FIRST we started buying pizza stones, massive pottery slabs that bake more evenly than flimsy metal sheets ever can. Since then, some bold souls have been on a mighty quest for ever more slow, ...

Take your cast-iron stove to the next level with this simple trick. During the coldest winter months, I like to place slabs of granite on and beside my cast-iron woodstove. The granite holds the heat ...

Wood-burning stoves like the ones early Americans cozied up to for warmth are hot again. Fireplaces that folks have enjoyed in their homes for years are being retrofitted with "inserts" that shoot ...