The Wood Cook Stove

John cooked breakfast this morning. That in itself is not too unusual (he does this every couple of weeks). What was unusual was that he did it on the wood cook stove and, although it wasn't his best effort, everything was edible (it usually is in case you were wondering).

Remember the grate we needed and got last week? Or perhaps you remember the pig hats better? At any rate the grate fit perfectly in the stove so it's now "fired up" and working - the first time in the 15 years we've had it. Perhaps more comforting is we're now sure the "spare" parts John had left (he took it all apart to clean and restore it) were not necessary.

Cooking on a wood stove does mean that breakfast takes a bit longer (a bit being defined as anywhere between 30 minutes and an hour). But that also means the kitchen gets warm in the process. With heating oil so expensive we've been reluctant to turn our heat on so this is VERY pleasant. So far what I like best is that I can set the teapot on a trivet on the stove and it stays nice and hot all morning. Only 4 more years and the stove will be 100 years old. By then we should be experts in cooking on it.