pellet stove

noun

: a stove that supplies heat by burning wood pellets
Have you considered a pellet stove? It burns compressed sawdust chunks, is easier to maintain and is more user-friendly than its wood-burning cousin.Ken Moon

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Rooms: 3 bedrooms, 4 beds, 2 bathrooms Amenities: Lakefront, kayaks and standup paddle board, children’s playroom, indoor pellet stove, kitchen, hammock, BBQ grill. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024 The one-bedroom home has an open living space with a full kitchen, a dining area with banquette seating, a curtained bath, an office nook, a new pellet stove, and ceiling storage for fishing rods and surfboards; upstairs are the bedroom and a large deck. The Week Staff, theweek, 19 Mar. 2024 And there are squirt bottles filled with of creosote-preventing liquid, as well as logs and pellets (for pellet stoves) impregnated with these ingredients. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023 The lower level has a family room with a pellet stove and access to the large garage. Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023 In 1987, Joe Traeger patented the original pellet smoker, adapted from household pellet stoves. Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 11 May 2023 Originally designed for heating homes, pellet stove technology was adapted for the home cook to provide an easy, clean, and convenient way to smoke our favorite meals. Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 11 May 2023 Second, this pellet stove uses electricity, rendering it useless if the power goes out. Hannah Jones, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022 There are a couple of downsides to any pellet stove that should be noted, though. Hannah Jones, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pellet stove was in 1983

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“Pellet stove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20stove. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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