Dear Jim: I am tired of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at my home center store and they sell the pellets there. Are they convenient to use and do they produce much ...

Dear Jim: I thought about installing a corn or wood pellet stove to help heat my home. Will they save money, will they work when the electric power goes off and are they convenient to use? - Chris G.

Stoves that burn shelled corn are a hot commodity, and a company in northeast Colorado can't keep up with the demand."This year's been phenomenal," says Vic Wisdom, president of Wisdom Industries in ...

Dear Jim: I thought about installing a corn or wood-pellet stove to help heat my home. Will they save money, will they work when the electric power goes off, and are they convenient to use? --Chris G.

Corn is the new king when it comes to heating stoves. It appears that every manufacturer of corn-fueled stoves in the United States and Canada is facing a backlog of orders because of the huge demand.