Deadwood Stove Company Deadwood Stove User manual

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The Deadwood Stove
America’s outdoor cook stove
Owner’s Manual
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing a Deadwood Stove. These stoves
are produced by Deadwood Stove Company L.L.C. in Texas. We proudly use
American made tools and supplies when possible and support other businesses
with similar values. We build each stove as if we were building it for ourselves.
The Deadwood Stove is engineered to be efficient, compact, simple, and
rugged. The main fuel… STICKS! No need for propane, liquid fuels, jells, charcoal,
electricity, or large stacks of firewood; just sticks and small pieces of wood. This
concept is not new to mankind. Through the ages people have used sticks to cook
food. This stove introduces an improved level of efficiency and performance that
is lacking in traditional camp fires or pits. It takes very few sticks to cook using the
Deadwood Stove.
The first impression many people have is “this thing is too small”. Don’t be
fooled. The Deadwood Stove is fully capable of pan-frying and grilling steaks,
hamburgers, pork chops, and any other main course. It will heat 1 quart of
vegetable oil to fry fish or chicken wings & legs. You will also be able to steam
vegetables, pop popcorn, fry eggs; the list goes on and on. It produces
temperatures above 1000 degrees at the cooking surface (grill). You can cook on
the Deadwood Stove the same way you cook on a household kitchen stove top.

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The stove is designed for the use of frying pans, pots, griddles, kettles, woks,
and coffee pots. Cast iron cookware is ideal because of its durability and heat
retaining characteristics.
You can also cook directly on the
grill using very small amounts of
fuel. Just build a fire in the stove
and let it burn down to coals like
you would any grill or campfire.
Then feed small amounts of sticks to
keep the heat going. Remember to
use only hardwoods (oak, hickory,
pecan, mesquite, fruit woods) when
you are cooking directly on the grill
to get that smoky flavor.
Customers report using charcoal as fuel to cook directly on the grill without a
pan. Our tests show that charcoal is not a dependable fuel and may not work for

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everyone. Also, charcoal doesn’t generate the high heat needed to cook with cast
iron on the Deadwood Stove.
Setting up
When setting up the Deadwood Stove it is important to find a flat, level, firm,
outdoor location where there is no risk of starting a grass fire or tipping over.
Included with the stove are 4 extension legs that provide added height as well as
the ability to adjust to the terrain. To level the stove, put a pan of water or
cooking oil on the cooking surface. Adjust the leg extensions until the fluid
becomes evenly distributed in the pan. Take the pan off and set it aside.
Important: Set up the stove and tighten the wing nuts on the leg
extensions before a fire is established. All parts of this stove get
extremely hot during use and it is very difficult and dangerous to
move or adjust after a fire is established in the stove.
Do not set up the stove in a high traffic area, especially if children will
be nearby.

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The Deadwood Stove is for outdoor use only.
Lighting the Stove
Starting fuel: Paper, straw, pine needles, and dead leaves and grass are among
the many starting fuels that can be used to start a fire in the stove. One sheet of
newspaper works very well by wadding it up into a loose ball. When dead plant
matter is used, place enough into the stove to fill it to about 2-3 inches from the
bottom.
Cooking fuel: Gather sticks, fallen limbs, pine cones, pieces of lumber, and any
dead wood up to 2.5 inches in diameter. Break limbs and long sticks into pieces
approximately 12 inches long. The smaller twigs that you break off of fallen limbs
can be placed on top of the starting fuel to act as kindling. Use the sticks less than
1 inch in diameter during the initial phase of burning to build up heat and the
larger sticks to maintain an even temperature during cooking. It’s helpful to
separate the different size fuels into separate
piles prior to lighting the stove.
1.) Open the hinged grill top, providing access
to the interior of the stove. Drop in the
starting fuel. In this example we are using
a loosely wadded piece of newspaper.

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3.) Place a couple of handfuls of
small broken twigs or other
kindling on top of the startup
fuel. Insert 2 or 3 sticks that
are less than 1 inch in diameter
into the feed tube and the
stove is ready to light.
2.)
Use a stick to push the wadded up
newspaper to the bottom making
sure that the paper is visible in the
small rectangle hole on the back of
the stove. Do not tightly pack the
starting fuel into the stove; leave
enough space in and around the
fuel so air can flow through it.

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4.) Use a match,
lighter, or
magnesium fire
starter to light the
startup fuel visible
through the small
rectangle hole at
the back of the
stove.
After the fire is started, close the grill and begin inserting small sticks into the
front of the stove. Place the sticks only into the fuel feed tube. Do not put sticks
into the lower small 1 inch air vent. Allow the fire a minute to start burning all the
stick ends and the stove is ready to begin cooking.

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Cooking
Cooking on a Deadwood Stove is similar to cooking on a kitchen stove top, but
instead of gas or electricity, you use sticks and small wood. Cooking temperature
is regulated simply by varying the amount and size of sticks used. Sticks less than
one inch in diameter generate higher temperatures but burn quickly. Larger
diameter sticks burn slower therefore create less heat. You will find that a
combination of both large and small sticks will accomplish most cooking needs.
During the initial stage of cooking, use smaller sticks to generate the heat
needed to bring the pan to proper temperature quickly. Be careful not to create
too much heat. If this occurs, simply pull a few of the sticks back about 2 inches.
This reduces the amount of available fuel in the combustion chamber. As you
continue cooking, insert a mixture of larger and smaller sticks, this will maintain
heat and slow down wood consumption. Your technique will improve the more
you cook with the Deadwood Stove.
One of the most common mistakes is to push large amounts of wood into the
stove. This is not necessary and creates excessive heat and wastes fuel.
The general cook time for the Deadwood Stove, before needing to empty the
ashes, is about 45-60 minutes. When low heat is used, cook times as long as 1.5
hours are common. It depends on the heat required to cook certain types of
food. If the stove becomes filled with ashes and a longer cook time is required,
ashes can be raked out the small rectangle hole in the back of the stove. Be
careful not to set dry grass or similar materials on fire. And remember, all
surfaces of this device get very hot.
Once you are finished cooking and the Deadwood Stove has cooled, be sure to
empty the ashes. Pick the stove up by one leg, grasp the front of the grill, invert
the stove and shake out the ashes. Be careful not to empty the stove in an area
where an unwanted fire may occur. Use the ashes as a source of lime and potash
for your garden and rose bushes.
Tips
•Face the front of the stove towards the wind so air will flow into the intake.

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•Control the temperature by using various sizes and amounts of sticks.
•When cooking directly on the grill without a pan, clean the grill surface and
apply vegetable oil prior to use. Frequently turn meat so it gets evenly
cooked.
Care & Maintenance
The Deadwood Stove is practically maintenance free. There are a few tips that
will keep the stove operational for many years:
•Empty the ashes after each use.
•Store the stove in a shelter of some type; garage, camper, barn, storage
building, etc.
•Paint or season the stove as the need arises. Heat resistant paint available
at hardware stores works well. The external surface of the stove can also
be seasoned with cooking oil like you do with cast iron cookware. Just
wet a rag with oil and coat the stove (when the stove is cool of course).
•If the hinge becomes stiff, apply a small amount of lubricant such as
cooking oil, bacon grease, or commercial food grade lubricant.
Warranty
The Deadwood Stove is covered by a 5 year limited warranty. If it fails under
normal use, Deadwood Stove Company will repair or replace the stove. If the
issue cannot be resolved a full refund will be made. All we ask is for the stove to
be returned so a refund can be issued.
Please send any questions or comments to [e-mail]
DeadwoodStove.com
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