Kathrin Böttcher Wood stoves and the German emission rules (BImSchV): which stoves are still allowed A crackling fire warming the room while the first frost creeps across the windows outside. For many homeowners, the wood stove is the heart of the home. And then you read about deadlines, limit values... Stoves & technology Subsidies & law Sep 16, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher 1 pallet of wood briquettes equals how much firewood? How to convert The evening turns cool, the fire crackles in the fireplace, and the only question is: will the supply last through the winter? Anyone who has heated with logs so far and is now thinking about wood bri... Firewood Wood briquettes Sep 1, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Lighting wood briquettes properly: get more heat from every briquette It gets dark early outside, the wood stove is running inside, and the room has that calm only a crackling fire creates. For this evening to succeed, one thing matters above all: how the fire gets goin... Storage & practice Wood briquettes Aug 21, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Storing wood pellets properly: how to keep the quality A full pellet store feels good. The heating season can come, the house stays warm. But that feeling only lasts as long as the pellets stay as dry and clean as on the day of delivery. Wood pellets are ... Storage & practice Wood pellets Aug 10, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Buying fuel: when is the best time? In January the store is empty, it is minus five degrees outside, and the price of the next pallet of wood briquettes feels like a small punishment. Anyone who only buys when they have to heat almost a... Storage & practice Jul 28, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Lighting a smoke-free campfire: how to build a clean fire A campfire should warm and bring people together. What it should not do: sting, make eyes water and leave your jumper smelling of smoke for days. Anyone who has ever shuffled around a smoking fire, al... Fire & garden Firewood Jul 20, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Wood briquettes compared: which briquettes are the best? A long evening, a wood stove slowly coming up to operating temperature. Anyone who has heated with good wood briquettes once does not want to go back to damp firewood and constant reloading. But which... Wood briquettes Jul 15, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Firewood or wood briquettes: which heats more efficiently and what is each best for? There is that moment when the fireplace door opens, the first crackle comes and the warmth slowly pushes through the room. Anyone who knows it heats consciously. And anyone who heats consciously soone... Firewood Wood briquettes Jul 10, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Getting your fireplace and stove ready for winter: the heating season checklist The last mild evening still feels far away. But the first evening you go looking for warmth comes sooner than you think. And it is most enjoyable when fireplace and stove simply work. No smoke in the ... Storage & practice Stoves & technology Jul 3, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Campfires in your own garden: what is allowed and what is not? An evening in the garden, the crackle of the fire, the smell of wood smoke. For many, a campfire in their own garden is the epitome of cosiness. And at the same time one of the most googled questions ... Fire & garden Firewood Subsidies & law Jun 26, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Storing firewood properly: location, stacking and everything that matters Anyone who buys firewood and simply dumps it somewhere is giving away heat. Wet or poorly stored wood burns inefficiently, produces more smoke and burdens stove and chimney more than necessary. Yet go... Firewood Storage & practice Jun 23, 2026
Kathrin Böttcher Clean heating – CO2-neutral with HEIZFUXX® Anyone who heats with wood heats with one of the oldest fuels in the world. And with one of the few that is actually climate-neutral when used responsibly. That applies to firewood just as much as to ... Firewood Subsidies & law Jun 17, 2026