What is the difference between a multi-fuel stove and woodburner?
In the main the difference is due to the air flows within the stove, a multi-fuel stove which will burn either wood or fossil fuel will have a larger grate this is because the fossil fuel (anthracite) requires a great deal of under air. Woodburning stoves will have smaller grates or sometimes no grate at all, as wood burns from the top down. back to top • Why then choose a woodburner and not a multi-fuel stove? Many of the contemporary looking stoves are woodburners as many of these have been imported from countries which have wood as their primary source of stove fuel i.e. Scandinavia, Denmark and are less likely to have the supplies of anthracites. The stoves tend to stand taller and become part of your furnishings with their quirky styles and ceramic and soapstone tiles. This is because in general they are free standing and not positioned in a fire recess. Ultimately it comes down to your choice of stove, what you like the look. back to top • Cast or steel? Either, however a cast st
