I was curious about the brand of pellets the people on this forum use. I am looking to spend no more than $1 a pound.
I was curious about the brand of pellets the people on this forum use. I am looking to spend no more than $1 a pound.
I use Lumber Jack Comp MHC and get it for $10/20lb bag out the door from a household vender locally. I like things as simple as they can be and using only one flavor pellet for ALL my cooks is as simple as it gets. I am NOT a BBQ competitor and I cook to please myself only. I'm a very happy pellet cooking novice.![]()
Bob Hicks, from Morman Mecca
I'm 78 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
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CookinPellets Perfect Mix - $37/40 lb bag off Amazon Prime (no shipping cost). CookinPellets Black Cherry off Amazon Prime for $37.50/40 Lb bag. I've also done 100% Applewood and 100% Oak. Oak in pellet form is getting hard to find - Lumberjack has discontinued theirs although there a few bags left on Amazon.
All these are under $1.00/Lb.
--Sam
MAK 2 Star #3634
Hestan Aspire 36" gasser
Blackstone 22" griddle
I'm using some BBQer's Delight, but mainly Lumber Jack because I can get it locally. Both are great pellets. I have also used some CookingPellets Perfect Mix (which burn even better mixed 50/50 with oak).
Lumber Jack has not discontinued 100% oak as far as I know. It's still listed on their website, and I still get it locally to mix with 50/50 with Apple, Hickory, MHC blend (a.k.a. Competition Blend), etc.
I like getting the 100% Apple, Hickory & MHC Blend to use in my A-Maze-N tube for cold smoking, then mix them 50/50 with oak for use in the hopper. Mixed 50/50 with oak they burn cleaner, with no notable change in flavor.
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MAK 1 Star General #651 - 2014 Model
former owner - MAK 1 Star General #171
22.5" Weber Performer with Stoven Pellet Grill attachment
27 + year old 22.5" Weber Kettle (still works fine)
Modified Horizontal Offset Smoker - used mainly for cold smoking.
[QUOTE=Lumber Jack has not discontinued 100% oak as far as I know. [/QUOTE]
Hmmm. Lumberjack's Amazon page says it is "discontinued by manufacturer". I assumed this was LJ's decision as many of their other pellets do not have that statement on Amazon. I never went to their site as I have Amazon Prime, so no shipping costs and fast delivery make it my "go to" for most things.
--Sam
MAK 2 Star #3634
Hestan Aspire 36" gasser
Blackstone 22" griddle
Now that pellets are available locally we buy what falls in the 50-75 cent a pound range. Lumberjack to BBQ Delight
MAK Grills ,BPS Drum Smoker, Ole Hickory Pits Ace BP, Hasty Bake Legacy KCBS CBJ
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MAK 1 Star General #651 - 2014 Model
former owner - MAK 1 Star General #171
22.5" Weber Performer with Stoven Pellet Grill attachment
27 + year old 22.5" Weber Kettle (still works fine)
Modified Horizontal Offset Smoker - used mainly for cold smoking.
I get whatever is locally available in the .30-.50 cent/lb range
Have always use BBQ Delight. I use oak, hickory, pecan, apple, and cherry. I buy the small packs of 100% flavor wood for my tube smokers.
MAK 2 Star #500
Weber Genesis Gasser
Weber Kettle
I've used: Traeger (hickory, CS/FE (hickory + mesquite), Fast Eddy's Hickory (100%), BBQ Delight (hickory + peach), Lumberjack Hickory (100%) - and after all Lumberjack is my personal fav. Blends sometimes to make it cheaper.
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