Steel plate stoves

[jlore]

i posted this on another thread by accident.

at what temp do most stoves over fire. i have a steel plate stove. any ball park figures?

thanks

ps my specific stove is below on sig.

 

[rdust]

My Endeavor's manual says 800 was considered over firing.

 

[BrotherBart]

I try to keep my stoves under 700. Ideally 500-650. I want to keep them around a while.

 

[Jags]

Yep, south of 700 is a good point to aim for.

 

[gpcollen1]

My Avalon says to stay under 800 I think...

 

[Dirtgrain]

That's weird. I went to a dealer today to look at Lopi stoves. They had a Freedom burning wood. The salesman who showed me the stove pointed out that it was at 750 degrees. He said it like it was an impressive thing--and not a potentially damaging thing. I checked their stovetop thermometer later, and it did say 750 degrees.

 

[DBoon]

That’s weird. I went to a dealer today to look at Lopi stoves. They had a Freedom burning wood. The salesman who showed me the stove pointed out that it was at 750 degrees. He said it like it was an impressive thing—and not a potentially damaging thing. I checked their stovetop thermometer later, and it did say 750 degrees.

That must be part of the Lopi dealer training - my made sure to mention that 750 degrees wouldn't hurt the stove either, though I wouldn't say he was recommending it.