What pellets do you like this year?

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I picked up 6 bags of AWF this weekend to give them a try. I was blown away by the heat they pumped out, and the ash was minimal. I bet I could burn 15 bags of them before I need a cleaning. I went back to Tractor Supply tonight and bought a whole ton for $230. They are great!



Whee did you get the Trae heat? Quarry brothers?you like them?
 
We have done extensive research and tried various brands..for best all around (very low ash, consistent burn and consistent heat) we love Somerset. Green Gold is mediocre at best and Walmart sucks.
Wallyworld here sells bottom of the food chain when it comes to wood pellets.
I pop in once in a while, and I can say the most pellets they sell are truly for the desperate. Not cheap either..Tractor supply will sell ya some doozies also at times.
 
Somersets. Best around these parts. I did grab a bag of TSC equine bedding tonight and I'm trying them out now. Burning good, heat seems down a bit from Somerset's and they are burning much faster. They would work in a pinch I think but I don't think I would use them otherwise. They are definitely much better then that ton of garbage I bought from Menards' last year.
 
2nd year with my Integra II , bought 2 tons of Dry Creek and 1 ton of P.A. pellets dry creek plant is 3 miles from house and PA 5 miles from work.

They both have pretty much the same heat output, PA has a bit more ash fines are about the same not to bad. This stove is not to fussy on what it burns.
Both of these brands seem better than the box store brands I had to burn last year due to installing stove in February and had a hard time finding pellets last season.
Skidozer Hello:
Are you able to buy direct from the mill, for the dry creeks. And if so, what was the price?
Thanks
 
Anyone have issues burning NEWP? They seem to make good heat, but never really burn completely for me.
 
1 Ton of Dry Creek Super Premium from Attica Packaging Company in Attica, NY + 1 Ton of Greene Team Platinum from Lowes. Very surprised that the Dry Creeks are outperforming the Greene Team's...but they are in terms of ash, heat output & quality of flame. For $250 per ton, I would definitely buy Dry Creek again.
 
1 Ton of Dry Creek Super Premium from Attica Packaging Company in Attica, NY + 1 Ton of Greene Team Platinum from Lowes. Very surprised that the Dry Creeks are outperforming the Greene Team's...but they are in terms of ash, heat output & quality of flame. For $250 per ton, I would definitely buy Dry Creek again.
surprised here too about dry creek..
 
Greenways are the best of the several brands that I have burned this year, FSU is a close second
 
I picked up a few bags of O'Malleys (same manufacturer as Power Pellets). I'm cleaning the stove today and will see how these do.

These produced good heat for me but were very ashy. Pan filled up quicker than other brands I've used.
 
The past week I've been burning the Forest's Pride Pellets. the heat is really good but more ashy then most. had to dump the Ash pan in about a week. There's no way I could go 2 without dumping it using these pellets. They also produced more black ash than I've seen with any other brand.

I've tried adjusting feed rates and stove temp as well to see if I can get a cleaner burn. So far no luck. I doubt I'll get these again.

Cleaned the stove today and will finish up the few bags I have left this week.


Anyone else have experience with these?
 
Packsaddle Pellets. If there's a better pellet out there, I'd love to burn it, but I doubt it exists.

I finally was able to pick up a couple bags of Packsaddles on my way up from Portland. Indeed these burn quite hot. Based solely on feel, I think they may burn slightly hotter than Bear Mountain (Oregon) or Olympus (Washington). They are Douglas Fir pellets and w/o a doubt, that is the hottest biofuel pellet out there. Again, based on feel, you may actually be right. They might burn the hottest. But they're a smaller outfit and their prices are higher and their market doesn't reach the greater Seattle area. Honestly, if I lived in Portland, I'd by whatever was cheaper between Olympus, Bears/Golden Fires, and Packsaddle.

There is another firewood/stove/pellet website out there that actually goes through some rankings of many bags of pellets. They are based out of the East coast and they rank the three I mentioned the hottest based on their results. I believe it.

If you live in the PNW and you aren't burning DFs... then I hope you're getting a good deal on that fuel your burning because you're burning more of it.
 
I'm burning Vermont wood pellets this year. So far, so good. I've burned 3.2 ton so far this year for an average of 108 pounds per day. I'm heating roughly 4200 sq plus DHW.
 
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I’m nearly half way through my first ton of Hammer Hot Ones and I’m not sure how I feel about them. They put off a ton of heat but the ash build up is very interesting. I have to empty the ash pan about every 4 bags.
 
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I'm burning Nature's Own I got at The Big Box store two years ago. Stored in my basement and they're burning great and zero clinkers. I burn 4 to 5 ton a year. I always look for the cheapest pellets I can get I can't see spending $50 more a ton for premium pellets
 
All the pellets I buy say premium pellets on the bag and they're about $50 less then the so called better brands

Oh I'm just busting your chops. I live out West and the premium DF pellets are on the cheap out here. If lived back East, I certainly would be approaching it the same way you are. It's highway robbery out there for the same thing I get.
 
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Considering stove gel at the local Home Depot for 219 a ton. I usually just buy anything that's available at Lowe's or Home Depot and considering earlier this year than in the past since I have a feeling come spring they're going to be out
 
I prefer the lower Ash myself. My name is Tony and I am a softwood addict.:cool: I have been heavy ash clean for past 3 years.
I've been burning the Home Depot pellets in Lowe's pellets for 10 years. I only need to clean my stove every 5 days and the glass is still almost clear. That's why I have a hard time justifying spending over 220 first a ton of pellets. I'm used to spending below $200