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Our in-house blog for all of the Maine Wood Heat Family to share. From updates about installed heaters to tips for getting the most out of wood heat to recipes that bring out the best in your wood fired oven and much more!

Celebrating the Good Times of ‘09

by amyclark ~ January 8th, 2010
Ah, the New Year! It feels good. The sun has been out, we’re all rested up and recovered from the holidays, exciting projects are underway, and we’re moving full speed ahead. However, before we get lost in 2010 and another year flies by, all of us at Maine Wood Heat took ...

Kneading Conference 2010

by amyclark ~ December 7th, 2009
"Bread brings people together in ways that ignite tradition, fertility, invention and community.” - Albie Barden, Maine Wood Heat Co. As proud supporters of the Kneading ...

Le Panyol Restaurant Profile: Harvest & Heart, Saratoga Springs, NY

by joe ~ January 28th, 2009
Harvest & Hearth owners Pete and Gina Michelin purchased their Le Panyol Model 120 wood fired pizza oven from us last summer.  Pete actually made the drive from New York to Central Maine to ...

A Masonry Heater Testimonial.

by joe ~ January 14th, 2009
Dear Albie and Cheryl, Here are a couple photos of our heater. Karen and I had it built to your customized plans in 1995. It has performed wonderfully over all of these years. At first it was our only means of heating our 2016 sq. ft. super insulated, passive solar house. ...

Mark Twain on Masonry Heaters.

by joe ~ January 14th, 2009
"Take the German stove, for instance ... where can you find it outside of German countries? I am sure I have never seen it where German was not the language of the region. Yet it is by long odds the best stove and the most convenient and economical ...