11 Best Pellet Stoves (Review) In 2020

Boasting a smart controller and a variety of operating modes, the Castle Serenity Wood Pellet Stove is an option for the more tech-savvy guy searching desperately for a solution to a chilly house.

At 77 watts, it heats a 1,500 square foot residence with ease and also provides nearly 70% thermal efficiency to prevent too much wasted energy flying out the chimney. It’s as compact as possible without losing heating quality, but even with this small size, it’s still easy to clean to keep it in top condition. There’s no automatic shut off, but with the remote, that shouldn’t be too hard to fix yourself, and it’s a small issue with a stove as affordable as this one. 

The Comfortbilt Pellet Stove provides power and efficiency while also delivers the superb comfort you deserve from your home. With 50000 BTU (British Thermal Units), those days of frosted evening breath are over. Instead, you can enjoy the warmth in any room up to a comprehensive 2500 square feet.

The large viewing area adds an appealing look to the entire unit, and it gives you the wood-fire feel that is the whole reason you’re buying a pellet stove to begin with. Through this, you can watch the flames and embers dance before you, adding a comforting and cozy atmosphere that’s sure to improve even the dreariest days you’ve been forced to spend indoors.

The US Stove 5660 Bay Front Pellet Stove is a fantastic choice that we cannot recommend enough for anybody searching for a solution to those frigid days stuck indoors. It boasts six unique heat settings that give you total control and customization over the ambience and comfort of your living room, helping to find a setting that’s just right, and making sure everybody is happy.

The 120 CFM blower provides even heat spreading so there won’t be any cold spots within the room. It can efficiently heat rooms up to 2200 square feet, while the 48000 BTU system means you’ll never think about putting another layer on ever again. There is a digital control board with an easy-to-read LED display so you know exactly how much energy you’re using each time, and this also helps keep your costs down.

The Cleveland Iron Works PS20W-CIW Pellet Stove is the perfect choice for the modern home that believes if it’s not smart, it’s not worth having. Thankfully, this pellet stove is equipped with high-tech smart home features that allow you to control the settings directly from your smartphone, making the evening even more relaxed as you won’t need to get up from the sofa. If you don’t want to use your phone (or it’s out of reach), there’s also a remote control included.

The 20 pound hopper capacity provides plenty of burning power to ensure consistent comfort for you, your family, guests, and even pets. It can heat 800 square feet with ease with no cold zones, too.

Our top pick for the best pellet stoves is the powerful and unrivaled Pleasant Hearth 50,000 Cabinet Pellet Stove which delivers a massive 70 hours of continuous heat for days of warmth with no need to refill the hopper.

The heat spreads through 2,200 square feet, enough to keep the whole house toasty even during those sub-zero days, weeks, and months as we hurtle closer towards winter. It’s also EPA certified for guaranteed safety, while the Comfort Control System allows you to find the perfect temperature to suit you. It’s approved for both regular and mobile homes, and the auto ignition system means you can set it and forget about it. However, while there’s a warranty, you’re on your own should you need to replace any parts during a breakdown. For more amazing products to keep your home warm and cozy in winter, check out our guide to the best electric baseboard heater.

The Pleasant Hearth 35,000 BTU Medium Pellet Stove is slightly less powerful than our Best Choice but still a great choice for smaller homes or mobile homes hoping to keep warm. It covers 1,750 square feet and burns for up to 24 hours on the lowest setting for superb efficiency from the 40-pound hopper.

There are 5 heat settings, making this a great choice if you’re looking for a year-round heating solution, and the EPA certification gives you peace of mind your house won’t burn down during the night. There’s also an automatic ignition for convenience, while the easy assembly will have you set up in no time. Some people report it burning too many pellets at once though, so you may need to monitor that when you first get started. For some portable options, check out our guide to the best space heaters.

The Vogelzang Hopper Pellet Stove delivers one of the largest heating ranges we’ve selected covering a massive 2,800 square feet to warm your toes on the sofa all the way up to the mice scurrying around in the attic. It has a 65,000 BTU rating, and a huge 120-pound pellet capacity for consistent and satisfying warmth.

There is an automatic ignition and electronic controls for a 21st century feel, while the LED display helps you decide just how hot you want it with an easy-to-read thermostat. With it, you’ll spend less time fueling while the 200 CFM blower keeps unwanted dust and ash out of your home. This makes it a little noisy, but considering your home is so large, you’re unlikely to even hear it.

Our smallest pick so far, the US Stove Wall Mount Direct Fan Pellet Heater covers ‘just’ 1,00 square feet and boasts 24,000 BTU, but this should be ideal for those with smaller spaces or anyone looking for heating for their mobile home.

Despite the size, it still delivers decent performance, with up to 24 hour burn time and offers 5 heat settings to choose from in case you get too hot. With it, you’ll also get a vent kit to keep the area clean, and an easy-access digital control system for more accurate operation. However, should anything go wrong, you’ll need to figure it out yourself as the warranty does not cover diagnosis.

If you’re looking for the best of the best with no cares about price or size, the Comfortbilt Pellet Stove is the only thing we can responsibly recommend to you. It boasts a programmable thermostat for straightforward us and an automatic ignition so you need not worry about waking up shivering waiting for it to kick into action.

The heat range covers nearly 3,000 square feet. There’s also a large viewing window for you to gauge the fire size and also better radiate heat into the house, and it also offers a 1 year parts warranty and replacement parts available any time after that. While the pellet hopper is a substantial 80 pound capacity, we feel it could do with some improvements, especially at the price you’re paying. However, it’s not too much of a problem, and we’re sure if we’d not mentioned anything you may not have noticed, so our bad. To stay warm while camping in winter, check out our guide to the best tent heaters.

Our final choice of the best pellet stoves is the Summers Heat Pellet Stove which aside from having a comforting, fuzzy-feeling-inspiring name, delivers simple operation, low emissions, and a large-ish heating capacity to suit houses both small and large.

The one touch automatic ignition ensures reliable scheduling whatever time of day, and the 40 pound hopper keeps it working for up to 25 hours depending on the setting, with 15 hours being the shortest burn time. It’s highly efficient and comes with a built-in blower system for easier maintenance and cleaning. However, this blower also means it’s loud, perhaps too loud for our liking, which could be a problem if you watch TV in the same room you install the stove.

The Drolet Eco-55 ST Pellet Stove is pretty new to Amazon but we thought it deserved a mention on this list. This amazing stove has been reviewed elsewhere and there are a couple of YouTube videos showing them in action. It’s towards the higher end of what you’d expect to pay for this kind of fireplace, which is probably why it’s not a best-selling product. However, we think the extra cost could be really worth your investment. It’s made from high-quality Canadian steel and has a ceramic glass window imported from Germany. It meets all of the highest environmental standards and is super easy-to-use, with an electronic control system and a simple thermostatic control. Plus, it has a large 60lb (27kg) hopper that provides 51 hours of continuous heat.