justusnak
Almost Self-Reliant
We have a woodstove...with a flat surface. I can easily cook on top of it...now I need a dutch oven...for biscuits and cornbreads! 
Fireplace Cooking
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k0xxx
Mr. Sunshine
Oh no,... you too!xpc said:
Last year, my daughter even made the mistake of putting a pair of wet rubber boots on ours, You can still make out the outline, if you look at it in the right light.
lupinfarm
Almost Self-Reliant
A Rayburn
http://rayburn-web.co.uk/
Hattie should be familiar with them, gorgeous stoves. I believe they can be wood or coal burning. I'd love one, but we're likely getting a regular woodstove with the cooktop.
http://rayburn-web.co.uk/
Hattie should be familiar with them, gorgeous stoves. I believe they can be wood or coal burning. I'd love one, but we're likely getting a regular woodstove with the cooktop.
FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
We have a fireplace in our enclosed porch. It was built so an bbq grill can be placed into it. It is not just a grill, but is a special unit. I haven't seen it in a while, so I can't describe it. But we have cooked in it. I found a fireplace popcorn popper at Goodwill last summer, but haven't tried it out yet.
We also have a fireplace insert with a flat top in the living room. I use it to keep cooked soup or stew warm, or to warm something up. It doesn't get hot enough to actually cook anything though.
We used to have a proper wood kitchen stove, when I was growing up. That was real nice to have. We always had a pot of herb tea sitting on it and hot water. Mom would bake bread in the oven and made lots of soups and stews on it. We had an electric oven and stove, but it was nice to have the wood stove, because the power went out frequently. When we went for a hike, we could put a pot of soup on the back and when we returned, we could have a cup of hot tea and some hot soup to warm our insides back up.
And yes we had laundry lines hanging all around the stove for our wet socks, mittens, pants and boots sitting along all sides. We didn't need a humidifier with all those wet things hanging over and around the stove
We also have a fireplace insert with a flat top in the living room. I use it to keep cooked soup or stew warm, or to warm something up. It doesn't get hot enough to actually cook anything though.
We used to have a proper wood kitchen stove, when I was growing up. That was real nice to have. We always had a pot of herb tea sitting on it and hot water. Mom would bake bread in the oven and made lots of soups and stews on it. We had an electric oven and stove, but it was nice to have the wood stove, because the power went out frequently. When we went for a hike, we could put a pot of soup on the back and when we returned, we could have a cup of hot tea and some hot soup to warm our insides back up.
And yes we had laundry lines hanging all around the stove for our wet socks, mittens, pants and boots sitting along all sides. We didn't need a humidifier with all those wet things hanging over and around the stove
The house I grew up in had a fireplace in the kitchen - actually there was a fireplace in almost every room as that was our only heat. When my father built the kitchen fireplace he put a little ledge on each side to balance a grill on, and maybe once or twice a year he would grill steak on it. That was the only fireplace cooking that was done though, except popcorn 
. The dining room fireplace had metal rods that could be swung over the flames, to hold pots. I don't remember them ever being used though; could be grandfather built them in just for looks, but that room is 20 years older than I am, so possibly they were used before my time.
. The dining room fireplace had metal rods that could be swung over the flames, to hold pots. I don't remember them ever being used though; could be grandfather built them in just for looks, but that room is 20 years older than I am, so possibly they were used before my time.ohiofarmgirl
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i would like to add that wet socks can also be burned this way...xpc said:
Are you referring to cranes? When mine was being built I had the mason install one for cooking over the fire. It swings out and can hold chains or hooks for pots and kettles. When my water lines freeze up in the coldest days of winter I can be found melting snow for water in a dutch oven hanging from the crane. Other times it's used for soup.ORChick said:
Hattie the Hen
Lovin' The Homestead
Yup! I have had 2 AGA's (very like Rayburn's but better looking IMHO) in previous homes & I really loved them. They will heat your water & your radiators too! I've used the cooler bottom oven (with the door wide open) to revive just-born lambs that the mother rejected. In my last house I had a rack, for drying clothes, put in just forward of it --- The clothes etc dried so fast. I miss it a lot but I have a wood-stove in my living room instead -- not nearly as useful.lupinfarm said:
Hattie
