Is it possible for a smaller stove to have higher BTU

[Abstovehunter]

Our house is about half the the square footage of you and we are using a wood cookstove as our primary cooking appliance for six months out of the year, and occasional use in cooler spring and fall weather. I think we burned into June this year, but definitely not every day. Our cookstove also preheats our domestic hot water. In your house I think the stove you already have combined with a cookstove would be plenty. Both of our stoves together are just over 3 cubic feet of capacity, you would be looking at a bit over 4 cubic feet combined. This year has been so mild I still haven't lit our "heat" stove. Today and yesterday were fairly cold, but we didn't feel like moving the stuff from around the Morso and just kept the cookstove going all day. When it's mild or the Morso is handling heating duties usually I just light the cookstove two or three times a day rather than keep it going.

A cookstove, no matter the efficiency, won't heat the house as well as a normal wood stove. The heat output will be noticeably softer and at least half of the energy is going into the oven, and a lot of that heat is in turn lost to the flue when the fire goes out.

I appreciate your input, unfortunately after considering all options for a second stove I was told it's not happening. I have apperently cut all the holes I am permitted in the new house, at least for this year. I think it has been decided that with heat being the priority we'll have to forego the oven.

 

[Abstovehunter]

The biggest concern with the stove we currently have is ash removal. It has an ash drawer underneath and a small cover maybe 2x2" you need to remove in the stove to drop them through. It is useless. We lift the drawer into the door and use the draft to keep ash from filling the room. It works, but is awkward.

Does anyone know of any stove brand with an effective ash system? This was also one of the larger draws towards a cookstove as they all have the sealed ash bins.

The Alderlea includes one, but I can not find a video or description of how it works. Is it clean and effective?

 

[ABMax24]

Thank you for this. I was completely unaware of this type of stove. It may be a practical compromise. I found a propane cookstove with spark ignition oven that will work without power so perhaps the two together will give me the heating and backup options I am looking for.

The alderlea T6 and Summit share the same firebox in case you haven't already discovered that.

Do you by chance have a propane BBQ? Most half decent BBQs can make a reasonable oven if the grill is large enough to not have the burners directly below the food. Obviously it requires monitoring for temperature but can get you by in a pinch and would save on replacing your existing stove.

 

[peakbagger]

The alderlea T6 and Summit share the same firebox in case you haven't already discovered that.

Do you by chance have a propane BBQ? Most half decent BBQs can make a reasonable oven if the grill is large enough to not have the burners directly below the food. Obviously it requires monitoring for temperature but can get you by in a pinch and would save on replacing your existing stove.

A very important caveat, do not run a propane BBQ grille indoors!

 

[Abstovehunter]

Just to close this one out. Thank you to everyone that replied.

The waiting times for woodstoves are crazy just like everything else right now. I ended up going with the Ironstrike Grandview 300. I have used the stove before with no complaints, and it was available for immediate purchase. The cure process was vile. We burned it outside for 2 hours, brought it in and even with a low fire it was toxic. We burned it out all day today and stayed out of the house. With windows and doors open all day, hrv running fairly steady, and hoodfan drawing air in it is 9pm and I am sitting in a very warm house with a coal bed holding temp at -20. The last stove I would have felt cold long ago and needed to restock. The same fuel load is projecting WAY further into the room and holding much longer.

My seat is under the ceiling fan with my back to the hall where the circulating fan pushes air back into the main area. I used to feel draughty and chilled. I can now feel the heat from the stove even while dying out.

As far as the cook features go. No regrets, heating was the main concern and we managing as we are used to, again.

Thanks for all the input.

 

[HotSap68”]

Just to close this one out. Thank you to everyone that replied.

The waiting times for woodstoves are crazy just like everything else right now. I ended up going with the Ironstrike Grandview 300. I have used the stove before with no complaints, and it was available for immediate purchase. The cure process was vile. We burned it outside for 2 hours, brought it in and even with a low fire it was toxic. We burned it out all day today and stayed out of the house. With windows and doors open all day, hrv running fairly steady, and hoodfan drawing air in it is 9pm and I am sitting in a very warm house with a coal bed holding temp at -20. The last stove I would have felt cold long ago and needed to restock. The same fuel load is projecting WAY further into the room and holding much longer.

My seat is under the ceiling fan with my back to the hall where the circulating fan pushes air back into the main area. I used to feel draughty and chilled. I can now feel the heat from the stove even while dying out.

As far as the cook features go. No regrets, heating was the main concern and we managing as we are used to, again.

Thanks for all the input.

I didn’t see how new your house was. New construction in WI often takes 2-4 months to ‘dry out’ and that will drastieffect stove output requirements.
What wood are you using? I currently burn wood just to boil sap. Years ago 12 full cords past I used Silver Maple. Now I used Buckthron