Could be, with the baby sleep is pretty much non existent. I probably won't get either of these in the hopper for a week or so. Should be nice and cold by them. Who knows, maybe they will be a pleasant surprise.
I remember well! Heard some say the NC have been on the decent side. Much better than the days of old. FF seem to have the same rep as before. Still seeing corn in them as well............. Keep us posted.
I gotta a bag of FF for testing...as you can see I'm not rushing to get to it. The problem is I'll have all the potential "crappy" pellets testing at the same time. FF, Old Dominion and ThermaGlo....hopefully one or all will surprise me!
From what I have seen, there are at least two different "flavors" of Freedom Fuel floating around out there this year. The bags look nearly identical, but they have different UPCs and the material type listed in the PFI badge is "Wood Fiber" for one and "Pine" for the other. There may be even more variations than that, for all I know. The stuff they had over at Oxford HD was "Wood Fiber" last time I stopped in. Steve, which ones did you pick up?
Found this: How They’re Made The manufacturing processes for most alternative litters use products from the human-waste stream. Companies intercept corn cobs, wheat tailings or pine shavings before they wind up in landfills, says Steve Bolkan of Church & Dwight Co. Inc.’s research and development department in Princeton, N.J. “If these materials weren’t used, they would just be thrown out into a landfill or left on the field,” he explains. “We’re taking that waste stream and turning it to a secondary use for value in an area that’s needed.” Here are just a few examples of how alternative litters are derived: Corn: Corn-based litters typically originate from the livestock-feed, ethanol-manufacturing, seed-production and human-food markets, says Ray Brown, director of home care, research and development for Church & Dwight Co. Inc. After the nutrients are depleted, companies use what’s left over—usually the cob fiber—to make the litter. . Wheat: Also derived from naturally processed, nonfood-grade waste from the agriculture industry, wheat-based litters contain wheat—and that’s it, according to Mark Hughes, general manager for Pet Care Systems in Detroit Lakes, Minn. He adds that the litter biodegrades almost immediately. . Wood pellets: Using the leftover pine sawdust from lumber-mill floors, wood-pellet litter manufacturers dry the shavings in a 212-degree Fahrenheit oven to destroy naturally occurring acids in the wood and maximize its absorption capability, says Sean Berzenski, marketing assistant for Nature’s Earth Products in West Palm Beach, Fla. They’re then compressed into pellets.
I will check my upc as well. But since I got them at the Oxford HD, I suspect they are the wood fiber as ttdberg sugggests.
I believe they are bagging the pine, which is actually their kitty litter, as pellet fuel. Wood pellets, a popular litter alternative, begin as dust on sawmill floors. Sean Berzenski, marketing assistant for Nature’s Earth Products in West Palm Beach, Fla., says most wood pellet makers gather the shavings, dry them out at high temperatures and compress them into tiny pellets. What remains is highly absorbent wood that soaks up cat urine — and can be mulched in the backyard.
Ah yes, it's the old re-bagged kitty litter sold as home heating fuel trick. Oh well, I guess it's really no different than walking into TSC and buying a few bags of their pelletized equine horse bedding for use in one's pellet stove, right? Not that I know anyone who would do such a thing.
