Turman pellets - disappointing

[Chemistrynut]

First time burning Turman pellets this year and cannot believe the length of many of the pellets in the bags.,some 2+ inches and for the first time in 10+ years of owning my Harman P68 I had a bridging event happen where the stove jammed and shut down during the day because of the size. Has anyone else seen this with these pellets?
I’ve tried dropping the bag down on the floor a few times and even used a baseball bat to try and break the pellets up but very disappointed in the QC of these pellets and I have 2 more tons to burn after this ton. Thinking of mixing them with Barefoot just to keep the overall length in the hopper down. If anybody has some advice as to how to break these pellets up that’s worked for them, I’d appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

 

[Tonyray]

never burned Turmans but have always read for years that they we're top of line Hardwoods..
I burn softwoods due to low ash and higher btu but always said if had to use hardwoods i would go turmans..
guess like all brands the quality never goes up but many times down

 

[Chemistrynut]

Exactly. I bought Turmans based on reputation over the years and because the last 2 years I was let down by a pellet brand that had been good over the years only to decline in quality. Truthfully I don’t know if I got a bad pallet or not but the length of some of the pellets in the bags in this pallet have been without a doubt, the longest I’ve ever seen. I’m going to mix them with Barefoots and try to break up as many as I can but I have 3 tons to go through so it should be interesting…

 

[Tonyray]

so let us know how they burn After you get them down to normal size..lol
btw: did ton of Barefoot last year..[ i do 4 tons per season].
ashy but great heat... Hamer hot ones same...