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You are here: Home / Firewood & Heating / The Verdict on the Green Supreme Wood Pellets

The Verdict on the Green Supreme Wood Pellets

December 28, 2013

This is the second part of my “Green Supreme Wood Pellet review.” The first half, where I basically told you that I bought a ton and had put part of the first bag in the hopper is here.

Green Supreme Wood Pellets Bag

Okay. Are you ready? Here goes. I think these pellets are almost identical to the Maine Woods Pellet Company pellets that I had burned prior to this ton. Strange, but yes.

When I first began burning these pellets, the temperature outside was in the 30s, which was much warmer than it had been just a few days before. I kind of forgot about the outside temperature when I expressed to Laura, “Boy, it’s warm in here. Those new pellets are HOT!” And after burning them for a few weeks, they may in fact be hotter burning than the other Maine ones. The thing is, these new pellets offer up a lot of ash. If I’m not mistaken, even more ash than the Maine ones. Take a look at the picture below. This is what the burn pot looks like just about every five hours, before I scoop the ash out.

Englander Pellet Stove Burn Pot

Now, I’m not too keen on reviewing pellets, especially because there are way too many factors that go into how pellets burn, such as stove design, stove cleanliness and air flow. And I’m not sure if it’s the fault of the Englander Pellet Stove I purchased from Home Depot either, but what I do know is that burning both the Maine wood pellets and the Green Supreme wood pellets result in having to remove big clumps of ash that look like this.

Clump of Wood Pellet Ash - Clinker

I don’t know if this is the infamous “clinker” or not, but I have to take these out of the stove at that five hour interval I just mentioned. Funny, because the “New England Wood Pellet” company blames clinkers on the stove (question #6), “Wood Pellet Reviews” blames the pellet and “SFGate” blames both.

I do want to say, I’m not annoyed at all about this. I think both of these brands of pellets are pretty good, for the money. I’ll buy the Green Supreme pellets again, simply because they’re closer to pick up. If I had to, I’d get the Maine ones as well. And I’d also like to mention that I’m thrilled with the Englander Pellet Stove. It puts out great heat. I am going to be looking at how to adjust the air flow though, because that may be a factor in the ash getting bound up in the burn pot.

Have you burned either Maine Wood Pellets or Green Supreme Wood Pellets? What’s your take on this? What’s your favorite brand of pellets and why?


Related posts:

  1. Burning Green Supreme Wood Pellets
  2. Our Wood Stove Pulls an All Nighter
  3. Hardwood Pellets vs. Softwood Wood Pellets
  4. Clear Choice Wood Pellets
  5. How Many Tons Of Wood Pellets Do I Need For Winter?

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Comments

  1. Cruz says

    October 4, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Thank you for the info. I am about to start using Okahagan Gold pellets for the first time. How would you rate these against the Green Supreme?

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  2. C Bledsoe says

    November 11, 2015 at 9:20 am

    We use the green supreme pellets now. Had been using WalMart brand but these are much better. Had to clean stove everyday – now once every three. Love them.

    Reply
  3. Don says

    February 11, 2016 at 9:58 am

    been burning GS pellets for the last 2 weeks or so. Home Depot $3.99 a bag. Ash is maybe a little more, but nothing to get worked up about. Heated outflow air through the baffles is consistent at 180 degrees, what more do you want. I’m a fan.

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