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re: closing up the chimney and installing a wood burning one That is what I was thinking. :cool:

I am reading it will cost between $3500 and $4000 to have an insert installed, our chimney relined (legally required). :ep :th

We ended up 485 lbs. which is slightly less than we projected. Somehow we managed to fit it ALL into our freezers!! Yay!! No marathon canning session tomorrow!!! :weee

What is a GFMS?

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your feedback and opinions. I guess it is time to start researching inserts. :D

I found this for ya. :) http://www.ehow.com/how_4435_harvest-store-pears.html

We live in TN in a two story home. It has 3 bedrooms (all upstairs) and is about 1600 sf. We have a fireplace (downstairs living room) which we never use. In fact, I built a padded wood panel that blocks it for heat loss (or cool air loss in the summer). I would like to get a wood stove insert...

Sorry...I am in TN. ;)

Yes, I already have a pressure canner. I kind of liked the idea of being able to pop open a can and whip up some tacos on the spot. LOL I really don't know anyone who might want to go in with us. I asked around but my friends aren't terribly thrifty. They do things like eat out constantly and...

You are right. Someone else is processing and we opted to keep the bones in for our dogs. Kinda kicking myself now. :/

Yah, no family. :/ The weight would be the processed/packaged. The steer's live weight was 1000 lbs. $13 for a dozen jars?! Seriously?? :ep That is horrible!

I know. I can't imagine...but it would be cheaper than buying another freezer. Even if I had to buy the jars, I could pick them up for about $5 a dozen (with coupons I have). 6 cases would be $30 before tax. Wayyy better than $200, KWIM?

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/699605/easy_stepbystep_instructions_for_canning_pg3.html?cat=22 I know I am mostly answering my own question and sound slightly creepy talking to myself but maybe this will help someone else eventually. LOL I discovered I can preserve 2 lbs of beef in a...

http://www.thunderinghooves.net/freezer_info.htm This says 30-32 lbs of meat per cu foot. And apparently my freezer above has 6 cu feet if I ditch my ice maker. That bumps me to 14 cu feet. That would hold 420-448 lbs. :/ Crap. That leaves up to 180 lbs of beef to process/can. :th Someone...

Gotta love wikianswers: I read that each cubic foot there is 62.3 lbs of water weight per cubic foot. By those calculations I can cram 747 pounds into my freezer space. BUT water weight would waste no space (hehe...that sounds like a stupid children's tongue twister). Meat is going to have gaps...

OK...the GOOD news is we got a sweet deal on a steer from my kids' former gym teacher. The meat has been hung and will be ready for us to pick up on Saturday. We are expecting 500-600 lbs! :D The BAD news is we only have a 8 cu freezer. How much meat will that hold? We can jam it in there, use...

That would be me. I have my MA in Education and am fried by the system. I am at home unschooling my 12 year old. My 13 and 8 year olds still want to go to public school which is fine. But my 12 year old is a sensitive soul and learns at a slower pace than your average kid so we take our time at...

Basil! :)

Fall arrived exactly today in Clarksville, TN! We dropped from 80+ to a lovely 68 with breeze to boot. I found so much joy in wearing a sweatshirt while drinking my coffee outside while chicken watching this morning! :love

I have at least two dozen green tomatoes. LOL Anyone have any good recipes beyond fried green tomatoes??