Quickmeal Cook Stove: The Heart of Home

Reader Contribution by Karrie Steely
Published on August 27, 2014
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As we’re building our new house, we’re putting a lot of thought into what will go inside. The outside is going to be plain and practical, but I want magic to happen when you walk in the door. There are so many beautiful antiques in the old buildings of this farm property, and I want to be able to showcase them and bring the history of the place into the house. Early 20th-century farmhouse decor is going to be the way to go.

The kitchen and living area will be one big room. With that in mind, I want a focal point, a heart if you will. We talked about what kind of stove/oven we want, and did a little shopping. We looked at new stoves in the big box stores, and did some research and found a couple of new-but-antique-looking stoves. They were beautiful but very expensive. Then we started talking about the idea of getting an antique wood burning stove and converting it to propane. At first this sounded like a complicated project. Soon I realized that was no reason to back down and settle for something less than spectacular.

So I got on Craigslist and did some searching. That’s when I found her. An 1896 Quickmeal wood cook stove in beautiful condition, with little rust and with all her parts. She lived almost her whole life in an old cabin in the Thompson Canyon of Colorado. She needed a lot of cleaning and elbow grease, but was glowing under that grime and dust. I was in love.

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