The wood stove that I "enjoyed" for many years was a Vermont Castings Intrepid II.
It had a catalytic converter and a temperature controlled air intake device.
It cooked my firewood.
To start it, the cat was bypassed via an internal damper.
Once a good fire was established the damper lever was turned to route the smoke through the cat.
Then the wood would glow bright red with little to no flame.
The air intake, which controlled how hot the fire would burn, had a metal coil that would expand and contract with temperature changes.
When you set the air intake opening to the desired gap the coil would keep it there.
This resulted in a good long burn requiring no additional attention.
My only gripe was that the stove needed wood measuring 16" or less.
I used to cut my own so I targeted 14".
Remember that wood heats you twice... at least.
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