Stove Chow Wood Pellets
100% Hardwood – Budget‐Friendly Heating Fuel
Stove Chow Wood Pellets are manufactured from clean hardwood sawdust with minimal bark and no added binders. These pellets are designed for homeowners looking to get solid heat performance at a value price, without stepping up into the premium hardwood/softwood fuel category.
Typical specs: Independent user tests report average temperatures 280-340°F on insert doors, ash content around ~0.3-0.4% by weight in some bags, and good burn time for the price. Availability is strong at big-box stores like The Home Depot in several states and many users report they perform well for the cost.
Status note: While many bags of Stove Chow have earned positive feedback, user forums also note batch variation—some runs have higher ash, more fines or weaker performance compared with earlier releases. Always check the bag date, condition and store return policy before buying by the ton.
Bottom line: If you’re after a dependable hardwood pellet that keeps performance consistent and cost relatively low, Stove Chow is a worthy option—just treat it as a “value” fuel and check your bag for signs of freshness and quality before stockpiling.
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Bought 6 bags of stove chow at HD to test out; while waiting for delivery of four tons.
Previous experience was 1/2 ton of Cheat River from Lowes. Cheat River experience was fair; okay heat and fair amount of ash.
Lowes jacked their prices up to $299 per ton and switched brands this autumn, so the stove chow at $259 seemed to be a no-brainer.
Long story short: the stove chow burned hotter than Cheat River, yet created lots of gooey “clinkers” and lots of ash. Also creosote layer inside the burner box.
After five bags had a chimney fire and had soot all over the white exterior of my vinyl sided house.
I switched to Turmans and got about 20 more degrees and very little ash and NO creosote.
Don’t use Stove Chow unless you have many fire detectors in good working order, a second home to live in and all your valuables at an off-site location.
Ordered 5 tons of these from Home Depot in a Tilton, NH. When delivered 2 of the 5 pallets had water damage to at least 90% of the bags on them. Also it should be noted that the pellets this year are once again very dark, which means they are the ones that burn badly.
I have s pelpro pp130 stove. I ran out of the oakies on a Friday night so I picked up 10 bags of the stove chow. Ended up having to clean the stove out by morning and readjust the airflow to the highest setting and still had a lot of ash build up. I still have 4 bags and refuse to burn them. Not impressed.
Burned two tons this year and had good luck with them. Burn very clean, and not much soot inside the glass. A good value.
I’m on my second pellet stove. This on is a Harmon about 6 years old, and my first was an AstroFlame. I burned Stove Chow in both until The company had production problems a few years ago. I found the burned hotter than other brands and the left over ash was less than half. Burning two tons of Stove Chow didn’t quite fill a regular coal bucket with ashes.
Mt local dealer stopped carrying them. Because of a bad back, I need them delivered and stacked. If Home Depot sells Stove Chow, I can’t get that kind of service. I might pick up a bag or two to try again.