Pine charcoal

Hey all, I have quite a load of pine trees and dont want to use them "raw" as firewood, because they are notorious for making too much soot and blocking the chimnees and ofcourse, the low calories and BTU. I want to ask, if anyone had experience with pine charcoal, does it still leaves a lot of soot in the chimnee?

I don't know about standard fireplaces, in my rocket stove it works fine, as the creosote gets burnt I imagine. On my kitchen stove it leaves soot on the bottom of my cast-irons. Maybe this will help https://homeguides.sfgate.com/burning-pine-indoor-wood-stove-48601.html

Season it bone dry, burn it hot, and creosote is not a problem. Been doing it for years. Makes more heat than several of our “hardwoods” such as yellow (tulip) poplar.

As for charcoal, I don't know but I really think it is an unnecessary step.

Don't be fooled by Big Hardwood! Pine burns safely if you season it well and keep it that way. Pine will soak up moisture quickly if your shed leaks or something like that.

The lack of BTUs is what makes me go after oak.  Having to split and stack twice as much is pretty lame but I always burn the ones I cut off my own property.

What type of wood stove do you have? An old style, simple stove won't burn very clean, so the chimney needs fairly frequent brushing when pine/spruce is used. A modern stove (with matching chimney system) holds the flue gas in the stove longer, and recirculates some of it back into the firebox, leading to a lot less creosote in the flue.

I agree with the comments about drying it well, and keeping it very dry for stove use.