This seems like what I wanted, but I've only used it once. I'll have to wait for the ash to cool almost completely, but I knew before I bought it that it couldn't handle hot coals. There is no ash flying around the room, and that was very important to me, since we just shoveled out the stove with shovels beforehand. I hope it lasts a long time as we mainly heat with two wood stoves and we are tired of all the powder dust.