Duraflame Type logs at the Dollar Store

[njtomatoguy]

I know there have been a bunch of posts about cutting these up as firestarters, and even though they are knock offs, a buck is worth a shot.

Dollar Tree Dollar Store

Hope this helps.

Bob

 

[wg_bent]

Yup. I use them all the time.

 

[DavidV]

I've still got a few firestarters around here that my wife will grab but by far, the best fire starters I have found lately come from my wood shop. I had the wife pick up a bunch of small paper lunch bags and I fill them with shavings. I ran a lot of old spalted walnut thru last month and created about 20 gallons of shavings. I dumped 10 in a mulch bed and have been using the remainder for fire starting. burns nice and slow with a blue flame and gets the wood burning without any other source of kindling.

 

[Jay H]

Is it OK to use tiny cut up pieces of those duraflame type logs in a wood stove? My Quad instructions says not to....

Jay

 

[Roospike]

Is it OK to use tiny cut up pieces of those duraflame type logs in a wood stove? My Quad instructions says not to....

Jay

yep , no problem. Just dont burn the full logs as like wood.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/3207/

 

[wg_bent]

Is it OK to use tiny cut up pieces of those duraflame type logs in a wood stove? My Quad instructions says not to....

Jay

I use small chunks. I cut the log with a bow saw about 1/2 inch thick and use 1/2 of that disk. Gets a fire going everytime. I like the idea of shavings. Hmm, yeah there's a good excuse to go get a planer!

 

[Mike Wilson]

I use them as well, except I got the ones Duraflame sells that are already split up into little rectangles for starting stoves. Same thing. They work fine, burn away completely, and just make starting the stove from cold very easy.

-- Mike

 

[Andre B.]

I've still got a few firestarters around here that my wife will grab but by far, the best fire starters I have found lately come from my wood shop. I had the wife pick up a bunch of small paper lunch bags and I fill them with shavings. I ran a lot of old spalted walnut thru last month and created about 20 gallons of shavings. I dumped 10 in a mulch bed and have been using the remainder for fire starting. burns nice and slow with a blue flame and gets the wood burning without any other source of kindling.

I assume you know that some plants do not do well with walnut.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1148.html
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Andre' B.