Is there an opening for salt and butter? Does your place smell like a movie theater when it's in use?

(sorry, but *somebody* had to make the joke)

Actually, I have some farmer friends (here in Indiana) that use one of these. It works great! Of course they grow their own corn, but it smells good, burns good, and they're very happy with it.

We have a corn stove in our home to help offset our heating bills this winter and our company is an authorized dealer for Amaizeablaze corn stoves. I can say from personal experience that our house does not smell like a movie theatre--the exhaust outside smells a little like roasted corn on the barbeque. It has beautiful ambiance, it's great for the environment and we're only going to be spending about $600 for heat this year instead of $1800+ for oil. And that is NY retail prices. If we had an in with a farmer it would be even less. I'm proud to be supporting American farms, be less dependant on foreign oil, and do my part to preserve our environment.

A friend of mine here in Iowa City, IA (US) is a corn stove dealer. Since he started his business 3 years ago, sales have been ok, as the idea is catching on. But this year, he can't order them fast enough. All of the suppliers are backed up for months trying to keep up with the orders, as high gas prices loom this winter.

Also, he tells me the EPA says emissions from burning corn are negligible, and that it's a CO2 neutral process. Check out the Harman and Bixby corn stoves. The second one is fully automated and partially self cleaning!

I recently installed a Golden Grain corn stove. I spent many hours researching this purchase. Their stoves are designed specifically for corn, but will burn pellets also. They are very well-built, and priced better than the competitors. I just bought 1000 lbs. of dried corn for $43. This equates to $1.72/40 lb bag of pellets! And the heat output is equal or higher.

I am looking for a used corn stove. I am handy, so it could need some work. I do not want to invest in a new one. Please e-mail me if you know where I can get a used corn or pellet stove. I am in the Cincinnati Ohio area.
duntener@cinci.rr.com
Thank YOu

For people that are interested I have put together a web site talking about my experiences in installing an running a corn burning stove in my home. The web site is http://www.iburncorn.com.

It has been a pretty good experience. As far as alternate fuels go, burning corn has not been a huge change for our family. It is pretty much just a matter of dumping a few buckets of corn in the furnace every night.

I have a corn stove and *love* it. There was a comment above about the Bixby- if anyone decides to get one, please research it first. I was going to get one, but the salesman talked me out of it. They are very automated, and with that, they have a lot of maintenance and a lot that can go wrong with them.

I have a blog that I wrote about my stove (with pictures): http://karmagirl.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=90849

We bought a Harman PC-45 corn stove in April, 2005, from Harvest Heat Co. in Iowa City, IA. We also bought 4100 pounds of corn from our local elevator for $72.00. This should last until January, when we will get another 4000. The idea is to supplement our LP gas heat in our home. LP this year is $1.21 / gal so we are figuring to spend about 1/3 on our heatng bill this winter. Stove works very well and provides a very constant heat output, even on the lowest setting. Most of the ashes are simply a black dust that I have been spreading on my garden. We are very pleased with this and supporting our local Iowa Ag economy. We would recommend the Harman as it is very well made and well worth the money. It has the ability to start the fire automatically with the setting of a switch. I will report again later in the winter.

I HAVE TWO ENGLANDER PELLET STOVES THAT I WANT TO CONVERT TO BURN CORN. WOULD BE THANKFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION.

Thanks for the Corn Stove information. For NESCO Amaizablaze Corn Stoves built in Cookeville Tennessee see http://webpages.charter.net/clift,
www.cornstoves.info, www.iburncorn.com, www.amaizablaze.com, www.groups.yahoo.com/group/cornplace, www.groups.yahoo.com/group/cornstoves,
www.msnusers.com/cornstoves, http://karmagirl.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=90849
Also follow the links on each site to study production of corn ethanol for use in gasoline engines and soybean methanoyl for use in diesel engines. www.greasecar.com, www.grassolean.com

Please send info on pricesand dealerships, ifavailable. thanks- Sandy Etter
Sandy Etter
Rt. 1 Box 239
Tazewell, VA 24651

We are currently waiting for delivery on a Greenfield corn-burning stove. I made sure to pay for it before the end of 2005; everyone kept telling us about an 'alternative heat-source credit' that would apply to our 2005 tax return. However, I cannot find any info on this credit anywhere. (I work for a public library in PA; we are required by law to provide tax forms to the public and I cannot find anything in the information there, either!) Any help in finding this information would be greatly appreciated! Two other families we know are thrilled with their corn stoves. One has their own farm, so corn was free. The other is buying from a local farmer, from whom we will also buy (he is our son's school bus driver:-). They paid about $50 from mid-Nov to mid-Dec for corn. We paid $712 for oil for the same period.
Thanks in advance,
Elizabeth

Looking for a used corn stove for my neighbor.
Would appreciate any leads

Thanks,

Ron

I have a englander pellet stove that i currently burn corn in.Can burn a 50\50 mix with no mods at all.In order to burn 100% corn you have to make some mods.Big thing to rember is corn burns alot hotter.

I am just starting to research corn stoves. For those of you who have them, are they hooked up somehow to your regular venting system that your furnace and air conditioning go through? If not, how do they heat your entire house?

What have been the experiences of those with Englander Stove corn burners. Advantages and disadvantages