corn stoves ... need input

i have been thinking about buying a corn stove. anybody have any input on them. i would like to get one that burns corn and pellets . i grow my own corn but want to be able to burn pellets too. wich is better? corn ,pellets,  both or none. thanks to all who reply....Jb.

I have a quadrafire pellet stove, it only burns pellets but the newer ones burn just about everything you can think of.  I have been very happy with mine.  I have had it for 8-9 years, and the only thing that has went wrong is the exhaust blower started to get really loud, so I got another one.   They exhaust out all of the gases and the ashes that go with it tend to work over time eating out the bearings.   Take into consideration that I use mine 24-7 for the heating season.   I used to mix pellets and corn 50/50 and mine will start and shut off just fine that way.   I can burn corn continuously once the stove is started on pellets.   I would fine one that has an auger in the pot if you are going to burn alot of corn as it will form a clinker in the bottom that has to be busted out daily if it doesn't have an auger.  Mine would get so hard that I thought I was going to break the cast iron pot.   Since the price of corn has gone up, I went with just pellets.    I used to mix them 50/50 in the barn with corn and then put the mixture in 50 gallon split ring drums and bring them into the garage and then use 5 gallon pales to bring into the house.   Right now corn and pellets are about the same price so it's not worth all the extra work for me, and my pellet stove runs better on just pellets.  I picked up three pallets and put two in the barn and one is loaded up in the laundry room.   When it really gets cold, I will go through 1 to 1 1/2 bags of pellets a day which come in a 40 lb. bag.  Between that and the fireplace, I only turn the boiler on as a backup if it gets too cold and the stove and fireplace can't keep the house warm.  

I have an American energy system multifuel stove I burn 100 percent  corn with no stirer  My stove had a stirer originally but they came out with anew pot that is deeper stove burns better and burns cleaner and hotter stirers only cause trouble and are added maintenance I have burned corn for about 6 years   Corn has more btus then pellets and pellets are no cheaper than corn even at 5.00 corn    Gary  Roidt  Call me if you have any questions  920 253 8192

I have had an Envirotec Corn/Pellet Stove, that are made here in Ontario, for going on 15 years now with very few issues.  I like the stove, as it provides a nice, CONSTANT heat, for the cold days.  We have propane for a backup.  I find that good, hardwood pellets will burn a little hotter than corn, but if the corn has been harvested with a good test weight, and hasn't had to be artificially dried a whole lot, then it can burn about as good as wood pellets.  HTH.

I forgot to add that one advantage is how you can run the chimney. We ran the chimney under the floor and then about 20 feet of single wall to the outside wall. I think it said you can run it up to 70 feet horizontal. You also get a little bit of the heat back from it ran this way too.