That thing looks awesome but 2 shinny.
I may have a line on a commercial slicer now thanks for your tips.
My crappy cook stove which was salvaged from a camper a logger used is serving the man cave purpose the last 4 years. I've had it 80 plus degrees out here in the 16×60' cave, it's all of that today but it's scary to leave unattended.
I do have a not being used100,000 btu wood furnace in my basement but way to overkill in here. My goal by fall is an airtight basic stove that i will feel comfortable running 24/7.
Presently my only heat source for the last 5 years is pellet stove in house and cook stove in man cave.

Crappy looking at the forecast this coming week, I might only need the syrup to make snowcones. My favorite flavor is 7 & 7 of which I may have several..... a day!!!

I'm thinking pellet stove, if I don't move , for my basement for next winter. Pros and cons along with do's and don'ts will be appreciated.

I've had a pellet stove in my 1 house for 30 years. It's a Whitfield, made by Lennox. It's a 40,000 btu manual ignition , 40 lb hopper and have only replaced 1 part ( convection fan ) in that time. It still goes strong today.
My other house I got a Lowe's Enfield 40,000 btu , auto ignition and 80 lb hopper 6 years ago. I had to replace a bearing in the convection fan the second year and it needs a new one again.

Pros:
They are pretty simple to repair and operate.
I like the automatic temp and ignition as it uses less pellets. Having a bigger hopper means I load it every 2-3 days instead of every day in cold weather. The things put out some good heat and basically heats my now 2,500 square foot house all by itself, and i keep it 70 plus.

Cons:
Do NOT buy cheap pellets !! If you do with the automatic ignition stove, you run the risk of an explosion. The pellets do not burn completely to ash and clog the fire grate. When it tries to re ignite, it creates a tremendous amount gasses in the air tight fire box and all that pressure from a non ignition has to go somewhere. TRUST me I know. When the cap on the exhaust pipe is laying in the driveway, the house is full of smoke and sparks are shooting out if the stove, it's not a good thing. I never had , nor do with the manual stove which either is on or off. I ONLY use dry creek all hardwood pellets, ONLY !!
Second con is having a place to store your pellets. Buy them early , like August because they only produce a set amount for the season. I buy 3 ton @ $249 A ton for each stove and my supplier stores them for me. I can keep a ton at a time in the man cave.
Third:
It's a messy soot when you clean them. With dry creek, I clean it once a week when running 24/7. With junk pellets, you must clean daily.
Other than that, I highly recommended a pellet stove and if mine crap out , which should be never because repairing is simple, id get another in a heart beat.
Ps. Do not use a shop vac to clean. It will clog the filter with the fine ash instantly and blow black soot out the vac exhaust. Use a standard bag type vacuum

In other news, SCORE :
Stainless bird bath is in the house . Now to figure out what I will put it's use to .

I constructed 2, 4X8 raised beds.  Filled them with good size rocks for the first 5 inches, then a layer of leaves and chicken poop, top soil for the last 5 inches.  All set

HT I appreciate the help with the pellet stove and heads up on the quality of the pellets. I've been researching the internet and everything read so far, points to the pellets as being the major problem with most major brand pellet burners. Also appreciate your time commenting on the maintenance and repair of the heating units.

Regardless of staying at my present location or downsizing to a new place, a pellet stove will be on order. My present home has the air intake and the roof framed for the exhaust as the previous own did have a burner but for reasons unknown, had it removed.

I'm thinking, should I remain here, (a ranch style log home) the install to be in the basement to supplement my heat pump when the OATs begin hovering into the low teens. Otherwise, the electric heat coils kick in and it's bye bye $$$. So I think the purchase will be cost effective.

Thanks again for taking the time.

Tufff day at the house . Volunteered to do a brake job that turned into an all day project.
The only thing i accomplished on the farm and garden was to cut this crate in half i scored yesterday. I will be putting the 2 piglets in them for the ride home tomorrow.
Also scored a front door for the barrel stove smokehouse.

HT,  the crate looks great! Good scores! 
 
 

My wife can get free burlap bags so I will be trying those for weed control this year. Just rake them up and burn in the fall I hope

That's cool Clint, I can think of many uses for burlap. Sacks for veggie storage, deer blind and as you said, weed bed.
WTF. It was 20 degrees this morning and froze the ground. I have some digging to do today as well as fencing. Piggies come home at 1 pm. Lots to do yet.
I still have these strawberries to do ..
Was working on stuff until 11 pm yesterday , need more time in a day . Guess I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Gotta run.... check back later. Hope everyone is springing for spring.
Do the DANCE Jack !!!!

How's that Rich,hope it works 'cause along with everyone else I'm sick of winter.