How to Use a Wood Cook Stove

Have you ever used a wood cook stove? Carlos shows us how to properly use a wood cook stove, along with some unique features of the Elmira Fireview wood cook stove.
We hope you enjoy it. Please contact our Stove department at 800-438-5346 / [e-mail] / www.lehmans.co... with questions about pricing, availability and technical details.

[@jisley7371]

I'm here because my neighbor went to the emergency room and I had no idea how to close this thing off as his wife requested, so thank you for this video. You never know how it's going to be used.

[@jonkelley2847]

I bought one from you guys in 1989 and we love it. It has a water tank on the side for heating water. The ice storm of 2009 knocked out our power for 5 days. Our daughter-in-law still had power and she invited us to stay with her. We told her we were having fun heating the house with our wood cook stove so she sent our granddaughters to spend the 5 days with us. We had a lot of fun cooking and keeping warm with our Elmira Sweet Heart stove. Your Friend in Owensboro, Kentucky

[@edhollingsworth2335]

My grandparents used a large wood range when Iwas a kid. They lived in a small city. Eventually changed to gas. I'm 71. Grandparents were born in the late 1800s. We had a small woodstove In our living room when we lived in Denmark. It was great. It heated the whole farmhouse.

[@offgridmangogrower]

Are your parents Danish? My great grandfather was co owner of bing and grundahl

[@tim2applecell323]

I have a photo by Arthur Zimmerman of his sister Pearl next to the wood burning cook stove in this kitchen around 1905, she has a nice looking cat on her shoulders and she is sitting in a chair with her elbows on her knees. Arthur ( A.L. Zimmerman ) was quite a good photographer.

[@kimberly_can9624]

We purchased this exact stove for our off grid home in November 2016. We love it. I went right to the factory and looked at them, then purchased the floor model from the nearby show room. Amazing company to deal with. I got the floor model, which included the rear water jacket and the heat shield. I payed $5200 bucks, taxes included. Amazing deal. I picked it up and made the long trek 5 hours to our cabin. I can not say enough about this stove. Heats up quick when you know what you are doing and always use DRY wood. The oven heats to 350 within 20 minutes. And I will be using it in the summer with the propane side burners. Oh, and just to let you all know, we are putting in WATER in floor heating and this stove will run that too because of its unique closed loop system water jacket on the back which will be in conjunction with a hot water tank. It is a whole house unit. Remarkable. Love it!

[@frankbags462]

kimberly_can you're so lucky

[@alessandromasucci512]

Yeah, if you're gonna spend that kind of money you may as well get a couple plane tickets to go to the factory to choose it.

[@Iivingston]

Great tips. Thanks for the input.

[@beebob1279]

Kimberly_can, thanks for the information on the stove. I was looking for basically what you described in your reply. Thanks. So, after a year of your comment, do you still like the stove?

[@Trivit30]

Wow that is cheaper than I thought!

[@xavians69]

AWSOME OVEN WISH MY MOM WAS ALIVE TO SEE THIS I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS FOR HER FOR CHRISTMAS

[@jayh2245]

Finally someone who knows how to film a damn explanation video. Thank you sir for the info! 👍👍

[@OregrownianLiving]

Good demonstration by the presenter 👍

[@paulseale8409]

Makes me respect our ancestors even more knowing this was a real skill passed on generation to generation.

[@martinabengolea5402]

It's great!

[@PaganShagger]

This man went to work and he's in crutches. That's dedication. Kudos.

[@mrglock2313]

I am currently 48 years old. Growing up my family used these type of stove's and I aways wanted one. My great uncle still uses one to this day. When I am at his house in the winter and this stove is running, I am very jealous. His kitchen and living room are open and it creates enough heat for the 2 rooms.

[@alicewilbanks9909]

I've seen those stoves but is electric. I'd love to find one.

[@kevinkurtz9889]

I had neighbors that cooked with wood. I imagine that stove was as old as they were. There was a little crack in the oven that leaked a little smoke. Everything had a smokey flavor. So good. Miss them a bunch.

[@carmendee6481]

What a beauty! I hope one day I can own a wood stove like this one.

[@joshuatelford1200]

Go on Facebook market and you can find one for around 600.00

[@BAdventures]

Great design. Gets the most out of the combustion chamber. The warming oven up top is nice touch.

[@iaindennis3321]

Watching in from England, we use a Rayburn - runs on coal and that heats the oven and heats the hot water and seven radiators.

