QuadraFire
I have had a QuadraFire 3100 step top in my basement for the last 8 years or so... I have about 2000 sq. ft of cape cod to heat. It does a very good job. I have registers in the floor to let the cold air drop back into the basement and push the hot air up the stairwell. It burns very clean. Stay away from stoves with a catalytic element. Todays non cat stoves burn clean without it. One less problem to arise. The stove has heat shields built onto it, the stove can be burning 650 degrees, and the back and sides are at a safe temp. The heat is rising straight up off the top of the stove. Nice looking stove too. I have the Queen Ann legs on it, with the step top it looks like an old time stove. I have the ash drawer option under the stove too. This is a big help getting the ash out. Glass door on the front stays clean with the way the airwash design built into the stove keeps the glass clean. Firebrick in the stove has held up well too. We burn around 10-12 cords through it each season... I think, I don't buy it, all I know is I start out with a huge pile of wood and end up with scattered pieces on flat ground. You won't go wrong with the Quad.