Being an after-work burner, I have to cold start the stove on any day other than the weekend. I always leave my door cracked for about 2-5 minutes until I get substantial ignition, but then I over-analyze and wonder if the stove heats quicker with the door closed and lazier flames, or the door cracked which leads to a more aggressive, wind-blown flame. I would think the cracked door and wind blown flame would be hotter, but the door closed would retain heat from a lazier flame better than an open door.
It's hard to nail down, because I have such a hodge-podge collection of wood species in my stack.
I guess the biggest problem is that when starting a cold stove, sometimes you have nothing better to do than think about things like this =)
When my son comes and my wife stops working, maybe I can convince her to just keep the thing running while I'm at work. That, or a 24hr burn time from a BK Princess is sounding more and more appealing..........
It's hard to nail down, because I have such a hodge-podge collection of wood species in my stack.
I guess the biggest problem is that when starting a cold stove, sometimes you have nothing better to do than think about things like this =)
When my son comes and my wife stops working, maybe I can convince her to just keep the thing running while I'm at work. That, or a 24hr burn time from a BK Princess is sounding more and more appealing..........