Brennhexe
A kiln witch , also known as a cook witch , was a simply manufactured stove or stove that was operated with wood, briquettes , peat or grude .
In the war and post-war period, cook witches, which were made in a rectangular shape from strong sheet iron, were widespread. By taking out rings of different sizes you could insert different sized pots, which then hung directly over the fire. Accordingly, the fire opening was located under the stove top, and an ash container underneath. Most of these ovens also had a box-shaped opening with a flap that could be used as an oven. The smoke outlet did not require a chimney connection, rather the stove pipe was mostly led to the outside via a recess in the window.
Burning witches found widespread use in refugee camps and overcrowded residential buildings after the Second World War , because they could be used in any room without a chimney connection . They were handcrafted and made without a lot of material, they were also suitable for different fuels and used energy sparingly for cooking and heating.
See also
Web links
- Other forms of cooking witches
- About schnapps distilling, black battles and the distillery witch (accessed on October 12, 2015)