Why Choose an Outdoor Wood Stove?

Many people like to have a heater in the garden to keep the place usable during the winter, and for many people the first choice is an outdoor wood stove, and mainly because of three reasons. These reasons are: it can keep the garden or patio warm, it can be used for cooking, and it also adds a great visual element to the garden.


The first thing to look at is how warm the heater can keep the patio or the garden. It's safe to say that a wood burning stove has such great heat output that you will never need to feel cold ever again. You do need to keep the stove filled with wood in order to keep the fire burning properly, but it isn't a difficult job, and does not need to be time-consuming if you prepare the wood beforehand.


The next great thing about a wood stove is that it can be used for cooking. Some wood stoves are in the style of a barbecue, in that the food can be cooked on a griddle resting directly above the fire. But some of the most expensive models actually have a cooking range on top of the stove, which means you can actually cook a full meal.


The visual element may not be so important for many people, but a lot of people think that to look at a real fire while sitting outside on the patio is one of the nicest things you can do, particularly on a chilly evening. If you have an electric heater you simply do not get this visual element, and that is why a wood stove really beats an electric stove hands down.


Now that you know the three reasons to buy and outdoor wood stove, all that you need to do is find the model that suits your budget.