Donot underestimate our Hardwood Premium wood pellet. We took a wood stove staple that provides a high BTU value and ash levels on par with higher-end options while keeping an affordable price. Get over 8500 BTUs and enjoy an ash level under one percent. Hardwood fuel pellets come from sawmill residuals of hardwood lumber or other residuals from hardwood processing. Due to a higher density in its original form, hardwood tends to burn longer and slower than softwood, but at a lower temperature. However, once hardwood and softwood become pellets, they are compressed to a similar density and burn in a much more similar manner. However, hardwood pellets will not burn quite as hot as softwood pellets due to a lower concentration of lignins in the wood. What matters, in the end, is quality whether hardwood or softwood, a wood pellet is only as good as the company making it. The species of wood for the pellets is never the deciding factor.