HOW TO GUIDE FOR COOKING AND MAINTAINING A WOODBURNING COOKSTOVE
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- Demonstrating how I cook my food, heat my home and heat my water all with the same fire. A woodfired oven is an essential tool for the self sufficient homestead.
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Q:What is your favorite brand of cast iron cookware? A: I prefer using vintage cast iron. My favorites are BSR and Griswold. If I had to buy new I would buy a Lodge Brand. I plan to purchase this dutch oven in the future:
Q: What do you use for refrigeration? A: We have a small gas refrigerator that we salvaged from an old Shasta camper and a custom icebox that I built into the cabin wall. We make ice on site with a propane freezer.
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Q: What do you use for cooking and heating? A: We use a Kitchen Queen 380 for cooking and heating during the winter months but we also have an antique gas stove in the cabin for when we don't need the heat from the KQ.
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I'm 21 and I know how to cook more then most of my friends that are around my age. But as soon as I turned ten I was expected to help on the kitchen and by thirteen I was expected to be able make dinner on my own. I can even make bread from scratch.
Sounds like you have good parents. Well done.
No hurries, no worries, life is good, and we're cooking with wood! Lol
Love your spirit Boss!
Its good to finally see a good explanation for dummies
It’s great to have found your Chanel. Nothing better than finding men like you that actually know what they are doing. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Nice stove.
Thank you kindly.
a man that cooks.....a rare situation!
The ONLY video anyone will EVER need about doing anything and everything on a wood cookstove. No complaints. Best part was the last two words of the video!
Watching your cooking videos hungry isn't advised, most turn out so good.
Lasagna looked wonderful. Great info, thank you. It is such a pleasure to watch a happy person making videos.
Thank you for saying so.
Holy hell Boss, your philosophies speak to me on so many different levels, i don't even know where to begin...the only word that is screaming to be let out is.. perfection, and please know that i don't throw that word around loosely. Thank you my friend, for doing what you do, and showing what you know.
Wow buddy! Not even sure how to respond to that. All I can say is thank you for the great response. I really appreciate the comments.
Great video wish I was there !
Canadian Outdoorzman If you were here we could have a beer.
thebossoftheswamp You have a great spot Bro and if I was there a beer wouldn't do haa !
Best comment.
I feel like I have found my people.
This guy is full on wisdom. What he said in this video is FACTS of life (sadly) 8 yrs after he made this video.
I know a thing or two about a thing or two, but every time I watch one of your videos I learn something. Pioneer cooking with a microwave....now that's funny
+Thomas Ryan I saw no pioneering going on in that "pioneer Kitchen" :-/
Just one thing Pioneer Woman is that you aren't. She's a lot prettier! Haha.
Loved this video.
Great chat about the ‘pioneer’ woman. Too funny 😁
I am on a marathon boss of the swamp channel watch. Watched for years but I"m on a marathon. Thanks for watching.
OK...now you've got me thinking....the little barn needs to become not only a place for the tractor to live during really nasty weather but maybe even have a "summer kitchen" with a wood stove....oofta!
Sherry, great idea!
This reminds me of my great grandmother ... she live tell i was 17 yrs old ... and live in the same house her husband built for her 1915 100% off the grid tell day she died in 1985 .. she had 1892 wood kitchen stove my great grandfather got her ... and i spent 2 sometimes 3 weeks out of the summer with her growing up ... In the mountians of Va... she live off her lil farm everythang came off her farm meat veg.... everythang ... and i remember her getting me up 5 am every morning and we walk to chicken coup and gather eggs and milk the cow and feed everyone .... then we go to the well to draw water .... then we walk back to the house ... and she would start cooking on the wood kitchen stove ... omg smell so good and taste so good .... i injoyed watching this made me remember good times ...
Thank you fro sharing the memories with me. Sounds like a great childhood. All the best to ya.
We just love our Kitchen Queen.
Woodstoves, cast iron pots and pans, cooking in or on the wood stove reminds me of my grand parents and the smell of her cooking, thank you.... another great video!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for saying so.
All the best to you.
I will never understand why so many of us became so reliant on "the grid." It's tough to hear stories about some control against things like the wood fire. It just makes more sense to provide for oneself - especially when it comes down to the basics of survival. We put way to much responsibility of others. I can tell you that I've relaxed a bit too much. I don't believe this is a novelty at all, but rather a necessity to community and mostly self. The tough part is to get something back that you've let go. The great thing is,, it's never really gone, you just have to relearn it while its easier, instead of crash-learning it when its really needed. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and sharing your lifestyle. It's not only inspirational, it's the way to a person's freedom.
