Best Wood Pellets

The Best Wood Pellets

Here is a list of the best wood pellets for pellet stoves I have burned over the years.  Year after year the wood pellets listed below, both hardwood and softwood pellets, are considered, in my opinion, to be the best. Quality and efficiency can vary based on your wood pellet stove design and manufacturer, but rest assured that purchasing hardwood, softwood or blended pellets will not make a huge difference to your final result and production.  The most important thing when burning pellets is keeping your stove clean!!  regular maintenance is vital.  Your cleaning schedule will vary depending on the quality of pellet you purchased.

Best Heating Wood Pellets for 2017

Here is the list of pellets I have received so far and my pics of, what I think, are going to be the best of 2017 not in any particular order;

• Northern Warmth Douglas Fir / Supreme Douglas Fir
• North Idaho Energy Logs
• Maine Woods Wood Pellets & Maine Woods Softwood (great priced pellets that burns like a champ)
• Hamer’s Hot Ones
• Northern Warmth Purley Pine
• EasyBlaze^TM (the softwood is one of my favorites)
• Lacrete Wood Pellets
• Logik-e Softwoods
• Turman Hardood Pellets (just waiting on my bag)
• Golden Fire – West Coast
• Pro Pellet
• Magic Sparks – Very nice!!

EasyBlazeTM

EasyBlaze pellets hit the scene this year in a huge way.  These pellets were fantastic!  Heat output was amazing and the ash was almost non existent.  Both the Softwood and the Blend were very impressive.  You can find a retailer by visiting their website and submitting your zip code.  They will email you back pretty quickly.  I have seen these pellets for sale as far north as Southern Massachusetts.

Northern Warmth Doug Fir & Supreme Doug Fir Pellets

You can’t argue with those west coast Douglas Fir wood pellets.  These trees, especially any old growth trees, really make for a fantastic pellet.  You can learn more about these pellets along with finding a retailer of these pellets using The Northern Warmth dealer locator on their brand new website here….  Northern Warmth Pellets

La Crete Wood Pellets

I have been burning LaCrete pellets for years now.  I always get a few samples mailed out to me.  They have been a tried and true softwood pellet that puts out great heat and has low ash.  The only down side to these pellets are the bags.  At times I find them too thin.  However, by saving on added costs of packaging material, you are getting a much higher quality pellet for less money which is usually passed on to the end user.

Northern Warmth Purley Pine

These are on the low end of cost in the Northern Warmth line up but I was super impressed.  Very, Very low ash and super heat output.  Learn more about them.

Hamer’s Hot Ones

Out of Ohio, Hamer puts out a super awesome pellet.  Open the bag and take a wiff of what reminds me of a newly laid oak floor in the house.  These burn super hot and have low ash.  They are nice and dense and feel like little rocks falling through your finger.  The hopper hang ups are almost non existant with these super dense and hot pellets.

Golden Fire Wood Pellets

You won’t find another pellet that is dried to  industry leading low moisture content of less than 2.5%, and unprecedented average of only 1.9%! Less moisture means you don’t have to burn off excess water in the pellets which results in more heat, heating your home faster, and an extremely low ash content that makes it easier to cleanup.  Learn More

Understanding the properties of wood pellets helps consumers to choose wisely when stocking up fuel, making the most of their heating investment.   read more

I’m burning as fast as I can in order to bring you my “BEST OF THE BEST” picks for this winter…here is how they are stacking up so far!  This list will be changing daily now that I can burn a bag every night:

 Best wood pellets of 2016-17

 Best Fire Brick

THE ORIGINAL BIOBRICKS®

Best Wood Pellets 2013-2014

“Best of the Best” Wood Pellets  2011 – 2012

East Coast Wood Pellets | West Coast Pellets | Central US Pellets

East Coast Entries

• Hardwood
  • Cubex Wood Pellets
  • Old Dominion Wood Pellets
  • Henry County Wood Pellets
  • Turman Wood Pellets
  • Clean Fire
  • Bayou
  • Power Pellets
  • O’Malley
• Softwood
  • VT Wood Pellets
  • Maine Softwood Pellets (coming soon)
  • Okanagan
  • Clean Fire Pacific
  • Spruce Point
• Blend
  • Maine Woods
  • New England Wood Pellets
  • Green Supreme
  • Warm Front
  • Homestead Wood Pellets
  • Curran
  • Freedom Fuel

West Coast Entries

• Hardwood
• Softwood
  • Clean Burn
• Blend

Central US Pellets

• Hardwood
  • 1st Choice Wood Pellets by Great Lakes Renewable
  • Pro Pellet
  • Hamer’s Hot One’s (lots of high ratings for this pellet)
  • Greene Team
• Softwood
  • Platinum Fire Wood Pellets
• Blend

Best Wood Pellets 2010-2011

East Coast

Best Hardwood Pellets

Cubex Hardwood Pellets: Cubex Wood Pellets, with the big old red bag and oak leaf, claim a BTU rating of geater than 9000 and produce a very clean and low ash burn. By Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring Ltd.. This is a great pellet and winner of “Best Pellet 2010-2011.

Turman Wood Pellets: Turman Hardwood Pellets, are 100% Oak hardwood pellet. Turman pellets are made from solid oak residual from their flooring mill. “Warning” much like your wife, your stove to may start feeling “ignored” or “invisible” due to the lack of cleaning needed while burning these outstanding pellets.

Barfoot Hardwood Pellets: Barefoot Pellets are made with clean sawdust and other clean wood waste material primarily generated in the manufacturing of hardwood lumber into various wood products such as kitchen cabinets, hardwood flooring, etc..

Best Blended Wood Pellets –

Maine Woods Pellets: I am VERY impressed with these pellets and going to go as far as rating them the #1 best wood pellet for this years heating season. Taking into consideration the price, heat, and ash levels, I think these pellets are by far the best bang for the BTU buck!.

Energex CA (Green Bag): Energex Pellets (GREEN BAG FROM CANADA) exceed the PFI’s premium grade standard. Their softwood pellets are designed to burn hotter and have been tested to yield a BTU value averaging between 8300 to 8500 BTUs per pound (on a dry basis). Their average ash content is about 0.5% and moisture content is 5% to 6%. There are no sulfur emissions from the pellet fuel.

Best Softwood Pellets

Vermont Wood Pellets: The “Best Softwood Pellet” I have ever burned are these Vermont Wood Pellets. Actually, if you have been a reader of this website you know I have always been a fan of the west coast softwoods like Okanagan or Blazer and have made comments about mills mills over here or Eastern Canada are just simply not capable of producing a decent (clean, hot and long burning) softwood pellet.

Okanagan Wood Pellets: What can I say, they are the most popular pellet on this website with just over 5 thousand drop ins. Okanagan and Westwood Super Premium pellets are made from 100% softwood sawdust. There are no additives, bark or other possible contaminants. Okanagan’s meet the Super Premium standard of the Pellet Fuel Institute. Great Pellet!

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