Any pellet burners?

This is trickier than it might seem. All pellets aren't made alike and older stoves like older folks can get finicky. Any tips or tricks?

Use my pellet smoker a lot but I’m not sure about tips or tricks. Only thing I can think of it’s like a smoker grill so you loose heat every time you lift the lid. Also it’s important to keep it clean especially the thermometers and the ashes. Still have my Lifetyme smoker that I bought in Uvalde years ago. Happy smoking into!

i was talking about heat, I use my big green egg for smoking and bbq.

You lucky warm Texas guy.

225 to 235 for slow cooking but depending on the meat you have you the option to cook hotter, good luck

There's a big difference in pellets, hardwood pellets make more heat with less ash. The stoves themselves do wear out, some brands have good parts availability others are throw a ways. Cleanliness is very important, plan on a total cleaning once a week, and make sure to scrape all the residue off. Hope this helps.

Mrsbr13102, I live near your neck of the woods and I’m about ready to switch from wood to pellets. I’m starting to feel the middle age crap and bag of pellets sounds a lot better than cutting, splitting, stacking and moving wood around. I noticed you mentioned throw aways, I assume you have a decent pellet stove. Is there one you might recommend to an otsego county neighbor?

Treager rep said keep it clean, pellet dust can cause problems. clean every 3 uses minimum, brush, vac and blowout, dust, ash, old stuck pellets, use good quality DRY pellets. Clean sensors with steel wool. make sure chimney is clear and unrestricted. this would apply to pellet stove too

Bandanna,
Harmon is the best, hands down. Easiest to clean by far, and parts availability is great. But you'll pay double what a big box store throw away costs.
My Father in law went to pellets about 15 years ago, because wood was just too much for him. His first stove wasn't a Harmon, his second wasn't either, but was a high end one, but after a couple years it was just warn out and parts were a problem. He's had a Harmon 9 years now and done nothing but clean it, he pays the dealer once a year to come and do an end of heating season service.
My Brother in law has a 25 yr old Harmon that just had the feed system rebuilt, parts were on the shelf... Great company with a great product.

My son used a pellet stove. Worked great other than it would not light on its own. He sprayed a little alcohol on the pellets in the little box and lit it to get it started, but other than that, it worked great. He claimed it was cheaper than his gas furnace. He also burned corn.

There is indeed a difference in pellet quality. You can also make your own pellets. My son made them out of cardboard and leaves. You have to buy a binder, which is a substance that holds the pellet together. And of course you have to get a pellet making machine. If I remember right, it was about $1200. Son said it was well worth it in the long run.

We have a Whitfield, it's been a good stove although I haven't used it for years when the supply of quality pellets disappeared. It's 30 years old, no photo sensors or ignition so mechanical which I can handle. So now CleanBurn hardwood pellets are for sale, I'll take it apart again, clean everything and give it a try. Thanks.

Mrsbr, Thanks for the info!

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