North Country Softies, Yuk!

[Phil Do's fire.]

I read so many good about these pellets. What I found was not the case, read on!

My tried and true Palazzetti with 23,000 hours was the test animal. Stove is a very fussy pellet miser. Pellets purchased last week @ Slaters Pellets (real nice people) in Cairo, NY. Here is my real world unofficial report.

• The bags are TERRIBLE and will break open easily.
• Average fines in bag
• Smell-O-meter slight wood smell, pellet looks nice but very small
• Temp is OK with ABOVE average ash
• Wax like build up in burn pot, must clean burn pot after burning every 1/3rd of a bag
• Co-workers have tried with same disappointing results
• No Clinkers, burn pot plugs up

Maybe I got a bad batch, worst pellet I have used in 10 years, 1 Star

 

[jackhammer]

I read so many good about these pellets. What I found was not the case, read on!

My tried and true Palazzetti with 23,000 hours was the test animal. Stove is a very fussy pellet miser. Pellets purchased last week @ Slaters Pellets (real nice people) in Cairo, NY. Here is my real world unofficial report.

• The bags are TERRIBLE and will break open easily.
• Average fines in bag
• Smell-O-meter slight wood smell, pellet looks nice but very small
• Temp is OK with ABOVE average ash
• Wax like build up in burn pot, must clean burn pot after burning every 1/3rd of a bag
• Co-workers have tried with same disappointing results
• No Clinkers, burn pot plugs up

Maybe I got a bad batch, worst pellet I have used in 10 years, 1 Star

Unfortunately, sometimes it doesn’t pay to try different stuff!

 

[MtDew]

They burn just fine in my Harman. Yes the bags are weak!

 

[Phil Do's fire.]

I wouldn't have even tried these if Okanagan was still in business. One of my co-workers tried a bag with the same results and he has a Harman!

 

[Tonyray]

I wouldn't have even tried these if Okanagan was still in business. One of my co-workers tried a bag with the same results and he has a Harman!

next up in the[real] top of the line softwoods are the Ez Blaze super premiums..
high 80's BTU's with powdery ash leftover...... the poor man's excellent softwoods at a much lower price..
i paid 249.00 ton. same price HD charges for mediocre hardwoods like stove chows and walmart for penningtons, lowes green supremes and so on.....
no brainer there

 

[Phil Do's fire.]

EZ Blaze premium..good to know. There $320. a ton where I live. Most are around $300. a ton in my area. I will give them a try, Thank you!