La Crete Wood Pellets
100% Softwood – Super Premium Fuel
La Crete Wood Pellets are made from pure softwood sawdust (primarily spruce) with no additives, no bark, and compressed to deliver high heat and ultra-low ash. They’re manufactured by La Crete Sawmills in British Columbia using clean, dry wood fibre sourced in their own lumber operations.
Typical specs: Heating value around 8,800 BTUs per pound, ash content near 0.3%, moisture content about 4%. These high-performance pellets come in 40-lb bags or mini-bulk units and are geared toward pellet-stove owners seeking top-tier softwood performance.
Availability: These pellets are most commonly found through specialty dealers and delivery in the Northeastern U.S., and in Canada. Because they’re premium softwood grade, stock may be limited and distribution more selective—so check local availability, bag date and storage condition before buying large quantities.
Status note: The brand remains listed and considered a premium choice within the softwood category. However, some recent user feedback points to batch variation which suggests verifying the bag date and testing your stove early in the season is wise.
Bottom line: If your stove is optimized for softwood fuel and you’re looking for one of the cleaner, hotter options available, La Crete Wood Pellets are a standout. Just ensure you’re sourcing fresh stock and confirm your local dealer’s supply.
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Aug 2017 -one of my favorites and best in the northeast! keep your eyes out for these. The bag is crap but the pellets are the Sh#@<br>
Nov 2017 – OK, the bag is not really that bad. Super awesome this year! highly recommend if you are a fan of the softwoods. These pellets burn super hot and low ash! Very nice, keep up the good work on these. Love the product.
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La Crete superior to other brands I’ve tried.
Was using North Country Pellets until I was able to purchase La Crete. Find La Crete packaging far superior as are their pellets and heat output. Will continue to buy La Crete in the future.
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LaCrete are da bomb. We have used the LaCrete now for two years in our Osburn 3000 wood pellet stove. We have never had an issue with the way they burn or start up. Clean efficient and the ash is very fine. Great product.No Clinkers left in the system at all!!
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Good batch so far
Went from 150C to 210C on air distribution without any stove setting changes with these pellets. Very little ash, no clinkers, no cleaning the burn pot. Went from 3hrs to 1.5hrs to warm the shop up
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auger killer
worst pellets full of dust very small pellets, clogs auger on my stove, never happened w/ other pellets!!!!!!!
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LaCrete in 2019- Worst pellets I ever used
I have used LaCrete softwood pellets in the past, and they were good. I bought 6 tons of them for the winter of 2019-2020, and they turned out to be the worst pellets ever used in my 6 years of operating my pellet boiler. There is no way these are premium pellets. They create a mass of sandy clinker material which insulates the pellets from being ignited. For much of the winter, I had to clean out the burner twice daily to keep it running. Now that it is warmer, I only have to do it once daily. With good pellets, my boiler can run 8 days without any cleaning. My advice to you is not to deal with LaCrete in the future.
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