A stove (10) includes a housing in the form of a sealed unit. The interior of the housing contains a burner assembly (23) and an internal baffle (14) which is located to the rear of the burner assembly (23) and extends downwardly and rearwardly with its lower end spaced from the rear (19) and the base (18) of the housing. A flue (11) extends from the housing and includes a first passageway (22) for the discharge of the products of combustion from that part of the interior of the housing in front of the baffle (14) and a second passageway (24) for the supply of air to that part of the interior of the housing to the rear of the baffle (14).