That sounds wonderful as an art. It would be like being an engineer on a locomotive, with your destination as something delicious!
I love your analogy! True that!
That beasty stove was turned on, on Labor Day and burned 24/7 until Memorial day...helped heat a wing on a 17 room, 19th century farmhouse.
Power outages were common.....and at least, we had hot coffee for all the farm employees, looking to warm-up for a few minutes. Good times.