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Big Poppa
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Pellets are so subjective...first off most 100% can be bery heavy on the ash content.
if the pellet is west of the mississippi the base wood is alder east of the mississippi it is usually oak. usually2/3 base and one third flavor
Traeger has a patent of wood oil instead of the flavor wood but the deny that they use it. I shy away from traeger I use BBQers delight
if the pellet is west of the mississippi the base wood is alder east of the mississippi it is usually oak. usually2/3 base and one third flavor
Traeger has a patent of wood oil instead of the flavor wood but the deny that they use it. I shy away from traeger I use BBQers delight
TentHunter
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First, welcome to the forum, from NE Ohio!
Like BP said, pellets are VERY subjective. I tried other brands 100% hickory, 100% apple, etc. and trust me... they produce a LOT more ash than Oak-blended pellets!
That's why I prefer chiefly BBQer's Delight, or the Lumber Jack (when I can get in on a group bulk purchase, which isn't too often).
Even when I am able to get Lumber Jack, for every bag of 100% flavor pellets (Apple, Hickory, etc.), I order a bag of oak and blend them 50/50 to keep ash down.
I generally ONLY use 100% flavor pellets in the A-Maze-N smoker tube for cold smoking bacon, hams, cheese, etc.
Like BP said, pellets are VERY subjective. I tried other brands 100% hickory, 100% apple, etc. and trust me... they produce a LOT more ash than Oak-blended pellets!
That's why I prefer chiefly BBQer's Delight, or the Lumber Jack (when I can get in on a group bulk purchase, which isn't too often).
Even when I am able to get Lumber Jack, for every bag of 100% flavor pellets (Apple, Hickory, etc.), I order a bag of oak and blend them 50/50 to keep ash down.
I generally ONLY use 100% flavor pellets in the A-Maze-N smoker tube for cold smoking bacon, hams, cheese, etc.