I'm spoiled with good, no, great hardwood pellets in my area of southern Pa. I typically burn Hammers, Turman, Pennwood, Energex(shoulder pellet). But the other day scored some Barefoots. I burnt them a couple years ago, but was not impressed. Just threw a bag in and Damn these are hot They look different than the last batch I had, and burn way hotter!! I'm going back for a ton, at $250 it's a bit pricey for these parts.... But worth it. This years Barefoots are a great batch