We’ve tried lots of different ways to start fires, from soaking dried pine cones in hot wax to using a blow torch…but the best way we found to get our wood stove fire going is to make simple fire starters out of old candles and paper towels. We burn a lot of candles, especially during the holidays, and we always save the left-over wax. Come winter time, we melt the wax in a pot on our stove, using a low setting for the burner. When all the wax is melted, we use single sheets of paper towels, which we twist to form sort of a rope, and quickly dip these into the melted wax. We then lay them out to dry on freezer paper (or aluminum foil). Once they are dried, we store them in a bucket or bag until we need them. We still use a blow torch to get a fire going, but the wax soaked paper keeps the flames going for a long time, enough to get the kindling pieces burning.Easy Firestarters for the Woodstove
We’ve tried lots of different ways to start fires, from soaking dried pine cones in hot wax to using a blow torch…but the best way we found to get our wood stove fire going is to make simple fire starters out of old candles and paper towels. We burn a lot of candles, especially during the holidays, and we always save the left-over wax. Come winter time, we melt the wax in a pot on our stove, using a low setting for the burner. When all the wax is melted, we use single sheets of paper towels, which we twist to form sort of a rope, and quickly dip these into the melted wax. We then lay them out to dry on freezer paper (or aluminum foil). Once they are dried, we store them in a bucket or bag until we need them. We still use a blow torch to get a fire going, but the wax soaked paper keeps the flames going for a long time, enough to get the kindling pieces burning.
