Golden Fire Wood Pellets

18 written reviews

1. Robert Anderson Multiple seasons August 4, 2026
   • Low ash
   • Burns hot
   • Clean burn
   • Little dust
   • No clinkers
   • Consistent quality
   • Bags held up

   great pellets

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2. Brian C January 17, 2026

   Burnt about 10 bags and they were awesome. VERY little ash and burned like most other SDF. The last 10 bags turned the inside of my stove black with soot with a lazy fire in the pot. I recommended these to a friend of mine in another part of the state and he was having a similar issue.

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3. Andrea Pettay October 15, 2025

   I have had nothing but amazing results with Golden fire pellets! I just learned they were bought out by Lignetics? I truly hope they are as awesome as always burning hot and for a long time with little ash. I’ve used Golden Fire for 25 years with zero complaints!

   Liked

   Long burning, nice and hot, low ash.

   Disliked

   Cost gets up there.

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4. Sherry Taxdahl March 9, 2025

   Burned two pallets and they were awesome. 3rd pallet is horrible the pellets are different looking and stove is burning black and dirty it’s horrible

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5. kathy kolski April 14, 2024

   golden fire pellets

   Liked

   burn well enough and size is ok but

   Disliked

   there are a HUGH amount of fines and powder in the bags. Also the bags are thin and not recyclable.

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6. ellen tucciarone January 6, 2024

   The length of many of the pellets is waaaaay too long- at least two inches. There are enough of of them to totally clog a stove and cause problems. I have to go thru each load and break them up before they go in the stove hopper. I may change brands

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7. Jane January 1, 2024

   Golden Fire wood pellets are no longer a premier wood stove pellet. New bags are flimsy clear plastic. Quality of wood pellets is VERY bad. You can see the fines & pellet dust in every clear bag. Before we can even use the pellets we now have to sift every bucketful of wood pellets before putting them into the pellet stove hopper. This is VERY TIME CONSUMING + we now have to wear a face mask every single time we get pellets from a bag because the pellet dust in each bag is so terrible. Guess this is what happens every time a private equity firm buys out a company, loads it up with debt, then runs it into the ground. Great American capitalism at work—NOT!

   Liked

   There are no longer any pros to this product the quality has deteriorated so.

   Disliked

   Used to be great wood pellets.
   Now....
   1. Packaged in flimsy clear plastic bags
   2. Each bag has huge amounts of fines.
   3. Each bag has huge amount of pellet dust that can get into your lungs.
   4. Have to wear a mask when pouring pellets out of the bag into your bucket.
   5. Have to take time to sift every bucketful of pellets to remove fines/dust before pouring buckets of pellets into pellet stove hopper.
   6. Pellet quality is lower & doesn't heat as well the old Golde Fire Pellets we used to buy.
   7. Don't waste your money thinking your buying a premium product. You're not. Next year we're switching brands to something less expensive but about the same quality.

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8. P Mayorga December 31, 2023

   Having issues with latest batch sold in the clear bags. The pellets sold in the clear bags have been clogging up our pellet stove. The pellets are stiffer and do not break as easily as the pellets sold in the white bags. Had to clear out our stove and re-check the auger to clear any left over pellets.

   Did the formula change? Last two of the clear bags have clogged our auger and we had to return the bags and find older white bag inventory. So far the older white bag has not had the same issue as the clear bags.

   Disliked

   Had to empty the pellet stove several times using bags in the clear packaging and both clogged the auger. Needed to find older inventory with the White Bag in order to keep the auger working properly

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9. Steve OCamb December 16, 2023

   I live above 4,000’ elevation in Nor Cal. I use a bag a day in the winter. 2022 pellets burned much cleaner. I’m now forced to clean my stove and glass every 3rd day. Last year it was once a week. With the drastic price increase this year, I’m considering other brands.

   Liked

   Burns hot.

   Disliked

   Price increase and lack of clean burning

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10. Dale October 22, 2023

    The new packaging is a thin clear plastic and doesn’t hold up. The new clear packaging is flimsy and doesn’t hold up. It tears too easily and it’s bad news.
    We will consider buying a different brand if this doesn’t change.

    Liked

    We love these pellets little ash burn’s with nice heat.

    Disliked

    The new clear packaging is flimsy and doesn’t hold up. It tears too easily and it’s bad news.
    We will consider buying a different brand if this doesn’t change.

