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| Cooking on your multi-fuel / wood stove |
The kettle's never off in our house, so whenever our stove's on, so is our kettle!
Last winter I bought a cast iron casserole dish and I've cooked all sorts of things on our stove; chille con carne, spaghetti bolognese, braising steak, even a whole chicken! Cooking for 2 or 3 hours at a time, we've saved a fortune using the stove instead of the our electric oven and encourage you to do the same.
Here is one of my creations - stove-top red pepper chilli:
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| Stove-top red pepper chilli |
What you need to cook on your stove
I'd recommend using a Stove Thermometer Temperature Gauge. It helps you keep your stove burning at the right temperature - if it's burning too hot food can stick to the bottom of the pan.
Heat resistant gloves are a must for lifting your kettle and heavy hot pot off your stove.
Just a final word of caution! Cooking on a stove can be dangerous if there are children and pets around, and when you've got to be really careful when lifting your casserole pot off the stove as cast iron pots are particularly heavy when full.
When you're choosing a cooking pot for your stove, I'd suggest looking for one with large handles to make it safer for carrying. If your stove is in the lounge, please make sure children and pets are kept safely out of the way when you're using the stove and carrying kettles etc around.
Happy cooking!
