After you dry pellets whether it be microwave or in withe the preheat. Do you let the pellets cool down before you lite them? I have dried them both ways and lite them right away and a whole AMAZNS full of pellets will bun up in a few hours.
I live in Missouri where humidity is high and pellets keep burning out. I done a test run one pellets I microwaved for 1 minute and they lit right up (15 seconds on the torch) and burnt complete very fast. My second attempt I filled box up and put in smoker during warm up (without water pan) removed it after almost an hour and they too lit right up. So I think I need to not dry them near as long and maybe let them cool down before lighting them?I don't preheat mine and have never had a problem. Hopefully Todd will be along to help you out shortly.