Which accessory pot?

[jpashbury]

I'm still waiting to get my stove going, but while I'm waiting for the repaired parts to return, could I ask the forum a question? Which thermo-pot or accessory is the most usefull? I didn't get any with the original purchase and I don't think one of each is a practical idea. So, if I'm going to limit myself to one, which one should it be? Also, since my stove pre-dates the Model A's, do all thermowells have the two flanges on either side of the flue that keep the pots away from the vent path? If so, then I think I can confidently buy whichever pot(s) is suggested. Thanks again for your support.

[tux_sf]

Hi John-
It is hard to say which set of pots you might find most useful. Personally, I use the triples the most, but usually only 1 of them at a time (yes, the oatmeal thing!). Doubles can be used pretty much in place of the triples for most everything, I suppose, although I haven't tried making oatmeal in one I have made brown rice in both & they work equally well. Doubles seem to be the hardest set of pots to find, although they still come up on eBay regularly--just not as regularly as triples!

However, if you like to make stuff like soup or chili you really need the single pot.

So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that it really depends on how you cook. If you plan on making lots of smaller things like veges or potatoes in your T-well, then the doubles or triples might be your best bet. If you want to boil a whole chicken or make a stew I'd say you need to start with a single.

I would guess the sizes of the pots are the same for yours. I *think* the pots were the same from the thermodome days through the thermowell, although I've never seen a thermodome with it's pots so I could measure them.

I'm curious what your t-well looks like inside. The B stove I have has a single loop the comes out of the wall over the damper vent to keep the pots away from it. I believe C models don't have that since they do not have a damper in there. But they both use the same size pots & have the same sized t-well cover.

--Danny

[jpashbury]

Thanks Danny, this is just the info I was looking for. No C bar in my well just these flanges. [img]http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4699/pict0256yc5.jpg[/img]

[dgaskamp]

c model , but i have burner and grate out..

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[lorikeets]

I think it is true that the pots you need depend on your cooking style. If I had to choose, I would want the large single pot and the thermobaker. Those are what I use the most.
Gwen

[jpashbury]

Thanks for the picture of the C-well. I have Well envy. If anyone could post a pic of thermowells from Model A or B, it would also be helpful.

[tux_sf]

John-
The thermobaker can only take an 8" pie plate. The 1958 [i]Idle Hour Cook Book[/i], which I believe is the last edition, has a small section on how to use the thermobaker with recipes. Both Todd White & list member the Uncertain Stoveman have full color reprints of it available for purchase.

The t-baker allows you to use the t-well as a small oven, but as you have figured out it is too small for bigger pies & cakes. They really meant it to be used for a small batch of biscuits, a smaller pie, cake, other baked goods, baked potatoes, etc. That said, nothing is wrong with a smaller pie unless you have a big family--in which case you can do 2 9 inchers in the oven ;-)!

I have one but I haven't used it too much yet. I hear they are a bit trickier to use with the vented t-well that we both have. The cook book doesn't mention any need to adjust the recipes to use it in a B or earlier range, but others on this board have reported that you do need to.

There are some work arounds others have used to bake in the t-well without a t-baker, so you might want to try a search on this board to find those old discussions.


If you haven't read anything about what these go for, I better warn you that they can get really pricey. They don't come up much on eBay but tend to go in the $140 range when they do--which is what I hear that they sell for from antique stove suppliers when you can find them. That said, I've seen them go for less sometimes on eBay. There is one listed on eBay right now that is only up to a bit over $50, but that doesn't mean anything as it isn't ending for almost 2 days & it will likely close higher than that.

--Danny

[tux_sf]

John-
Here is a not too great picture of my t-well (model B). I'll try to get a better one in the near future. It looks, basically, the same as yours except for the little wire things that keep pots away from the damper opening (if you look carefully you can just see the one in mine above the opening).
--Danny


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[jpashbury]

I thought the thermo-baker was just for pies and even at that don't they get a bit messy. Whenever I've done a fruit pie in a oven I've always needed it on a tray to catch the runover. Wouldn't a pie have to be pretty small or sitting in a shallow bowl. A 9 inch pie pan would fill my well and I'd be worried it would stick to the sides. Guess I need a cook book too