Best advice I can give with the reviews is take an average of good to bad. The higher the good the better chance the pellet will be just that. 50/50 I'd not purchase a large amount on a whim, Try some before you jump in.. More bad than good, Just try(a small amount of) them to see if they are just that.
Some only buy cheap stuff and get by while others go the best stuff on earth route. But it depends on your equipment. Not just any stove will burn the low dollar stuff without some user struggles to get through them. And not everyone can afford the good stuff. For the most part budget doesn't allow them to splurge.
A key reason some just stick to the good brands is quality is very consistent with them. So you don't need to play games, Clean the stove every other day and abuse the unit with high ash content. Unless there is an unusual event. For the most part it's just reload the stash once the time comes. No messing around our trialing to see just how they are.
I'm in the middle somewhere. Cheap and good works for me. But that takes homework to find them. I started the game with an under powered stove and had to look for pellets with the most heat I could in the cold or we would freeze. In order to keep up with the heat loss I had to use the hottest stuff I cold find. Otherwise I had to over work and over fire my stove to stay warm. With the stove I have now, I have plenty of power but still play around looking for the hottest stuff I can afford. This allows me to put less strain on my stove in a lower heat setting and not having to over work it in a higher heat setting. But that's just me, I can afford to spend a little more for a better performing pellet just for the cold snaps. I cheap out only in the shoulders where I don't feel any fear of over working my stove.
Sorry for the book, Hopefully you get a few tips from this. On to your list.
1. Lignetics - $250.00 Ton
Green label Liggies throw nice heat!
2. Greene Supreme - $ $209.00
Meh, Shoulder pellet. Ash is ok, Not a lot of heat!
3. North American - $209.00
Meh, Shoulder pellet. About the same heat at the GS's but slightly more ash
4. Great American - $245.00 Same as Power House Pretty decent pellet with good heat.
5. Energex - $ 299.00 possibly $279.00
Over Priced IMHO.
6. Power House - $ 239.00 Same as GAP's Pretty decent pellet with good heat.
7. Pure Fire - $219.50
See note!
8. New England Hardwood Pellets - $ 249.00
Same as the GS's why pay more!
Note: Need more info, Can you post a picture of the bag? Pretty sure they did well for me.
You could get some of the GS's for the shoulders to start with. Lignetics for the cold. Power House or GAP are worth a try. Pure Fire might be something to look into. I'd get a few bags to see how they burn and do it pronto. They could be a good all around pellet. If I remember correctly they are a softwood and were both hot and had low ash. Check my review on them.
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