Words well spoken Kirk. Well said for sure.
The population numbers now would burn every tree in the country within 10 years.
Hey Boss, love your videos, I watch everyone, sometimes several times. But I gotta say this, with all respect. But, a lot of off griders/home steaders would love to have a wood stove like yours, including myself, but they just can't afford one. As for myself, I am a disabled Vet trying to survive on a very small income. There are months that after I pay my few bills I have to live off $200 or less. Buying a used wood cooking stove is way out of price for me. And installing it is out ragious, ie stove pipe etc. I am 65 and and live alone. But hey, I'm not complaining. The VA is helping more than I could ever dream.
Agreed, these stoves are pricey but antique models can be found for a lot less.
food taste just so much better when it is cooked on a wood stove, my grand mother cooked, baked, did her canning, heated up the bath water all on her stove I cut kindlin for it and hauled in the water for her daily one of my chores that had to be done and was the food ever so great. thanks for your video very good
Growing up in a house built in 1760 with four fire places and a bee hive oven we heated with wood and had a wood cook stove in the kitchen , we use to boil down maple syrup in the spring , just used it to heat with Mom never cooked on it , good memories
AWSOME. Love the way you think. Those lasagna trays looked SO good 👍. My son knows how to cook pretty good for 26. Every human should know how to cook.
Fabulous J.C. Take it from a long time professional broadcaster, you're a natural. I predict you will have your own show on TV before long. You have great, natural talent! Nelson
Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. I don't think I would allow myself to have a TV show because as soon as I "have to" do something... I no longer enjoy it. Making them for Utube is a lot of fun though. Thanks again.
I lived for a summer off the grid.. I used a great woodstove to cook, boil water for baths and dishes.. and to keep warm! I wanted to stay forever but in September we had to move back to town as my kids had to return to school. I so enjoyed that life,, we had fishing and wild berries and mushrooms. Oh that I could return to that life! Not only are you a great carpenter it appears your a great cook to! Have a great day!
Glad you enjoyed it Abby. Kids can grow up in the woods too ya know.
When I was a kid my dad packed us up and took us out of the city every chance he got. I asked him if we could just live at the camp and he always had an excuse why we couldn't. I wish he would have just let us grow up there. Life was always so much simpler at the camp and that's why I went to the woods as soon as I could. ... and stayed there. Thanks for watching and commenting.
What a joy to find this video , AND,Your post !My husband and I liveded in the West Kootenai And bought our Kitchen Queen from an Amish couple that was moving away! I loved my Kitchen Queen! The fires a few years back came and my stove went down with it. How I would love to have another one! The glass door you mentioned sounds like a GREAT addition! Thanks for posting and blessings!😇😇
I love researching your videos. What a wealth of free info.
MR SWAMP BOSS WHEN YOU MADE THESE VIDEO,S AND IN TIME TO COME THAT WE WOULD LOOSE SIR FRANKIE WE ALL HAVE A HOLE IN OUR HEART IVAN FROM ILLINOIS.
Grew up eating Beans and cornbread cooked on a woodstove EVERYDAY, except Sunday, we had cornbread and beans. Miss those days
I agree 💯 with you to be self sufficient which I am aiming for in my very near future. I LOVE THOSE STOVES!!!!!
I just got one am planing using soon thanks for video men !
Wow JC - 8 years ago!!!!! My oh my how time flies by. Still a great video.
Thanks Steve.
Boss! I just bought an old restored Empress Atlantic wood cookstove!!!! I"m watching your video AGAIN LOL
I agree with you about people now days not knowing how to cook or require all sorts of gadgets. I was raised in South Louisiana and my Grandfather taught all the grandkids how to cook on a wood cook stove he had 'liberated from a cook car when he worked as an engineer.
He sounds like a good man.
@@thebossoftheswamp now the rest of the story... he would have all the grandkids chop wood for the stove which was good for us we got to use an axe and do things our parents often would say no too... a few years backs one of my uncles told me that in the shed behind where the stove was kept, he had a still and was using the wood to make shine....lol.. he did teach us to repair things and not just throw it away, I'm teaching my grandkids to do the same thing.
Never disappointed when you post videos, and again you delivered a great one. Really looking forward to the cast iron videos.
Thanks
I'm finding a lot of folks interested in the cast iron. Guess I'll have to work on that. Thanks for commenting.