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11. Herman March 23, 2023

    Always burn cleanburn from manke . Could not get and had to buy these golden burn pellets for 100 bucks more a ton. I will not buy again. Burn pot has to be cleaned every 4-5 days lots of ash also. I don’t feel they put out the heat of cleanburn. I can go 2 weeks before I have to clean the burn pot normally. I have been using pellets for over 20 years and tried lots of brands and these are at the very bottom of my list

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    None

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12. R. Eells March 18, 2023

    Golden Fire pellets have always been the best except for lately. The size (length) of the last couple pallets I've purchased are way longer than normal & plug up my feed auger! What happened to your quality control?

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13. Sharon Thompson March 14, 2023

    I have used Golden Fire pellets for over 25 years and have been very satisfied.
    This year is a totally different story. I buy a pallet of 60 bags at a time.
    This winter has been a real challenge. I was having trouble with keeping the fire going,
    not restarting again once it reached room temperature. Not suspecting the pellets, we purchased a new "mother board", and other parts for the stove. Nothing we did solved the problem. We did notice the bags contained MUCH more debris than just pellets and finally decided it was the pellets, possible breakdown of the pellets. First thinking it was only 1 or 2 bags, but now we have the same problem with EVERY bag. In the firepot, a "biscuit" forms of that unburned debris which melds together in the bottom of the firepot and blocks the fire's ability to burn and fire extinguishes. We are attempting to sift the pellets to remove the debris. After this tedious process, the operation problem is corrected. The pellets are stored in a garage and I've never had a problem before. Do you have any suggestions how to sift the bags so I can use them up.
    I'm really concerned what to buy for next winter. I have never used another brand of pellets, with exception of a couple bags of different brands to troubleshoot thi problem. They worked fine!

    Liked

    Have been very satisfied until 2021-22

    Disliked

    Now, its a nightmare trying to keep the fire going due to so much debris within the bag, can't keep fire burning or restarting. WHAT HAPPENED???????????

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14. JZ February 3, 2023

    I have been burning Golden Fire pellets for years. I switched to a less expensive brand just once to try them out and I regretted it as there was much more ash and not as hot of a burn. However, with the last pallet of Golden Fire pellets that I have burned I had an allergic reaction, spasm coughing and sneezing, enough for me to visit my MD (I am NOT prone to any allergies). I stopped burning and recovered. I gave it a week and started burning again and same allergic reaction. I will take some more time off and try again as I still have a half pallet left. Just thought it was worth reporting.

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15. R Turner January 10, 2023

    Been finding wood chips mixed in with bags of pellets and it’s shutting my stove down

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16. Tim Sessler December 17, 2022

    Golden Fire pellets

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    We heat exclusively with a Quadrafire Classic Bay 1200 stove and have used a number of “premium” grade pellets over the years.
    The last couple of years the brand selection has narrowed drastically. That being said we had had good luck with golden fire and as with any of the brands we made it a point to clean the hopper and auger feed tube about every couple of weeks. Then last year the auger began plugging with dust several times a week. That lead me to setup a sifter in my garage to remove the majority of the fines before putting them in the hopper. That made a huge difference. I thoroughly clean my stove and flue each fall and usually replace the fire pot gasket so it has good combustion airflow. This year however I’m having the formation of fire pot clinkers that bridge the bottom of the pot requiring me to open the stove door and clear it twice a day. Examination of several discolored pellets shows a percentage of them containing dirt that becomes fired clay in the fire pot. We usually buy5 tons a year, but this will be the last year we buy Golden Fire. They have lost a loyal customer after their product has turned to garbage.

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17. gary December 11, 2022

    I've been burning golden fire for as long as I've used a pellet stove. since the early 90's. I never had to clean my hopper because of sawdust at the bottom of the hopper. fast forward to 2020 -2022. I now need to clean my hopper every 20 bags because of so much sawdust at the bottom of my hopper. now my fire pot is now getting covered with clinkers. I talked with someone about the clinkers they tell me it's to much dirt in the pellets. as far as the sawdust golden fire needs a bigger shaker to rid the pellets of sawdust before the press. they are trying to make to many pellets at a time. The shaker can handle the amount of product they are sending to the press.

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18. Jeanne September 14, 2022

    When I cleaned my augur it was full of sawdust from the bags of Golden Fire which we have used for 23 years. They are 80 dollars a ton more than Greentree pellets from the Placerville, CA fruit grower. We changed due to price and poor performance of the pellets from 2021. Filthy glass every day and cleaning much more often.

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