Are pellets messy or convenient to use?

If we’re going to compare pellets to cordwood on the “Messy Scale”, pellets win, hands down!  Pellets are packaged in easy to handle, 40 lb. bags, much like water softener salt.  There are no bugs, no dirt and no bark to constantly be cleaning up.  Bags easily stack on top of each other.  Both cordwood and pellets need to be kept dry.  But, if you can give up a 6’ x 6’ dry corner in your garage, you should have enough pellets to last the winter.  You would need a lot more space to store a season’s worth of cordwood.  Plus, you can recycle the pellet’s plastic bag!