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Know Your Firewood Moisture Content

September 28, 2022 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Self-Reliance

Knowing firewood moisture content can make the difference between creating steam or heat. Most folks agree that water doesn’t burn, not unless you break H2O down into H and O, both of which are highly flammable, and that doesn’t happen in your stove or furnace.

DIY Wood-Fired Pizza Oven

April 29, 2022 · Romie Holl · Homesteading

The kids and I had a pizza from a wood-fired pizza oven at a restaurant. We liked it so much that we decided to build a pizza oven of our own.

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