Pellet stoves are a convenient and often cost-effective way to heat your home. Here are the top-rated pellet stoves from Consumer Reports' ratings.

Once that is done, the wood is heated and compressed, and its already weakened state leads to the “total collapse of cell walls and complete densification of the natural wood,” according to ...

Instead of burning split logs, pellet stoves burn compressed wood pellets that you buy in bulk and pour into a hopper. You have to handle the pellets, scrape the burn pot and clear out the ashes ...