Hilarious article.

[bholler]

This article popped up in my Google feed so I opened it to see what they thought were the 4 best 2020 woodstoves on the market. I was rather amused. The fact that they are using weight to btu output as a parameter is just hilarious. And the fact that #4 is on any list of best anything is absurd.

4 Best Wood Stoves In 2024 (50,000+ BTU, High-Efficiency)

“Today you can choose from a new generation of wood-burning appliances that are cleaner burning, more efficient, and powerful enough to heat many average-sized, modern homes.” (DOE On Wood Stoves) This is a direct quote about wood stoves by the US Department of Energy. It perfectly encapsulates...

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[WoodBurnerInWI]

That hurt my brain just reading that! Apparently they've never been to Hearth.com, or even a well known stove shop!

 

[blades]

Paid Reviews?

 

[bholler]

Paid Reviews?

I would assume. I mean the drolets are good value stoves for sure. But the best on the market??? Come on

 

[PA Mountain Man]

@bholler Thanks for sharing. I think...
It's a good example of internet trash.
I'll steer clear of Learnmetrics

 

[begreen]

Even amongst the average click-bait sites this is pretty bad. Seems like the reviews were made on exaggerated marketing claims alone. And not just for stoves.

 

[gthomas785]

It reads like a paid article written by someone with a 7th grade level of understanding about the concepts of heat production and efficiency. Unfortunately lots of people looking to educate themselves will google "whats the best wood stove" and stumble across that article.

 

[begreen]

Google clicks are all this site and many others are about.

 

[clancey]

Even me who knows not much would not buy not one of those stoves--especially that US one..It made me tired to read it..HaHaHa c

 

[bholler]

Even me who knows not much would not buy not one of those stoves--especially that US one..It made me tired to read it..HaHaHa c

The drolets are good stoves especially when you look at the value aspect. But I don't see anyway they could qualify as best on the market

 

[Mutineer]

Just the grammatical (grammeratical? grammuretical?) errors alone would steer me away from that drivel. Any competent reviewer would make sure the spellings, punctuation and sentence structure are up to snuff.

 

[begreen]

The site purpose is stated clearly at the bottom of the page.
"We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases."

 

[clancey]

That says it all...c

 

[BigJ273]

Yikes. #4...death trap

 

[Ctwoodtick]

I like how they listed one of the cons for #4 as being basically a crappy stove. Yes, I’d say that is a con.

 

[gthomas785]

I like how they listed one of the cons for #4 as being basically a crappy stove. Yes, I’d say that is a con.

Hahaha. This is the 4th best stove, but one downside is that it sucks. lol

 

[Rickb]

This is the 4th best stove on our list......... Out of the 4 stoves we are allowing on our list...

 

[begreen]

This is the 4th best stove on our list......... Out of the 4 stoves we are allowing on our list...

That Amazon has listed and wants us to promote.

 

[D. Hermit]

This right here is all they based their reviews for this clickbait crap on. This is the quote at the bottom off the page-

"We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases."

Notice these stoves made the cut, simply because you can buy them on amazon. And when you click their link on the article to buy the stove, and do buy it, they get money.

You can't buy a jotul on amazon, so it didn't make the cut.

 

[jetsam]

But just look at all their professional certifications!! The experienced team of HVAC professionals at learnmetrics.com are Energy Star certified and they have an estimated SEER of 20.50!! (They do not say if that SEER is their best guy or a team average.)



No simple clickbait scheme could have possibly accumulated this list of impressive jpegs.