Multi Fuel Stoves enable you to burn wood and smokeless coal/ smokeless fuel. The advantage of burning smokeless coal is that it burns hotter for longer so if you want the stove for background heat during the day or to burn overnight it might be advisable to get a multi fuel stove. Some stoves come as multi fuel as standard and most manufacturers offer a multi fuel option. Some stoves are just wood burning only. The main difference being that wood burns gases realised as it heats up, hence the dancing flames, so logs are best burnt on a bed of ash. Coal needs air underneath to burn so a multi-fuel stove comes with a grate and ash pan.