I agree about kids not knowing how to cook. My folks thought me to cook and I currently am teaching my necessary how to bake. Reg in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
This was so helpful, my husband and I are gathering skill sets and supplies to move our growing homestead off grid and into the woods when he leaves the military. We are down to a few large purchases necessary to make this dream come true one is a log mill and the other is a wood cookstove. We hope to have everything we need to build our new home paid for and have had practice using these items. Once we are able to save enough to buy a cookstove we plan to stop using our electric power here in this house to be prepared for our new life in a cabin. Some women want luxury cars or fancy vacations, I want a wood cookstove and a homestead. We've dreamed of this since we met, though the dream has evolved to being completely self sufficient. I really enjoyed this video and hope you do more like it.
There are LOTS of great buys on woodburning cookstoves on ebay but I never find any deals close to where I live. Electricity is a wonderful thing and if a person is frugal with it, it's a very affordable convenience. My homestead is on the grid but my total accumulated bill for the whole year was 386 bucks so I never bothered dumping money into solar. When the cabin is finished I'll be living there off the grid but with solar power. When you shut your power off you could still run electric lights for task via 12 volt battery like I do at the cabin. LED bulbs go a long way on a single charge. I wish you the very best of luck with your new homestead plans.
Good on you
Hi,
There is an art to cooking on a wood stove. One has to develop a relationship with your cooking stove/heating stove. Learning about your stove, how long it takes to heat to temp, how long it will stay at temperature , etc. takes time and commitment. I love it! I have a Tulikivi wood burning fireplace.. It has taken much time to develop our unique relationship.
Thank you for your you tubes!
+Nancy Lewallen The learning curve has been shortened with the modern cookstoves but the vintage ones sure did take some getting used to.
thank you and since I email you last I've been doing a lot of research on the history behind it and they're in pretty good condition so I will do the restoration like you do and see what I have left. enjoy your day
This video is amazing. Thank you so much! My boyfriend and I are thinking about going off the grid, and we are starting to transition, but I wasn't sure if a wood cooking stove would be a good choice, but now I know for sure I will get one!
Hannah Dominguez Look at Antique Stove Hospital in RI. They restore old stoves that are first class
Been watchin' ya for a while but haven't left much for comments. Just wanted to thank you for what you do. I'm a big hunter and fisherman and I am in a constant state learning.
Thank you Andrew. I appreciate you taking the tie to comment.
Years ago I had a Kalamazoo six whole stove warmer on top oven of course it took me forever to get used to it but I finally did to me there was nothing better to cook on Thanks again
I'm based in the UK and just purchased a second hand Rayburn supreme solid fuel woodcook stove for £200. This also has a back boiler which will be doing our hot water and heating 5 radiators elsewehere in our houseboat. We get our wood for free from my families forestry company and also trees on our own land. We were reliant on two log burners for our main heating source but this Rayburn will take our off grid and self sufficiency venture to the next level. Can't wait.
I love these videos! They always bring back memories from a better time. Thank you !
J C I'm buying a new small wood heater today for a backup and fuel saver on real cold night's and saving for a new wood cook stove like your's, Because I remember my grandma 's food on the wood stove when I was a kid, and with free wood on my land it's just good backwood's logic. Thank's For The memories Boss.
I have a new kitchen queen on order and found a better place to buy them from than I mentioned before. I'll be talking about this in a video when my new stove arrives.
Great video you have convinced me to purchase a wood stove a kitchen Queen for my cabin
Fantastic job J.C.!!!!!! I really enjoyed that, well done!!!!!!
Thank you my friend. All the best.
This channel led me to Obadiah's Woodstoves. I have been bugging my husband for a Pioneer Princess for a while, but after watching the walk through of the Kitchen Queen, I changed my mind. In comparison, it blew the princess out of the water, especially on maintenance.
Don't forget Obadaih's will give you a discount if you mention my channel sent you. Cheers :-)
This video convinced me to buy a kitchen queen grand comforter 550, I have had it for 2 years best purchase I ever made, 1.5 years since I refilled my propane tank, heats all my hot water and dry’s my clothes in winter. Cooks fantastic, makes my coffee in the morning, never wake up in the morning to a dead fire and super efficient, saves firewood,
We love our 380. I wouldn't want to live without it.