[@frankiemillaire8040]

we just bought one yesterday cannot wait to use it Just would like to use a griddle on it and wish the top was black and cast iron like my mom's old stove

[@maggieboo08]

The Elmira Fireview wood cook stove is definitely the best investment for off the grid or EMP Survival. Not only is it efficient, but my grandmother baked the most amazing fresh baked breads and roasts, not to mention pies & turkey.

[@frankiemillaire8040]

good to know will try it on mine should get in 4 weeks

[@brianfuller7691]

In older times, the ashes were saved to use for something in the house or would be sold. Very nice stove .

[@pamelasims3299]

Ashes would be used with fertilizers and maybe ink for writing.

[@AndreaMN]

It really is ....a beautiful stove...wish these were seen more often in homes.

[@nohotpotbetty]

I think the Elmira used to be known as the "Queen of cookstoves" not sure where I heard that. This is one NICE unit. Love to have one myself :)

[@davidtosh7200]

Wood or coal cooking stove are reliable then fireplace cooking in 1840s, and they are safer, and cook the food evenly, and less work when stirring the soup in the pot, and no more heavy lifting for a woman who works in the kitchen. Some historical buildings at Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan does have either of these, depending what year they are in. In the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s as late as 1840s they used hearth fireplace cooking. After the 1840s, they used wood (later coal) cooking stove for later historical buildings.

[@jt7216]

Carlos, you are an excellent public speaker. And you sure know your line of goods. Next time maybe talk about use of cookstove wood, the small pieces of what looks like kindling that maintains the oven temperature without temperature flare ups. Soft maple or cottonwood fully dried lets the baker bring the temp up gradually and then maintain it during the entire bake cycle. P.S. Those are great ovens! Too many cheap ones have a thin firebox that can crack when burning Illinois oak. Your ovens look ready to stop that.

[@PassFissn]

arrived on crutches still performed the demonstration

[@meikusje]

If only ever I had the money to pay for such a fancy woodstove!

[@DavidLemmo]

+meikusje If you have ample supply of firewood on your property, you will be able to save money off your home energy bills, and recover your initial investment.

[@meikusje]

Well, I already have two woodstoves that I use to warm up my house, so I wouldn't be saving on anything ;) But maybe, some day, I will be able to afford this beauty

[@pencilfluff......5489]

David Lemmo true that,

[@learningasigo6424]

meikusje your looking at like $4,000 for this or more. Old ones are cheaper but not efficient for heating.

[@darthsailormoon4831]

The cost of these woodstoves are so overpriced that you could have an off grid electrical system... That could even give free AC cooling.

[@beebob1279]

Hearing the old saying of just how grandmother used to make it sounds funny coming from such a young man. I'm 56 and remember 'how my grandmother used to make it' as true. His grandmother was probably born in the 50's. But, on a more serious note, I would like to have one of these at our mountain house. It would likely go into the cellar because there just isn't any other place to put it. The upstairs is a modern electric stove. The place is too small to put one of these in on that floor. Oh, and its cost?

[@wisewoman7906]

Worth every penny. Besides, wood is cheap if you are able to forage. Much cheaper than heating with electric or gas.

[@beebob1279]

@@wisewoman7906 I'm still looking for the right one. I'll have to put a pipe up the side of the house which I think is ugly. In winter it would be able to heat the basement and the first floor when I'm up in winter weekends.

[@indez23]

Excellent demonstration ! For once people can see the actual sizes (heights and widths) in comparison to a person standing next to the stove; usually folks are surprised that the pots are at waist level but once they feel that heat they see why (but can always put the stove on a hearth if you wish ) and the food is so different in taste !

[@Riversleigh1]

SOLD I so want one!

[@LehmansHardware]

Please contact our Stove department at 888-438-5346 or through [e-mail] to get information on purchasing a stove. 

[@LehmansHardware]

@milkbone1975, it does put off heat which is why many people used to have what they called a summer kitchen. If you live in a modern home with fans and air conditioning it wouldn't be a problem.

[@ignacioruizzuniga3885]

aneed fon #

[@MtnTow]

What a gorgeous unit!

[@brn2wld]

I'd love to have something like this to cook on. However NO gas around a live flame. I'd stick with just a plain wood stove.

[@staffordgeduld7470]

My spouse doesn't share my excitement about our stoves and we have three wood stove . Guess l need a new wife isn't it? Don't wanna marry me by chance?

[@frankiemillaire8040]

that is what I bought no gas just wood with nickel trim expensive to have it installed if you live far from the dealership us 11,700 in total for stove trims installation delivery tax the guys will have to stay overnight in a hotel so we get to pay for that too So it can become expensive

[@alexandercove1194]

Smart...gas and wood burning not a good choice used together

[@LostCaper]

I have a small scale firewood operations and will be building a camp net year which I will post on my channel. I am going to put a nice cook stove like yours in the camp. thanks for sharing.

