We don’t exist! 🤣 I grew up in a rural town in Maine with a wood stove. I now have an old home in the city and the fireplace insert does wonders to keep our house warm without burning 900 gallons of heating oil!

Creosote is formed from moisture in the wood. Pine dries quicker than hardwood but make sure that the pine is below 20% moisture in it. Also all wood creates creosote. Keeping your chimney swept once a year keeps things safe. Pine will work fine if it’s dry. It doesn’t hold as many btus as hardwood though.