Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hi, Thanks for having me in the vegcrockpot group. I've been a member of the vegetarian group for a while and when I heard about this 'sister' group I just hurried on over! I really don't use my crockpot much this time of year as I slowcook soup, stews, beans, rice, grains, etc. on the wood stove after starting them on the range. The stove keeps the house warm and cooks dinner. Can't beat it! I love to cook 10-graincereal or steel cut oats overnight in the crockpot, and nothing beats it for carmelizing onions overnight for next day's onion soup. Thanks, ~ irene in chilly western WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Welcome Irene! Glad you joined us here. My mom loves here wood burning stove that she has at a cabin, she occasionally goes to. Here's has a cooktop on it also. Does it keep your house warm enough or do you have electric heat too? I am thinking that Washington is mighty cold this time of year. Brrrrrrrrrr I enjoyed reading about your lifestyle there. Judy - irene Sunday, February 01, 2009 4:50 PM Just arrived from the Hi, Thanks for having me in the vegcrockpot group. I've been a member of the vegetarian group for a while and when I heard about this 'sister' group I just hurried on over! I really don't use my crockpot much this time of year as I slowcook soup, stews, beans, rice, grains, etc. on the wood stove after starting them on the range. The stove keeps the house warm and cooks dinner. Can't beat it! I love to cook 10-graincereal or steel cut oats overnight in the crockpot, and nothing beats it for carmelizing onions overnight for next day's onion soup. Thanks, ~ irene in chilly western WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks, Judy. Our woodburning stove heats most all the house (open floor plan) but we use a small electric space heater in the bathroom when we shower. Actually western Washington, the part that's between the coast and the Cascade mountain range doesn't get nearly as cold as the eastern part of that state. There is a current of (relatively) warm water that keeps us and British Columbia fairly warm by lots of winter standards. At sea level the climate is similar to that of the south of England. We live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier, above 1400' so it's cooler up here, and just now very grey and chilly. We're grateful for that woodburning stove! ~ irene > Welcome Irene! Glad you joined us here. > > My mom loves her wood burning stove that she has at a cabin, she > occasionally goes to. Here's has a cooktop on it also. Does it > keep your house warm enough or do you have electric heat too? I > am thinking that Washington is mighty cold this time of year. > Brrrrrrrrrr > > I enjoyed reading about your lifestyle there. > > Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 My dad heats his house with a wood burning furnace and a Buck stove in the fire place for those days when it gets down real cold. If it was me I wouldn't have the Buck stove burning at all, in the livingroom it is about 85-90 degrees F, way too hot for me. I personally like it about 75 or less degrees. LOL living in Alaska for 13 years made me so that I can't stand the heat any longer. Karen --- On Sun, 2/1/09, irene <irene wrote: irene <irene Re: Just arrived from the Sunday, February 1, 2009, 8:12 PM Thanks, Judy. Our woodburning stove heats most all the house (open floor plan) but we use a small electric space heater in the bathroom when we shower. Actually western Washington, the part that's between the coast and the Cascade mountain range doesn't get nearly as cold as the eastern part of that state. There is a current of (relatively) warm water that keeps us and British Columbia fairly warm by lots of winter standards. At sea level the climate is similar to that of the south of England. We live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier, above 1400' so it's cooler up here, and just now very grey and chilly. We're grateful for that woodburning stove! ~ irene > Welcome Irene! Glad you joined us here. > > My mom loves her wood burning stove that she has at a cabin, she > occasionally goes to. Here's has a cooktop on it also. Does it > keep your house warm enough or do you have electric heat too? I > am thinking that Washington is mighty cold this time of year. > Brrrrrrrrrr > > I enjoyed reading about your lifestyle there. > > Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 He must have an amazing amount of firewood! It's usually about 70 F in the main part of the house, unless I have the oven on at the same time. Not often. ~ irene > My dad heats his house with a wood burning furnace and a Buck stove > in the fire place for those days when it gets down real cold. If > it was me I wouldn't have the Buck stove burning at all, in the > livingroom it is about 85-90 degrees F, way too hot for me. I > personally like it about 75 or less degrees. LOL living in Alaska > for 13 years made me so that I can't stand the heat any longer. > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 He stocks up on the wood during the summer months from the saw mill, I think he goes and gets about 30 pick up truck loads during the summer and only pays I think $20 per load. This furnace is very effecient and it has a blower on it that blows the heat all over the house. He only loads the stove 3 times a day. I have to say that this is a 2 story house and I am on the second floor and I have to open the window to cool off my apartment to cool it down most the time. I have a fan in the window to blow in cool air. It can be 85 degrees or more in the apartment with the windows closed. Dad didn't believe me that it was as hot as I said it was and put a thermometer in the kitchen and read it 15 minutes later and it read 84 degrees. Karen --- On Mon, 2/2/09, irene <irene wrote: irene <irene Re: Just arrived from the Monday, February 2, 2009, 1:06 AM He must have an amazing amount of firewood! It's usually about 70 F in the main part of the house, unless I have the oven on at the same time. Not often. ~ irene > My dad heats his house with a wood burning furnace and a Buck stove > in the fire place for those days when it gets down real cold. If > it was me I wouldn't have the Buck stove burning at all, in the > livingroom it is about 85-90 degrees F, way too hot for me. I > personally like it about 75 or less degrees. LOL living in Alaska > for 13 years made me so that I can't stand the heat any longer. > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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