I like this episode as well as every other show you've done. I like how you live and share your wisdom. I want to elaborate a little, if I may, on the use of the removable burner lids. If you look on the bottom of your heirloom cast iron skillet you'll see a ring or lip. That lip was designed to fit inside the stovetop when the burner lid was removed. This sealed the pan and stove together so no heat or smoke could escape. Cooking without removing the burner plates, as they are called, is a form of in-direct heat. Removing the plate and placing the pan in the inside the burner allowed direct heat with no barrier between the fire and the pan or pot. This gave the cook more controlled cooking temperature from the same location on the stove. Next time you need a simmer, try it on the cooler end but remove the burner plate. You'll still find plenty of uses for the hot side I'm sure. Thank you for sharing and allowing me to share as well.
You are correct regarding the burner plates as the vintage stoves had multiple size rings. The new stoves don't however , just one or two very large rings. Personally I don't like removing the rings as the pans get sooty and this makes a mess when cleaning them. I appreciate your input all the same. Cheers :-)
Good video Boss! My grandma had one. One day I asked her why she didn't have something quicker and less messy? She told me keep it simple stupid K.I.S.S. Words to live by and some of the best advice I ever had. Did you build all the cabinets and wood paneling in this place also? You are a master craftsman and I'm glad to see some people are still trying to teach the old ways to the new generation. Even if it is on video.
Keep them coming!
Your grandmother had it right. I'll never live without a woodfired oven.
Yes I built this place and still building it. Most of the pine you see here was milled on the property. I enjoy some of the new technology, digital pictures, SD cards, the internet ,cordless tools etc, but live in the past with everything else.
your attitude is so uplifting, awesome!
It's the only attitude to have my friend.
Another good one. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome.... That's living!
Looking for new video from you several times a day, just can't seem to get enough. I'm not upset you don't post anything new you've got plenty of options. Thanks for sharing.
I wish I had the time to post more but I don't want to pump out vids just for the sake of "getting a vid out" . It takes time to gather good material and then a LOT of time to edit them. I posted new vids just recently. did you not see them?
Monroe Madison Sounds like a great life.
My grandma had a stove with the different circle in it. I was surprised I remember that from 60 years ago.
I remember my grand parents had an old cook wood stove. I would love one. I have a wood stove in my house and have not bought a drop of fuel oil in about 8 years. I will never live without a wood stove in my house. My wife is a great cook but me not so good! I wish I was a lot more self sufficient. The wood stove is a huge part of that but I would like to go further! I am looking forward to your video on the cast iron pans. I have some that need some care but don't know how too. Great video boss!
If you ever get one, and don't just put it in the basement like most folks, you will LOVE IT. I really enjoyed the old Crawford I had in here but the KQ is super functional and plays an important role in the homestead. For about 6 months of the year the ovens always hot. I'm lovin it.
Do you cook on a regular electric oven in the summer?
AULTimate OUTDOORS I have a 5 burner gas cooktop that I use most of the time and a large toaster oven. I do have a full convection oven as well but only use it when I have a large amount of baking to do, which isn't very often.
Got ya! My wife is an awesome cook! Her grand father was a true Italian and made everything from scratch.She makes some awesome spaghetti sauce. I have been telling her she needs to figure out how to bottle it and sell it but she wont listen to me!!
Great video JC! Love your videos, your cooking and your living lifestyle! I get an education from every one of your videos!
I live in Switzerland, and have been over here for 8 years. I have a great friend who's a dairy Farmer. The Farm house is located in the stan structure as the barn where the cows are living. During the winter here they stay mostly inside. Anyway, the house is now in it's 4th Generation. And in the kitchen they have a Wood Stove. They have an Oven, and cooking top like yours. They also have the water intake and out-take that heats the radiators int eh house, and the water for consumption. One thing they have built into their counter is a ben that is pulled out and down that is filled with the fire wood. You don't see the wood until you need it. The flue pulls really well, and the stove keeps the kitchen very warm. Which traditionally where the family stayed during the Cold Winter months here. acts like a living room. Great video, and great points.
Sounds interesting. I have always thought about visiting Switzerland.. Everything I have ever seen of the area looks fabulous. One of the farms I trap here is owned by folk in Switzerland.
thebossoftheswamp The Swiss are friendly in the States, but special over here. But the country folk are very nice.. You come over, look me up.
Can't wait to see more of your cabin.
Another great one "Boss". Makes me hungry.
Very glad I found this Chanel 🙌☺👍👍👍
Thank you Buster and please share it with others that may enjoy it also.
Wow boss you nailed it again. Thanks for another awesome video.
Thanks for commenting.
Excellent & very informative video J.C. !......
If I had a homestead this is the ways I would go too....
Good job !.....
