We're building a small place in southwest Wisconsin, 500 sq ft with a 2nd floor. Want to get a woodburning stove for cooking as well as heating.
Have pretty much narrowed the search down to the Esse Ironheart and the Margin Flameview. Margin is cheaper, but Esse says they have a secondary burn and 81% efficiency - tested, they say, in Germany to European standards. Margin says they have something like a secondary burn, but no tested efficiency. Both appear to be solidly constructed.
Any experience or comparisons of either or both of these stoves, or any other info that might help us choose? (Including opinions like "neither of those is nearly as good as this other, better, stove".)
Have pretty much narrowed the search down to the Esse Ironheart and the Margin Flameview. Margin is cheaper, but Esse says they have a secondary burn and 81% efficiency - tested, they say, in Germany to European standards. Margin says they have something like a secondary burn, but no tested efficiency. Both appear to be solidly constructed.
Any experience or comparisons of either or both of these stoves, or any other info that might help us choose? (Including opinions like "neither of those is nearly as good as this other, better, stove".)