▁weather . ▁ ▁Sol ar - power ed ▁or ▁fuel - f ired ▁kil ns ▁can ▁acceler ate ▁the ▁dry ing ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁process ▁of ▁removing ▁the ▁excess ▁mo ist ure ▁is ▁called ▁season ing . ▁Season ing ▁by ▁air - d ry ing ▁the ▁wood ▁can ▁take ▁three ▁years ▁or ▁more . ▁Wood ▁is ▁d ried ▁in ▁out door ▁well - vent il ated ▁covered ▁structures , ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁kil n . ▁ ▁All ▁wood ▁will ▁release ▁cre os ote ▁v ap ors ▁when ▁burn ed . ▁Modern ▁st ov es ▁will ▁burn ▁the ▁v ap ors , ▁either ▁via ▁direct ▁secondary ▁comb ust ion ▁or ▁via ▁a ▁catal yst . ▁Very ▁little , ▁if ▁any , ▁cre os ote ▁will ▁escape ▁a ▁properly ▁operating ▁modern ▁st ove ' s ▁secondary ▁comb ust ion . ▁ ▁Cre os ote ▁that ▁does ▁escape ▁may ▁still ▁not ▁be ▁harm ful . ▁It ▁leaves ▁the ▁wood ▁in ▁g ase ous ▁form . ▁It ▁will ▁not ▁con den se ▁on ▁surfaces ▁above ▁ 2 5 0 ▁degrees ▁F ahren heit ▁( 1 2 1   ° C ). ▁Modern ▁fl ues ▁are ▁ins ulated ▁to ▁help ▁ensure ▁that ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁fall ▁below ▁this ▁temperature ▁during ▁normal ▁st ove ▁operation . ▁Cre os ote ▁accum ulation ▁can ▁be ▁dangerous , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁fl amm able ▁and ▁burn s ▁hot . ▁If ▁a ▁fl ue ▁is ▁co ated ▁with ▁cre os ote ▁and ▁ign ited , ▁perhaps ▁by ▁a ▁spark ▁going