seriously has a deficit!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.com