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Let me start my review by saying lignetics stink ! You may be saying to yourself that is a rather sweeping judgment of a common pellet, but it is the truth. They really smell bad. I would say this is the worse smelling pellet I have come across (usually they have a pleasant odor). They smell like mildew meets mineral spirits. (yum)
Ok, enough about their odor, how do they burn? They are a decent burning pellet, actually I would say they are a good burning pellet. They seem to produce average or below average ash for a premium pellet. Many pellet mills do not use binders in their pellets, however I suspect lignetics does. I would not cook with lignetics.
In my area Lowes and Home Depot commonly offer these pellets, and considering some of their other offerings I would say lignetics are not a bad choice.
I did pull a quote off of there site that I wanted to address. "You will need to purchase fewer pellets for your winter’s heat. Fewer pellets means less to haul, less to store, and fewer trips to fill your stove's pellet hopper." This is a load of bull, lignetics is a slightly better than mediocre pellet, and certainly not going to deliver on the promise of fewer pellets. I did not find there heat output to be anything more than average. When a company makes such an outlandish claim I start to not trust them, and this line from their web site is plain silly.
Bottom line: If you can get over their odor, and their over the top claims lignetics is a reliable middle of the road pellet that burns well in most stoves. I recommend lignetics.
Check out there outlandish claims @ www.lignetics.com
I've used Lignetics a lot - never noticed the odor. I find them better than other brands I've tried.
ReplyDeleteI have a harmen stove and used many tons of pellets in it. I bought a ton of lignetics pellets to finish out last season. They were the worst pellet i've experienced to date . Not only do they stink but they were extremely ashy. So far turman pellets have been my best experience. They a little more $ but you get what you pay for. I would only use lignetics if I was in a pinch.
ReplyDeleteI've been told by my stove installer that Lignetics has increased the conifer amount in their pellets. Unfortunately this also leads to increased tar which will gum up your exhaust motor and necessitate a motor replacement. I've burned Lignetics for the pass two years. Two years ago, I had little ash, little clinkers and little residue on my stove door. Last year was the polar opposite. I also say far less heat output. I'll probably need to replace my exhaust motor as well. Stay away until Lignetics cleans up their pellets and their act.
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