Eleanor Deckert recalls first learning to cook and bake on a woodstove when arriving in the North Thompson Valley.

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Looking back, I marvel at the sheer work of simply staying warm in an old house. The lighting of the fire, occasionally hit ...

According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, Virginia’s burn ban will be in effect from Saturday, Feb. 15, through April ...

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There’s nothing better than the cheerful crackle and pop sounds of a warm, wood-burning fire. But it’s important to remember the safety risks involved when using a wood-burning fireplace. According to ...

The charcoal mellowing process is a key step in making Tennessee Whiskey. We went down to Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg to make some charcoal and do a deep dive into how and why it works.

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Does this one merit a top spot in our ever-changing guide to ... a rear cavity hatch, a tall 45cm steel chimney (also with its own built-in flue damper) and a temperature hub with two probes ...

Don Lee and Andrew Khouri, Tribune News Service It took a decade of scrimping and saving for the Ramirez sisters to buy their first house, a fixer-upper ...