freemotion
Food Guru
We got new windows and doors and our heating bill was cut at least in half. Maybe 2/3 less, hard to tell yet as the winter was a bit mild. Then a bit cold. Then a bit mild. Then....you get the idea. But we are warm enough for the first time ever.
We chose wood because if worse comes to worse, we can forage for wood, but you can't forage for propane or oil, and pellet stoves need electricity to run. It was a good decision. After a freak October storm took many trees down, especially huge oaks because they retain their leaves the longest, the entire area was without power for many days. It was emphasized to us that the woodstove was the best choice. The only thing we bought after that experience to be ready for the next one was a fan that sits on the stove and runs via the heat of the stove, distributing the heat further throughout the house, and more small cast iron pans that will fit inside our stove for baking. I made pizza during that power outage to use up some stuff that we would lose if not eaten. (We lost NO food, most of my friends did.)
We chose wood because if worse comes to worse, we can forage for wood, but you can't forage for propane or oil, and pellet stoves need electricity to run. It was a good decision. After a freak October storm took many trees down, especially huge oaks because they retain their leaves the longest, the entire area was without power for many days. It was emphasized to us that the woodstove was the best choice. The only thing we bought after that experience to be ready for the next one was a fan that sits on the stove and runs via the heat of the stove, distributing the heat further throughout the house, and more small cast iron pans that will fit inside our stove for baking. I made pizza during that power outage to use up some stuff that we would lose if not eaten. (We lost NO food, most of my friends did.)
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