Having trouble with smoke when you open the front door of your woodstove? Nothing is more frustrating than getting smoke in your face when you go to reload your wood burning stove. Unfortunately, smoke always finds the path of least resistance, and in woodstoves, an open door is like… well an open door. Fortunately, there […]
Are your wood fires consistently burning out too quickly? Do you want to have an all night fire? When you heat with a wood burning stove, the wood stove’s controls are a big help to speed up and slow down the burn, but to get longer burns in your wood stove, you must control the […]
Have you ever struggled to start a fire in your wood stove? The problem might be how you are building your fire. The traditional method of fire building is bottom-up, where kindling and small logs go on the bottom to light the larger wood on top. But if you build a fire the opposite way, […]
You want to see your fire, but your wood stove glass keeps getting dirty. How do you keep the glass in wood stoves from getting dirty? You can learn how to clean wood stove glass here. With regular use, all wood stoves will accumulate a brownish black soot film or white hazy deposits. While this […]
Catalyst is a little different than most wood stoves. While your Catalyst will begin to run as soon as you load your first piece of wood, to get the most out of your Catalyst you will need to use our wood stove smartphone app. This How To guide walks you step by step through how […]
There are so many types of wood stoves for sale, it can be confusing to a new or returning buyer. Small, medium, or large? A free standing stove or a fireplace insert? Hearth mount with legs or in the center of the room on a pedestal? All of these options can leave your head spinning. […]
A roaring fire is great – except for all of the smoke and the soot. But did you know that changing the shape of the flames in a fire can make it cleaner? When you swirl the flames, like we do in our Catalyst clean wood burning stoves, there is less smoke and less soot. […]
A few years back I had a pretty typical wood burning stove. My wife and I loved the fire, we loved burning wood, but boy was it a pain to start. Starting a Fire in a Wood Stove the Old Way: In our old wood stove, a brand that shall not be named, getting a […]
Wood stoves made big news recently because of the new two-step emissions regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The first step of the new EPA wood burning stove regulations, which went into effect in May 2016, prohibits the sale of any wood stove that emits greater than 4.5 grams per hour of particulate matter (or soot). The […]
The word smart is thrown around a lot lately – smart cars, smart phones, smart homes. Even a few wood stoves claim to be “smart”. These stoves essentially all do the same thing. A smart stove uses simple tactics to open and close a single opening at a fixed temperature. This can be nice feature, […]
Modern Wood Stove Safety Advancements One of my favorite winter activities is building a fire. I love setting the logs, stoking the flames, and settling in for quality family time around it. This is nothing new. Fires have been a center piece of family life since we blocked the cave entrance with a fire at night for safety […]
There are lots of ways to save money on energy. You can upgrade to new light bulbs, buy more efficient appliances, or unplug your gadgets when you leave the room. But none of these savings compare to the money you spend on heating your home and the money you could save by switching to a […]
Ahhh, the joys of a good fire. Crackling, glowing logs providing comfy warmth. Snuggling down with my family on a cold winter’s night. Opening the app on my phone … wait! An app? Why would I want a wood burning stove with an app? On the surface, an app might seem like an unusual thing […]
MF Fire was featured in Founder Taylor Myers’ home town paper, The Catoctin Banner. Imagine having a wood stove where all you needed to do was add wood and throw in a match? The stove would then take things from there, getting the fire going and keeping the room where the stove is located at just […]
MF Fire operations were recently featured in our own local news in this excellent video article by WHAG. WHAG’s Nina Kapur paid a visit to our manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, MD to see a Catalyst test unit in operation. We’re proud to be 100% made in the U.S.A. and excited to be a part of bringing […]
Our fire scientists have been working hard to take our prototype, the Mulciber, to the next level. We now have the Catalyst, an energy efficient wood stove that delivers the perfect burn every time. At press time, there are only 10 days left to invest in MF Fire on SeedInvest. We are seeking funding to scale […]
Have you ever wondered what is inside a candle flame? I bet you’ll be surprised. Our resident fire scientist, Taylor, takes a look inside the candle flame and teaches some fire science basics. The Fire Triangle I can’t think of a fire more common than a candle. We use them every day for light, for […]
Our hometown is proud of the progress that MF Fire has made in the past year. It recently featured our journey in a nice article in the Frederick News Post. Co-founders Taylor and Ryan were both born and raised in Frederick County, Maryland, graduating from Catoctin High and Middletown High, respectively. Since graduating, the two founders […]
One of the biggest misconceptions we’ve run into since we first built the Catalyst wood stove is that wood heat is a dying industry. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Wood stove heating is actually growing dramatically across the U.S. and especially in the Northeast. Many people are realizing the benefits of a wood […]
MF Fire won the Maryland Technology Development Corp.’s (TEDCO) ICE innovation award in May 2016. The annual awards recognize innovation, corporate excellence, and entrepreneurship in Maryland companies. MF Fire is proud to be recognized for our award-winning wood stove, and we’re incredibly grateful for all the support from the Maryland business community. Here is a […]