A slice of that bread, toasted with strawberry jam on it should make you feel warmer.

Now I’ve got to make some bread.  We got a jar of apricot jam as part of a Christmas gift, and I think I’ll give that a try.

Thanks for the delicious idea.

Cas
I hope you’re warm now!

We have a fireplace in our rec room. For it to work there needs to be a draft going up the chimney. This of course is our heated house air.

I found an answer in opening a crack, the window next to the fireplace. That supplies the oxygen that feeds the fire, instead of drawing from the heated house air.

Home made bread, jam, and coffee…

Be right there.

-D.

Ahhhh, nothing like a loaf of fresh warm wheat bread. Yum. And the house smells really good, too.

Yes, Cassie, I’m warm now. I finally got that fire roaring and built up a bed of coals (I’d cleaned out all the ashes this morning). Now it’s perking along just fine.

Hi Scott. Someone else also suggested opening a window a crack when starting up the stove. I’ve tried it a few times and I don’t really see any difference. I know it works well with a fireplace to get a draft going up the chimney, though. There are occasional days when the stove just won’t draw very well and I think it has to be weather/pressure related. I haven’t researched it, but that’s my best guess.

Dave...ya better hurry. It’s almost gone already!

Of course I have had lousy wood that does not burn hot enough. Or its too green.

To get the fire going up the chimney. I stick 1 sheet of newspaper up the flue.  I light that sheet and watch the smoke, when the smoke goes up the chimney, then I light the fire.