Unfortunately, with the tiny firebox of the Jotul, I've found myself having to start a fresh fire often, especially as the weather's warmed up. If I have a good bed of coals and the room is warm, I'll shut the air down (I'm planning to add a secondary air inlet shutter as well) so that I'll have coals left when I want to relight. Otherwise I'm frequently left with just a few sad looking coals and a cold stove to work with. In this case, am I better off trying to start the fire from the coals (this involves getting some kindling lit good, then going back and adding bigger fuel as needed) or just starting over (I light top down with 2 splits at the bottom)?
Either way, it seems like I waste 30 minutes and a couple of splits just getting the stove hot again...
Either way, it seems like I waste 30 minutes and a couple of splits just getting the stove hot again...