[@claremckechnie5623]

Re-burn technology is very clever! great video

[@tonyhogg9839]

I wouldn't want to use them all the time but they are kind of fun to cook with. I was always fascinated with burning with wood. It's hard to get a consistent heat. You're stuff either cooks super fast or takes awhile. Lol. You really have to watch things in the oven.

[@CarePeers]

This is a nice stove that remind us in the old day. It is useful in village area and holiday camp. I saw a simple stove in a BBC documentary program. I hope I can buy one in Hong Kong, if I got a big house.

[@LehmansHardware]

Please contact our Stove department at 888-438-5346 or through [e-mail] to see what options are available for this stove!

[@williamkuhns2387]

Takes around four hours to bring up to baking temperature. Less time for range-top cooking. In the old days housewives were busy stoking their ovens during their waking hours. If fire went out it was more work to restart.

[@Kittypaws90]

I flippin love these stoves. Don’t have one sadly.

[@Squarehead45]

During the winter always SAVE the ashes, they make GREAT anti-skid for icy sidewalks and driveways WITHOUT using Salt,,which will in time destroy your lawn grass.

[@frankiemillaire8040]

thank you

[@user-id6zf5yp2l]

Looks like my Elmira but I have 6 gas burners and electric oven controls in the top for the gas oven conversion

[@ELgratitude]

I love it i want that. It looks so beautiful it's a piece of art plus the more important thing for our good and tasty food.❤🥞🍪🥮

[@Nightmareblader]

Great speaker

[@vlacroix7329]

I would love to get a wood cook stove but the cabin is quite small and I was wondering what the clearance if any has to be from the wall to the store?

[@sandranevins2144]

Wow, that's a Cadillac compared to my grandmothers. She had a Franklin with a water reservoir to keep ready hot water. Boy when she got LPgas I didn't like heating water on the stove.

[@mrbr549]

Beautiful stove, I want one of these! Don't need the gas burners though.

[@BlackStorm555]

Great instructional video. Thanks for sharing! 😊 👍

[@Marcia-oh1yy]

Amazing! I love wood cook stove!

[@2000Betelgeuse]

My abuela usaba estufas de lena, seria interesante ver como funciona una.

[@rominabogado9147]

Beautiful kitchen!!!!!

[@livebig247]

Everyone knows that your grandmama never made a pie in one of those ovens....lol

[@williamkuhns2387]

The gas burners are located in the place where the hot water tank would have been in antique stoves.

[@patricksantini4090]

Hey Carlos... Way Cool Stove... I learned alot....

[@edwardvillate2112]

This STOVE is VERY PRACTICAL specialty, with the GAS OPTION, the only thing MISSING is a HOT WATER STORAGE, under the GAS BURNER'S .....

[@Wildflower_Breads]

I have one of these stoves, bought from Elmira, Ontario, and shipped to me here in BC, Canada, except I opted for the model without the gas burners. Instead, I have a workspace on that side, where I store a few pots, and park my cooking. Besides, I already have a gas range, so I don't need more burners - but since I got this stove, we never use the gas range. Maybe in summer we will. :) I see he mentioned something about "an overnight burn". I can't get mine to go more than about 4 hours, with all the dampers down and my best Douglas fir pieces. Is an overnight burn really possible?

[@graceamazing5981]

No evergreen burns very long. It wouldn't in my wood stove . . . . Pine and spruce are 'kindling' ...not for heat. If you can get oak, ash, maple -- you'd get easy over night. Beech not quite that good. Douglas fir is a beautiful tree, but i doubt it burns very long at all. Once our 'banked' (stacked against the oven wall) fire was still alive with coals after 48 hours !!! The drafts were all turned all the way down and no one was home! That was the Longest I've ever heard... No doubts !

[@frankiemillaire8040]

@@graceamazing5981 thanks for the tips good to know

[@user-wt1wx6mi7l]

Спасибо, печнику всё понятно без перевода... Ты рукой показал всё..

[@fredstmoritz]

Real nice looking stove .

[@tamarab.7151]

beautiful. I want one in 1/12 scale right like that.

[@alexnewton6840]

nice video one comment though the gas burners were added so you dont need the wood burner on in the hot summer weather ps lovely looking cooker

[@markharris1342]

At frame 2:22 you talk about 2 slides on the side, one for the top, and one for the bottom. One slide is for burning wood and the other for burning coal. Wood burn from bottom up, and coal burns from top to bottom.

