How to Blend Corn With Wood Pellets

Add corn to your wood pellets to make your pellet stove heat more efficiently and stretch your supply of pellets. Corn creates warmer heat than wood pellets and you can purchase bulk bags of dried corn inexpensively from a local farm and feed supplier. Corn should not be burned alone, or you'll leave hardened deposits in your stove. Always consult your pellet stove's user manual to ensure that your stove is corn compatible.

Dried corn
Container for mixing

Instructions

- 1
  Spread out the corn in a dry area to dry if the kernels still feel moist.
- 2
  Pour wood pellets into a container for mixing. Add 1/4 the amount of corn.
- 3
  Blend the pellets and corn using your hands or a scoop until the corn is thoroughly dispersed.
- 4
  Fill the stove's hopper with the pellets and corn and ignite the stove.
- 5
  Increase the combustion air if any black smoke comes out of the vents. Refer to you stove's user manual to learn how to adjust the combustion air on your stove.
- 6
  Empty the ash collector before starting new fires or throughout extended periods of stove use.
- 7
  Store the supply of pellets mixed with corn in a dry location off the ground.

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