[Daffynition]

When I lived on the Farm, and had a wood-burning range in the kitchen, I had quite a serious collection of cast iron.

I had just begun to learn how to *bake* using the range and cast ironware. Now that's an art!

But alas, we moved and all that ended. I have a deep reverence for cast iron, as a result. :)

[Yardstick]

Oh wow, yes, I can imagine it being very gratifying to open that door and pull out something like a nice loaf of bread. Seems like it would be tricky to get a consistent result since the temperature wouldn’t be as well regulated as with a modern oven.