Corn Stove

A corn stove is a form of pellet stoves. Pellet stoves do not necessarily need to burn corn. Other usable pellets include cherry pits and wood pellets. Corn stoves first became popular during the oil shortage in the 1970s. Now as the controversy over fossil-fuels and renewable energy rages, corn stoves can experience a resurgence in popularity. Corn stoves use corn kernels as a source of renewable energy. Corn stoves tend to cost more than wood or coal burning stove, but over the past three decades, the price has fallen and the design of corn stoves has become more attractive. Corn stoves are also available in commercial models for businesses that strive to be environmentally friendly.

Despite the initial cost of a corn stove, corn stoves can be very cost-effective methods to warm your home. Corn is always plentiful, and tends to be five to ten cents per pound. Depending on the weather and climate, you can heat your home for an entire winter season for under one thousand dollars. A corn stove can heat the average sized home. The by-product of a corn stove is a solid block of ash. Some styles of corn stoves come with an agitator to break up the bricks of ash. Ash needs to be removed from corn stoves every one to three days.