Top 10 Brands of Stoves
With dozens of high-quality wood-burning stove manufacturers littered across the United States, it’s almost impossible to produce a fair, categorical list of the top 10 as each has their strengths and weaknesses dependent on the use you have planned for them. What we can do, however, is pick out ten of the world’s leading brands and ranges, and let you compare and contrast between them. Each brand has a website available, along with a full online catalogue for your perusal.
Aarrow: Hailing from Dorset in the UK, Aarrow are famed for their hand-crafted, hand-assembled stoves. Many of the materials are sourced locally, and all stoves come with a lifetime guarantee.
Alaska Stove Company: Misleadingly located in Bloomsburg, PA, Alaska make all of their stoves on-site using American-sourced materials.
Austroflamm: Masters of the clean-burning modernist stove, Austroflamm stoves are stylish, contemporary and unobtrusive. Designed for aesthetic as well as practicality, Austroflamm are also one of the few companies to routinely use circular or ovoid stoves.
Avalon: Looking for a reliable, solidly-crafted stove for the home? Avalon have always had a reputation for building long-lasting, sturdy home stoves using a variety of fuels.
Buck Stove Corporation: Straight out of Spruce Pine, NC, Buck Stoves offer a massive range of high-quality, durable wood-burning cast iron stoves.
Harman: Another all-American brand, Harman hold over 40 patents and makes some of the most durable and dependable stoves on the market.
Lennox: Straight out of Orange County, CA, Lennox stoves are modern, home-grown stoves designed around a contemporary ethos and aesthetic. Unobtrusive yet attractive is the watchword when looking to buy a Lennox stove, as their smaller ranges of stoves in particular regularly receive good reviews.
Morso: Danish stove maker Morso is one of the oldest companies in the business, existing for over 155 years. Morso stoves come with a 10-year guarantee as standard, and are normally made from outstanding-grade cast iron.
Stovax: One of the UK’s largest home heating brands and widely regarded as an industry leader, Stovax provide just about everything from wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves to gas fireplaces. Set up in 1981, Stovax are renowned for innovative, stylish home stoves designed for basic home heating.
Wittus: Wittus Fire-by-Design, based in Pound Ridge, NY, are a company with over thirty years experience in the stove-making field. Taking inspiration from classic European designs, Wittus prides itself on creating stoves that focus on artistry and aesthetic, making the flame the focal point of the stove.
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