Right, no cast iron break in needed. On these modern cast iron jacketed stoves the skin doesn't get very hot. I can touch my hand to the sides of the Alderlea. I just checked with an IR reading. The stove top is 550F. The sides are 143F and the trivet top is 230F.
Good advice for a cast iron stove. This is a steel stove at heart. A small fire with just kindling and a couple 2" sticks will dry out the firebrick. After that you can have a medium sized fire and start baking in the paint.
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