I can understand the desire to use oil, especially those with bigger operations, but part of what makes this a fun hobby for me is the pleasure of looking at that stack of wood, the heat on you when you fire and the roar of the boil when the blower goes back on. Plus, I have many barrels of baltic birch plywood scraps from my sons longboard business. This will be the first year I mix those in. I bet they burn hot and fast!