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Review of Morso Badger stove

Not as good as a squirrel

Sam Lowery 11 years ago

Agree wholeheartedly with Michael Botham and others. This could be great little stove ... good-looking, very efficient, beautiful castings and overall build-quality, but is let down in a couple of important areas.

My biggest gripe is the very poor ash handling; as pointed out by others, much of the ash simply misses the ash pan and is subsequently diffcult to remove - particulary from a hot stove. The worst aspect is the riddling mechanism: The heavy cast plate fits snuggly into the bottom grate and frequently jams. At this point the link arm usually pops off and can only be re-fitted once the stove has gone out. The whole mechanism is so badly designed that I usually resort to shovelling ash out by hand then brushing the remainder through the small slots in the riddling plate.

We have a Morso Squirrel in another room that has none of these problems and is, in my opinion, a better stove all round.

Stove expert replied: Disappointing problem with the grate and ash removal system.

Overall rating:

3 flames

Build Quality 4 flames (avg 4.6)
Quality of finish 5 flames (avg 4.8)
Value for money 2 flames (avg 4.3)
Ease of use 2 flames (avg 4)
Ease of lighting 4 flames (avg 4.3)
Firebox size 3 flames (avg 4.3)
How well does the airwash work 4 flames (avg 4.2)
Controllability 4 flames (avg 4)
Handle operation 2 flames (avg 4.3)
How likely are you to buy it again? 1 flames (avg 4.1)
What is your overall satisfaction? 2 flames (avg 4.4)