Thanks for the clarification, jake.
As some seem to have eluded to, I was not necessarily asking about cramming the stove full of cardboard...rather using a couple of small pieces, about the dimensions of a piece of copy paper, to help get a cold stove started.
So, it sounds as if using a couple of small pieces to aid in starting the fire may not necessarily be a bad thing. Or, have I misunderstood some of the posts?
Thanks for the feed back folks...as always, you are all very helpful.
As some seem to have eluded to, I was not necessarily asking about cramming the stove full of cardboard...rather using a couple of small pieces, about the dimensions of a piece of copy paper, to help get a cold stove started.
So, it sounds as if using a couple of small pieces to aid in starting the fire may not necessarily be a bad thing. Or, have I misunderstood some of the posts?
Thanks for the feed back folks...as always, you are all very helpful.