Abbreviated version of Wood Cookstove How-To including Hot Water Thermosiphon plumbed to a Conventional Water Heater, How to Bake, and Use the Griddle.
The rocket stove affect can really burn that creosote out of the stove pipe. Like you say, just do it for a short time. Mine has a large water tank behind it. That water makes a good heat sink. Or whatever it's called. The water stays hot long after the fire goes out. I have a Kitchen Queen It holds lots of wood. But I have never been able to bake in the oven. It doesn't get hot enough to bake, without getting the house too hot. No matter which way I turn the levers.
