Baker's Oven wood stove reviews please

[ettasmama]

Trying to decide what wood stove to buy and it is hard never having seen the baker's oven. http://www.woodstoves.net/bakersoven2.htm Anyone have any experience or advice? We hope to use mostly wood to heat our house this winter but have a furnace that works. We also have a oven that works fine but I figure of I am going to be heating up the wood stove why pay the electric bill on top of it. Mostly when it gets right down to it this is all for emergency preparedness so should I forego the cooking aspect and just get a stove that will heat through the night and maybe warm some water? Am I over romanticizing this stove?

[stargazer]

I have been thinking about buying that oven wood stove. I would like to hear reviews also.

[triplejmom]

We've had a Bakers choice oven for about 5 years now..It is our only heat source and does a good job for us. Last fall within two weeks both elements went on our electric oven, I cooked in it and on it all winter:-)

[Wisconsin Ann]

I've not seen one in person, but REALLY like the looks of that stove/oven. Nicely compact and from the data appears pretty efficient.

There is a thread about them on Hearth.com that is of interest. Particularly post 15...owner of one that gives some pros and cons.

[7thswan]

Check out the FlameView.http://www.antiquestoves.com/margin%...ater/index.htm
Heating capacity of 2,000 square feet or more
Large, airtight firebox will take up to a 22 inch log for an all night burn
Side load firebox enables you to keep cooking or canning without moving pots
High-temperature glass firebox door lets you watch and enjoy the fire
Takes standard firebrick that is inexpensive and easy to replace and install
Dual bell draft supply for glass wash and fast start-up
Double-plated steel cook top for a strong and evenly heated cook top
Cast iron wood grate system
Exclusive "Air Jet" re-burn design
Large ash trays below grates for convenient ash removal
Porcelain exterior finish throughout, standard in black
Porcelain black oven interior
Nickel plated trim
Oven draft control to circulate hot air around oven
Ships with FREE Poker and ash scraper
Limited one-year warranty

[ettasmama]

Originally Posted by triplejmom

We've had a Bakers choice oven for about 5 years now..It is our only heat source and does a good job for us. Last fall within two weeks both elements went on our electric oven, I cooked in it and on it all winter:-)

Thanks for the feedback. I think the Baker's choice is a differet bigger cook stove. I have heard good things about it but really am looking for something smaller as more of a standby not for daily cooking.

[ettasmama]

Originally Posted by triplejmom

We've had a Bakers choice oven for about 5 years now..It is our only heat source and does a good job for us. Last fall within two weeks both elements went on our electric oven, I cooked in it and on it all winter:-)

Originally Posted by Wisconsin Ann

I've not seen one in person, but REALLY like the looks of that stove/oven. Nicely compact and from the data appears pretty efficient.

There is a thread about them on Hearth.com that is of interest. Particularly post 15...owner of one that gives some pros and cons.

Thanks! I had read that review. Good to reread though. It was very thorough with good info. I was just hoping I could get some second opinions especially if people really use it to cook with or if it is a novelty that will wear off.

[ettasmama]

Originally Posted by 7thswan

Check out the FlameView.http://www.antiquestoves.com/margin%...ater/index.htm
Heating capacity of 2,000 square feet or more
Large, airtight firebox will take up to a 22 inch log for an all night burn
Side load firebox enables you to keep cooking or canning without moving pots
High-temperature glass firebox door lets you watch and enjoy the fire
Takes standard firebrick that is inexpensive and easy to replace and install
Dual bell draft supply for glass wash and fast start-up
Double-plated steel cook top for a strong and evenly heated cook top
Cast iron wood grate system
Exclusive "Air Jet" re-burn design
Large ash trays below grates for convenient ash removal
Porcelain exterior finish throughout, standard in black
Porcelain black oven interior
Nickel plated trim
Oven draft control to circulate hot air around oven
Ships with FREE Poker and ash scraper
Limited one-year warranty

That is a cool looking stove. I will have to read specs and size etc on it.

