pellet fuel

[adamant]

I see the adds in the catalogs on pellet fuel. is it the same as stove pellets ? Is the use pellets for guys that need there smoker to burn for a few hours like working in there big yards? I find that pine needles work fine for me because I only need mine to burn for a short period of time.

 

[For want of a better word]

I tried smoker pellets, were difficult to keep alight... not sure what you mean by stove pellets?
I now use Hessian sacking used to wrap ceramic pots and statues in from our local garden centre... easier to get than the Donkey poo!

Pine needles sound just fine!

 

[Finman]

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Rotten leafy tree wood is good. Stumps are often good. When you try different cases, you see which works. It is important that burning does not make tar. Extra tar/smoke is poison and gives aroma to the honey.

Rotten birch is best.

No one knows what pellet imply.

 

[countryman]

stove pellets are for log burners

 

[Finman]

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In Finland pellets have been made from waste wood like saw dust or slices. They are pine wood.
I cannot see anything which makes is suitable to smoker.

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[Skyhook]

There may be different sorts, the ones I've seen are cotton waste (from the ginning), which are said to have a very clean white smoke.