I got a bunch of Curran bags and tested in my stove. I found a couple of very good reviews on this site, however everyone states that they are 100 % hardwood from a sothern plant they have.
Mine now seem to come from a NY plant and they have a label saying they are a hardwood/softwood mixture (nothing wrong with that, as we all know softwood is the better pellet in contrast to a wood stove). They are rated premium and 8200 BTU, which sounded fair enough to me for 250/ton.
Now comes my dissapointment though, I see temps only slightly higher than some box store stuff I have tested as well, there is lots of fines in the bag and they have a destinct smell - rather unpleasant/gluey ?
Anyhow, I was curious if anyone had these hard/soft mix before or knew anything about them ? The guy selling them wanted my honest opinion since he apparently has them the first time and I will not hold back, but would like some general sense whats going on first. Many others were happy with currans - is there a second mill doing them/bagging them or is it just this mixture that is no good ? Never had the 100 % Hardwood to compare to either.
Thx
Mine now seem to come from a NY plant and they have a label saying they are a hardwood/softwood mixture (nothing wrong with that, as we all know softwood is the better pellet in contrast to a wood stove). They are rated premium and 8200 BTU, which sounded fair enough to me for 250/ton.
Now comes my dissapointment though, I see temps only slightly higher than some box store stuff I have tested as well, there is lots of fines in the bag and they have a destinct smell - rather unpleasant/gluey ?
Anyhow, I was curious if anyone had these hard/soft mix before or knew anything about them ? The guy selling them wanted my honest opinion since he apparently has them the first time and I will not hold back, but would like some general sense whats going on first. Many others were happy with currans - is there a second mill doing them/bagging them or is it just this mixture that is no good ? Never had the 100 % Hardwood to compare to either.
Thx