[TnAndy]

The biggest advantage of new style wood stoves over older designs like the Baker ( and I have both, BTW ) is:

Exclusive "Air Jet" re-burn design

That re-burn design lowers creosote production TREMENDOUSLY, whereas my Baker is a creosote making machine. Look in over the oven section and it's coated with the stuff.....they simply are not meant to be a heating stove. The best use of them is a small, hot, short term fire to cook/bake, and then shut it down. I close off the ash door to damp it down, and I'll have creosote running down the face of the chimney where the stove pipe enters by morning. ( and yes, the wood IS seasoned )

I would NOT plan to use one for house heat unless you plan to keep it burning hot, and plan to feed it every hour.

[LadyJane]

"I would NOT plan to use one for house heat unless you plan to keep it burning hot, and plan to feed it every hour.[/QUOTE] by TnAndy

I'm not really sure why you would make this statement. We heat our home with a Margin Gem wood cook stove and we certainly are not putting wood in it every hour. We load it at night and it is fine until we get up in the morning (unless it is bitter cold out and then we get up once during the night). We love it and have been using it as our sole, source of heat (now have 1900 sq. ft) since 2003. We don't have to put wood in that often during the day either.

[City Bound]

This stove has been turning me on for year now, but the price, wow, it is high.

[City Bound]

7th that is a great stove.

[TnAndy]

Originally Posted by LadyJane

I'm not really sure why you would make this statement. We heat our home with a Margin Gem.....

Uh, PROBABLY I made that statement based on the discussion of a Baker's wood stove, which I own and use, and NOT the brand/model you have, of which I have no knowledge or experience with it's performance, and thus could not, and did not, comment on.

Yeah.... ya think THAT could be it ?

[haypoint]

Ah, I see the problem. I couldn’t figure out the vastly different comments.
I think we are mixing up two different stoves. Baker’s Oven is an upright stove. Baker’s Choice is an Amish made cookstove. The OP is asking about Bakers Oven and triple J Mom is talking about Baker’s Choice. I think TnAndy is talking about the Bakers Oven stove. LadyJane is thinking of the Baker’s Choice that is like Margin Gem, in a way.

Baker's Choice has a huge firebox and can keep a hot fire overnight.

[7thswan]

Originally Posted by LadyJane

"I would NOT plan to use one for house heat unless you plan to keep it burning hot, and plan to feed it every hour.

by TnAndy

I'm not really sure why you would make this statement. We heat our home with a Margin Gem wood cook stove and we certainly are not putting wood in it every hour. We load it at night and it is fine until we get up in the morning (unless it is bitter cold out and then we get up once during the night). We love it and have been using it as our sole, source of heat (now have 1900 sq. ft) since 2003. We don't have to put wood in that often during the day either.[/QUOTE]

The Margin Gem is the stove I'll get to put in our Log Cabin when I move up there.Here I have an Antique cookstove, and a woodburner. For the cabin I want it to do the job of both.

[LadyJane]

Originally Posted by TnAndy

Uh, PROBABLY I made that statement based on the discussion of a Baker's wood stove, which I own and use, and NOT the brand/model you have, of which I have no knowledge or experience with it's performance, and thus could not, and did not, comment on.

Yeah.... ya think THAT could be it ?

Well TnAndy........sorry but when I read what you wrote it wasn't plain (to me) that you were speaking of just the Baker. You mentioned "older stoves like the Baker " and the Margin gems are older stoves so when you said you would not use "one" for house heat - I thought you meant any of the older wood cook stoves.

Not sure why you were so upset by this but I do apologize for the misunderstanding.

Terry

[LadyJane]

[/QUOTE]

The Margin Gem is the stove I'll get to put in our Log Cabin when I move up there.Here I have an Antique cookstove, and a woodburner. For the cabin I want it to do the job of both.[/QUOTE]

7th Swan - the margin gem is a great stove for heating a home and cooking on - hope you'll like yours as well as we like ours.

Terry