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 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 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