The primary reason you are probably considering a corn stove is to save money on your heating bills. The Bixby stove is designed to do that better than any other stove while providing features not available anywhere else. It is a pure corn burner too; not requiring you to buy any "special burn additives" to help the stove burn the corn. And because it burns so efficiently, there is less ash to handle. (actual combustion efficiency: 99.7%) What this means is more heat per dollar, less ash, and no burn enhancers required.