Andes coal cook stove

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Post by Songwriterdee123 » Tue. Oct. 27, 2020 9:16 am

Hello I'm new to the site ,,my question ,,I have an Andes cook stove that was given to me ,,it's coal and looks to be in good shape ..I want to use it ocassionaly but I don't have a clue how to begin .I have a good chimney and I have some heating tech background and have a wood stove..Where would I even start to get the stove working??It's all In tact all the vents side and bottom look too be good and ash pan ,hand auger etc..but I am loss .haaa.Any info on an Instruction book or whatever would you appreciated ..Thank you

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Oct. 27, 2020 10:30 am

S, PIX--we believe here-- that--no PIX---never happened!! LOL PS--welcome to the FORUM my friend. :) I do know that's a good lookin, functional cook stove.
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Post by Sunny Boy » Tue. Oct. 27, 2020 11:29 am

Welcome SWD.

Pretty much everything you need to know about how to operate a range has been covered in this thread, "Cookin' With Coal".

Cookin' With Coal

If there's any questions you don't see answered, don't hesitate to ask. I've been using a coal range for the last 15 seasons and my Wife grew up with one. We not only heat with it, we do all
the cooking/baking and more with it for 9 months of the year.

We have other members that do similar, including some that also repair/restore coal ranges. We've yet to have a question that couldn't be answered.

And as Fred said, pictures !!!! We love stove pictures. :yes:

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Post by Songwriterdee123 » Tue. Oct. 27, 2020 8:54 pm

Here is my Andes

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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Oct. 27, 2020 10:27 pm

Looks like a real nice project my friend. :)

 
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Post by Songwriterdee123 » Wed. Oct. 28, 2020 8:18 am

Thanks ,,say what size coal would you think for this stove??


 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Oct. 28, 2020 10:02 am

I've always used nut in past cook stoves

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Wed. Oct. 28, 2020 11:03 am

Nut coal is the most common size used in ranges. Next choice is the larger stove coal, if you need a hotter fire to cook/bake with. But because of having more air space and less coal in the firebed, stove size won't last quite as long as nut coal before needing to refuel the firebed.

Comparisons and results are discussed in the Cookin' With Coal thread.

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Post by Songwriterdee123 » Wed. Oct. 28, 2020 12:57 pm

Thank you for the reply

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