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The best wood stoves of 2026

We compared all 156 new wood stoves and 109 pellet stoves using the EPA's own lab tests. No brand pays to be here. Here's the best one for what you care about.

Best all-around Travis 36 Elite NexGen-Hybrid Scores well on everything we compare: more heat than 85%, cleaner than 92%, and more heat per log than 87% of new wood stoves.
Burns the least wood Blaze King Sirocco 30.2 83% efficient, the highest of any new wood stove. You split and haul less.
Cleanest burning Woodstock Soapstone Progress Hybrid 209b Least smoke for its legal limit of any new wood stove. Easy on the neighbors.
Longest burns Blaze King King KE40 The biggest firebox sold today (4.55 cubic feet), so one load lasts longest.
Most heat Innovative Hearth Products Montecito-C Up to 81,385 BTU an hour, among the most heat of any new wood stove, while still burning cleaner than 60%.
Best for a small space Vermont Castings Defiant 1975-CAT-C A smaller stove (up to 25,471 BTU an hour) that still scores well on smoke and wood use. Won't cook you out of the room.
Best fireplace insert Blaze King Princess PI29 Insert The top-scoring wood insert, for turning an open fireplace into real heat.
Best pellet stove Enerco G2-A130WTS Highest overall score among the 109 new pellet stoves.

Picked from the EPA Certified Wood Heater Database, checked Nov 1, 2026. We may earn a small commission on "Check price" links. It never changes the picks.

How to choose, in 3 questions

  1. How much space are you heating? Bigger, colder, leakier spaces need more heat. A stove that's too big for the room will overheat it.
  2. How long do you want it to burn? A bigger firebox holds more wood and goes longer between loads, often overnight.
  3. Can you burn wood where you live? Some areas ban burning on bad-air days. Check your area first.

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