[@carrichard]

Thanks; for the memories !! ;) !!

[@Smittyschannel]

lol carlos likes his pie........ sorry couldn't resist

[@alexandercove1194]

Love this wood burning stove however don't think it's wise to pair such a high heat appliance with propane gas

[@scotthorning1180]

Nice video. Good job.

[@deadpresident78]

nice cooker for sure

[@MrDirtD]

Good Stove, I love mine; My channel has the review after a years use.

[@dynodon427]

Pretty stove, very nice

[@vanitankonatanko32]

こんなオーブンのあるお家に住みたい、、、❤️ 素敵〜！！

[@_dmfd]

I'm 25 but growing up my gma had a 1915 HomeComfort cast iron model she would cook on, as well as a modern range and I fell one year into the side of the Woodburner oven and burned the living shit out of myself lol. These things are cool but extremely dangerous around children. The whole thing gets hot as hell.

[@starfuqr]

those cookies were done they are going to burn

[@rachellmang-osan9401]

Great design but i couldnt find it on Philippines

[@Bhgfd56]

Truly beautiful and great

[@milkbone1975]

Do wood cook stoves throw a lot of heat out into the room. Would you want to cook with one in the summer time? Thanks. Good video.

[@jhomrich89]

check out Aga, they are not a traditional wood burning stove but the same heat storage concept on a wood stove, infact Heartland has a model that was designed by Aga called the Artisan. Aga's are meant to be used on a daily basis and don't cost anymore then a boiler or a water heater with a standing pilot as far as cost to operate goes

[@lindabennison4167]

I am looking. For the stove that has water heater .or tank

[@lilahbodhi5791]

That is a beautiful stove

[@frankiemillaire8040]

question does anyone know if we can burn those echo friendly logs or if it's better to stick to wood we are getting our wood burning stove in 4 weeks we are new at this thanks

[@SpiritBear12]

The gas burners would be fine for summer cooking so you wont heat up the house with a wood fire. I like that feature. However, I think the bottom warming oven is a waste of space with the wide one at the top. Why have two? I think I would rather have a hot water reservoir at the bottom instead like many other stoves have. That makes more sense to me. Can this stove come with a water reservoir instead of the lower warming oven and the gas burners?

[@kimberly_can9624]

It does have that option. You can either get a side or rear water jacket! Look them up. Best stove ever. Totallly meant to be an all in one unit! Only stove on the market today that offers gas burners! Only one

[@anastasiadelgado1031]

la comida seguramente con un sabor mas delicioso puesto que la lena es mas mejor que bonita estufa

[@fishermann1102]

The narrator is a totally hot bear! He is articulate and handsome. Thank you.

[@Crayfish-]

They say; " If All Else Fails Read the Instructions " ! / Many manufactures of products Tell their buyers to: " Read the Instructions -Thoroughly, " Before you Operate their Product And put it Into Use !

[@sharina9552]

Wow. So interesting. 😊

[@miketrev28]

Does anyone know what the efficiency rating of this stove would be? Thank you for your help. Mike

[@teachjacque]

I did not see that stove on your website

[@komalgull6962]

I am from Pakistan can you deliver ? And abvously price + shoping chargers?

[@sassiq3637]

They are very common use in Mexico.

[@ayatmohammadhasan4307]

Very nice I wish I had one🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@BeauSC4Ever]

Is there a natural gas conversion. I have natural gas and don’t want to fool with propane...

[@kylerider7125]

Thank you

[@pipermoonshine3281]

dude your grandmother was a baby boomer..my grandmothers were born in the late 19th century..THEY cooked on this kind of stove.

[@Xaforn]

Oh it’s a beauty!

[@algoconestilo4865]

I would like to buy one of these can you help me with the link please

[@mothertrucker2941]

How would you dump the ashes into a bucket without making a cloud of ashes in the house?

[@YagwitOG]

I like the cosmetic aspect of this model, but it needs wood safety handles.

[@mervynforbes1828]

How can I order a new one for my birthday

[@toddepperson7465]

How many of y'all remember having to heat up irons on a wood stove to iron your clothes?

[@rubbyzo2598]

Buenas tardes.Alguien me puede decir donde fabrican esa estufa gracias

[@cliffordpayne4795]

The volume cut off when you switched sides during your presentation.

[@crawfordrhoderick2942]

How do you connect the propane tank.

[@escobarvar]

Where can a buy one stove like that? I'm from Mexico

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Is the water boiler hidde?

[@linettecampos2391]

Where can I find pRTS FOR MY OLD DIXIE FOUNDRY WOOD COOK STOVE?