Thanks Dan. No homestead is complete without one.
This is really good information. Thanks!
4:22 aw… Mr. Frankie
❤️ miss that doggo very much
Thanks for that info on old vs new. I am leaning towards the new already but your info made it easy to choose now. you are right about kids not cooking. we have taught ours to cook for sure. Take care.
There's pros and cons to both old and new. There are some things I do like about the antiques but overall I prefer the KQ. It eats a lot of wood though.
Thanks for watching.
Very interesting and a bunch of great looking lasagna's...Yummy...
My family cabin had a wood burner up until a few years ago, I think my grandma finely got tired of packing wood. It always amazed me what she could do with that little stove. Some day when I have a cabin of my own it will have one for sure.....sounds like the ice should be melting... only -18, time to get the tomatoes in
Yeah buddy... just about time to start some seeds lol.
All the best.
thankyou so much. your very educational on woodstoves and related issues, i live in canada, im a mountain man kinda guy. hunt for most my food and fish and can foods. have a big smokehouse. and i have 2 woodstoves in my house. one is an old royal woodstove oven. i love cooking on it, but like you say. u pretty much have to sit beside it and feed it wood. i use wet birch wood so the oven dont get to hot and last longer. its joined in with my big woodstove on the same pipes with a T joint. has plenty of draw, but after seeing your video, im going to save up and buy the same stove u have. i think your very knowledgeable. thankyou
The antique cookers are great and the new ones are also. They both have their pros and cons. I'm still torn whether to put my old Crawford or a Kitchen Queen in my NH cabin. I love them both.
awesome, good to hear. today me and a few of the cattlemen from down the ranch are sitting around here cooking a huge pinto bean chili in my 48 lb dutch oven ontop of my woodstove. we tippin back a few beers, we really get a kick outta your dog franky and your christmas videoes
don't laugh, but this is about the 12th time I have watched this video....makes me smile. =)
avonleanne Glad you are enjoying it. Thank you.
Great channel. We're starting our new life in the next couple of months in rural Ireland. A wood burning cooking stove is top of our list (along with chickens) Many thanks.
The looks on the pup's face are hilarious
I wish I could keep a camera on him 24/7. He's one crazy pooch.
That Kitchen Queen is a Beauty! And as always I learned a lot.Thanks for the Video Boss...
The KQ is a dandy for sure but I wish it was ornate like my antique Crawford. You'll be seeing that appear again when I get to work on my NH cabin. The Utubers haven't seen that place yet.
Cool !
Very informative and easy to understand.. Thank you ..
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed.
There's nothing better then sauce simmering on the wood stove. It's 48 here today and we're cooking on wood!
Thank You Boss! Subscribed! Enjoying very much and love the accent!! Love watching you cook! My grandmother had the same ways and that has stuck with me! I can from the garden and can meat, have done this since my early 20's. Yes it's a lot of work, but it's something I take a lot of satisfaction in and comfort knowing what's in my finished work. Keep going! Watching from N. Georgia mountains.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts :-))
There really is no end to what this guy can do. Now I`m hungry.
LOL. You haven't seen me using nuts and bolts and don't want to. It aint pretty.
Me and auto repair don't mix.
Thanks for the info, Great stuff
I don't see the like button for this video...but rest assured, I LIKE IT!!! Great video, thank you for sharing.
Hmmm.... that's odd cause I can see it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Another fantastic video Boss, I havn’t had it in awhile but nothing compares to bread baked in the old wood stove, does a great job on the roasts to, my grandma always said nothing compares to wood heat for cooking. I have a small local made wood stove with a small oven in my first cabin, I took some video on the way back from my last trip, going to do a little tour of the cabin type video, took some video of the stove to, hopefully get It edited & uploaded when I gets back.. Hockey tournament this weekend, first in years, gonna be a brutal weekend … p.s. I like the way you cook, I have a large appetite ..lol all the best ..
Your grandma was right buddy. That oven makes the best ribs I've ever had.
Have fun with the hockey.
The best woodstove instructional I have seen on YT yet. Well done.
Thank you kindly.
That was fun to watch! Well done... perfect amount of info and demonstration. I'm so inspired to try cooking on a wood stove now! (love your dog)
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are very right about kids now a days. I'm 16 and ashamed with everything about my generation. I'm very glad I know everything I know like how to cook and hope one day I can do everything like you are doing. I've dreamed about the stuff you're doing for along time now and one day I'm going to make it happen.
