It's not an open fireplace. We have a cast iron box stove from Vermont. As long as you shut the door (which is the most efficient way to use it anyway) the risk of fire would lie only with a chimney failure. We inspect and clean the chimney every season. I'd love to be able to cook on an old kitchen woodstove the way my grandmothers did, though I'd still want to have a modern range as well.
Blankets warmed by the stove are really nice, by the way. :)
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Date: 2009-01-21 11:58 am (UTC)Blankets warmed by the stove are really nice, by the way. :)