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Your worst pellet cont. 2016 With Poll

Discussion in 'The Pellet Bag' started by jtakeman, Dec 24, 2016.

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Which was the worst you've burned?

Poll closed Jan 24, 2017.
  1. AWF pine

    7.4%
  2. Bayou

    7.4%
  3. Big Heat

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Cheat River/AWP(Appalachian Wood Pellets)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Easy Heat

    11.1%
  6. Eco Flame

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Freedom Fuel

    3.7%
  8. Geneva's

    3.7%
  9. Maeder Brothers

    3.7%
  10. Michigan Wood pellets

    3.7%
  11. NEWP/Green Supreme

    7.4%
  12. North American/Curran

    14.8%
  13. Penningtons

    22.2%
  14. Energex (Stove Chow-Natures Own-FSU-Ect).

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  15. ThermoGlo's

    3.7%
  16. Wood Fibers Inc.

    11.1%
  1. slvrblkk

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    Hey Jay jtakeman ...... you should be or have been a pellet burner to vote, correct? :whistle:
     
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    Hard to rate a pellet without burning them 1st hand? Didn't think anyone would vote for something without trying........ :emb:
     
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    jtakeman Moderator

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    One would think only those with pellets stoves would participate. :picard:

    We will write in some rules next go round......... :headbang:
     
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    jtakeman Moderator

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    We should start a best pellet for 2016. So what brands choices would ya all like see?

    And maybe we should also start a best "New" pellet for 2016 too?

    We can us a poll for voting on them like this one.
     
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    That may be a long list..... we should maybe have one for hardwoods and one for softwoods cuz hands down a DF will win...lol
     
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    You got my vote, Lets hear it from some others. ;)

    Then we can name some to get it rolling.
     
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    I'll name a few in preparation of it....lol:

    Hardwoods - Turman, Hamer, Barefoot, Greenway, East Heat...lol

    Softie - Olympus, Vermont, 802, Eagle Valley, Blazer (can we include this?), LaCrete, EZB
     
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    Hardwoods, somersets

    Soft, golden fire
     
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    yeah....like blazers/safety pellets......a used oil filter might not get the glass as dirty and would make way more heat
     
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    I no think skeet like blazers much..... :whistle:

    Blazers are were still available or were up until recently, So they could be on it. But don't think Skeets gonna vote for em. ;)

    I suppose many are still burning last years bounty, Should we make them allowable?
     
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    Well, I have them in my stash :whistle:
     
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    This baffles me. I admit I was somewhat suspicious of them as well but I've been burning a lot of Lacrete and I ran the hopper empty and put in a bag of blazers and the heat was as good with a lot less ash. Pellets don't dirty my glass much, it startups that crap it up the most so I didn't have that issue, but heat wise they were hot.
     
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    I've had a few of those over the years. Some this way and some where another though what I thought was junk was outstanding to them.

    Chit sometimes happens, Gotta go with what works like we always say.
     
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    Blazers have been working awesome for me , I wish I would have grabbed more when they were available here :(
     
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    Hardwood - Cubex.
     
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    Hardwoods so far.
    Cubex
    Barefoot
    Turman
    Hamers
    Somersets

    Softwoods
    LaCrete's
    Spruce Pointe
    VWP

    Maybe exclude DF's a do a list for them seperately?
    Golden Fire
     
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    Yes, that's a good idea.
     
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    The golden fire pellets are df, I never did a review but they tested out exactly the same as Olympus pellets.
     
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    Those will get lumped under Bear Mnt. since they're one in the same AFAIK.
     
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    Softwood - Vermont Wood Pellets
     
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