It’s really up to you, steel heats up faster than cast-iron but it does not hold or radiate heat for as long. So it really depends whether you want to heat up the room quickly or want the room to stay warm for longer after it has gone out. Some manufacturers are now producing a mixture of the two to provide customers with the best of both worlds such as Hunter Stoves.

Take a look at our gallery of woodburners that we have installed.