When it comes to compact stoves, Aarrow offers two strong options that are very similar in size, but worlds apart in style and purpose. The Aarrow Ecoburn 5 and the Aarrow Signature 5 are both steel-bodied stoves with cast-iron doors, rated at 5kW nominal output and designed to slot into fireplace openings or sit happily freestanding.

On paper, they’re nearly identical in footprint and performance. But in reality, they serve two different types of customer — one who values flexibility, the other who leans into clean-lined modernism and the simplicity of wood-only burning. Whether you’re fitting a stove into a traditional chimney breast or starting from scratch in a newly renovated space, one of these stoves likely has your name on it.