Any Home Bakers Here?

[Sally PB]

I have a cord of poplar from a tree that broke over in late winter in 3 racks. Not the best burning wood but good for early or late season.

We call poplar, "gopher wood." As in, "Oh, dang, I need to go for wood again already." As you say, though, just fine for early and late season when you don't need the best heat. No sense in wasting it!

Pine wood is what we have.

Pine burns fast. How big is the log?

Try to get some hardwoods (ash, oak, maple, fruit woods, nut woods) if you can. They burn longer and cleaner. Ash is about the best, I've heard.

We have a LOT of oak, and I love the smell of freshly cut or split oak wood. It splits easily and well, too.

 

[cavemanrich]

jnicholes

You need to install a damper. Get correct size, 6 inch or 8 inch . I'm not sure of your flue pipe size in picture. Without one,, and your stove is burning somewhat at FULL SPEED AHEAD. AKA Pedal to the metal,, and in boating terms,, Full Bore.

 

[jnicholes]

jnicholes

You need to install a damper. Get correct size, 6 inch or 8 inch . I'm not sure of your flue pipe size in picture. Without one,, and your stove is burning somewhat at FULL SPEED AHEAD. AKA Pedal to the metal,, and in boating terms,, Full Bore.
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Thanks for letting me know. We will get one installed.

 

[jnicholes]

Tomorrow’s Halloween. Might as well get ready!

 

[Debbie292d]

I should try baking bread myself
It must taste better than store-bought bread right

My mom always baked all of the bread and buns, but I never was much of a baker. I do those Rhodes frozen bread dough though. It's not the same but it's still better than store-bought. We mostly do the wheat ones and just baked 3 loaves last night. I miss my mom's though.

 

[Debbie292d]

We call poplar, "gopher wood." As in, "Oh, dang, I need to go for wood again already." As you say, though, just fine for early and late season when you don't need the best heat. No sense in wasting it!

gopher wood

Very true! We use solely oak but had to cut down some poplars this spring and are burning it now while we're both home to run up and down 10 times in 4 hours lol. At night, we stoke it full of oak and it'll last 6-8 hours. We have the damper almost closed so it's a slow burn.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oak does not split good here! It's too knotty! I miss the cedar and juniper I used to burn in NM. The cedar split SO easy. You could actually make shake shingles out of it, I've seen it done, and they were used as siding on the outside of a house. My son used to split it with a little hatchet when he was 6 years old. It was good exercise for me too, and so satisfying, in my younger years. Anyway the red oak we burn now holds the heat for hours and overnight as well.

@jnicholes, nice job on the pumpkin, very handsome. He looks just like you!

 

[MotherofOrpies]

we have used up all the oak pieces that could be split, the oak we have now would have to be split by a machine, which wouldn’t be economical , and I can’t do any heavy lifting anyways since I am the only one doing stuff like that, we have to wait until I am better, or somebody hires a machine that splits wood and we can also use it to split our stuff, but since a slice of the oak weighs at least about 200 kg, I am not sure it would even work ?!

 

[cavemanrich]

I usually don't post unless baking, or cooking related,,,, But its Halloween, So imma breakin da rulez

 

[Sally PB]

My mom always baked all of the bread and buns, but I never was much of a baker.

Get a bread machine. Estate sales, thrift store... even brand new, you can get one for about $50. Bread machine bread is homemade, in my book. The quality of the ingredients -- and no "stuff" in it (preservatives, additives, colorings; you know that "stuff") makes it so much tastier and healthier.

Put the ingredients in. Push some buttons. Come back later.

I usually don't post unless baking, or cooking related,,,, But its Halloween, So imma breakin da rulez

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