There's nothing stopping you brother. You can have absolutely everything you want in life. Just focus on what you want and keep stepping in that direction.
Good luck.
Awesome, awesome, awesome video. I have a wood heat stove that I use for cooking too but we said when we move next year we will have the cook stove and use it for heat. Your video was very helpful.
Glad you found it beneficial. You won't regret having a woodfired oven in your homestead. I been cooking with wood for most of my adult life and the novelty never wears off.
So glad that I found your channel! Great info. We are newbie homesteaders starting from scratch. Hopefully our vlogs will be as helpful as yours are. Thanks. We'll be watching!
Good luck with your new endeavor. Thanks for commenting.
Excellent video sir.
Cant wait for another wood cook stove video Boss. We just picked up a circa 1910 Champion cook stove (For $175 :) )and have been playing with it lately. Soon it will be coming in the house. Your videos regarding cooking are a pleasure to watch
Thanks Mark, and good score on the old stove. Later in the year I'll be doing a similar video to this but cooking with an antique of the same vintage as yours. There's a bit of a learning curve to cooking with the antiques but I been doing it all my life so have them pretty well figured out.
Excellent video!.....That sure mad me hungry......Lasagna looked great!.....You are living my dream life for sure, and thanks ever so much for sharing it all with us!
The lasagna's came out great. I had another one for lunch yesterday. Thanks for commenting.
Well done sir.
Wood heat, wood cooking, sounds just fine to me. Great video, thanks for taking the time to teach us.
My family lives a simple life growing food and teaching our kids how to cook etc. There are so many families, to busy in the tech world, that they don't even know who their kids are. Sad, I think it is more important to spend time with family, live simple and provide for your own welfare. Nature will give you everything you need. Cheers from Ontario!!!
Couldn't agree more John. I think teaching your kids how to provide for themselves and get by without the grid is the best thing you can do for them. They can always choose their own path as they grow up but having the knowledge of self reliance sends them to the world pretty well armed. My hat's off to ya.
Monroe Madison Why would I want to imagine such things? A person experiences what he believes in. I have everything I want because I always believed I could.
Life is what you make of it.
Thanks for all of the tips
You're welcome.
Boss thank you for all your videos I really enjoy everyone of them. Love cooking on my wood stove but you had a great point that the bigger fire box is better. When I upgrade mine I will be using your advise.
There are pros and cons to both small and large fireboxes. If the stove will be used as a primary heat source, then the large firebox is a must. If you have another woodstove that is depended on for heat, then a cookstove with a small firebox may be better because the small firebox type, like the Crawfords and Glenwoods, heat up quick and cooking can be achieved with a small amount of wood. The Kitchen Queen needs a larger fire to get the job done. I burn a LOT of wood with that KQ stove I have but it's a wonderful stove to bake with.
We live totally off the grid up on a mountain in Colorado. ( solar-powered)
I grind my own wheat for flour, etc.
I only have a small wood burning stove, but thankfully a nice area on top to cook. (It also heats our home and water.)
Each day I try to be more self sufficient of not using the grocery store.
We also have two large garden windows to allow us to grow veggies in the winter. 😊
Thanks for posting your videos. Nice to know there are kindred spirits out there.
P.s. Love my cast iron cookware as well.
Sounds like you've got a great thing going for yourself. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Well Boss, I just have to say your the man
The man in the apron these days ha ha.
Thank you! Thanks to your advice, my learning curve is not nearly as steep as it would've been without it. All the best to you, sir.
GREAT GREAT VID BOSS KEEP THEM COMING IT SHOULD WARM UP IN A DAY OR SO. SNOWING AGAIN HERE IN WISCONSIN AND A LOT WARMER 20 DEG. TODAY THANKS FOR SHARING ALL OF YOUR TIPS FOR EVERY ONE .
Glad you enjoyed it Rodd. It was a fun one to make. Tasty too.
Wonderful video. Great camera presence. Hats off to you sir.
+Jimmy Honeycutt Thank you Jimmy. All the best to you.
living the dream sir,i watch all your videos awesome,keep them coming
Thank you Jim. I appreciate the comment.
Great video. Thank you!
That was a great video. I learned a lot.
Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
what a great video very informative keep them coming
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting.
Thank you ... great video
Now, when you say the extra portions are headed for the freezer, that could easily be the front porch, given the conditions you reported at the beginning. It's late March in VT now, 20° and a vicious wind. We're trying to make syrup here. Thanks for all your good advice; it's the reason I subscribe.
No joke. Been friggen cold here lately :-o