Does anyone know of a wood-fired unit that is good for small-scale boiling, and can also be used for space-heating during the winter? I boil in my detached garage with the doors wide open. That works fine, but I need to also be able to heat the place to work in sometimes. (I’ve been using an old Jotul wood stove whose top comes off. I just take it off & put a pan on it for boiling; then remove the pan & replace the top the rest of the year. Unfortunately, it’s very old and starting to crack.) I imagine that if I tried using a regular evaporator this way (with no liquid in the pan), it might warp, etc.?

Thanks for any ideas!