Best Pellets
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rsp,
I suggest you do some homework. Both BBQ'RS Delight and Bear Mountain use flavor wood, NOT oils. The difference is in the filler wood with BBQers Delight using 70% Oak and Bear Mountain using 75% Alder.
Something to think about as far as cost to finished product is concerned.
I suggest you do some homework. Both BBQ'RS Delight and Bear Mountain use flavor wood, NOT oils. The difference is in the filler wood with BBQers Delight using 70% Oak and Bear Mountain using 75% Alder.
Something to think about as far as cost to finished product is concerned.
This is why I am asking. I think you have it backwards though. I may be wrong. If the bag says Hickory it is 70% hickory and 30% oak. The Pellets I use now are 100% what ever the bag says it is.
Big Poppa
Administrator
lets not talk down to people...remember this is the nice forum...
One of the issues with 100% of one flavor wood is usually an ash issue....awile back everybody got pumped up for a 100% hickory pellet that a famous pellet guy was hawking....DOnt hear much about those anymore
The general rule of thumb is that if the pellet is made west of the rockies is will be alder based....east of the rockies oak based....the base wood give you the btus and the base for the flavor wood and reduced ash buildup
One of the issues with 100% of one flavor wood is usually an ash issue....awile back everybody got pumped up for a 100% hickory pellet that a famous pellet guy was hawking....DOnt hear much about those anymore
The general rule of thumb is that if the pellet is made west of the rockies is will be alder based....east of the rockies oak based....the base wood give you the btus and the base for the flavor wood and reduced ash buildup
scooter
Moderator
Lots of pellet questions! Lets take them one by one.
The answer to this will be subjective and is really dependent on how many different pellets someone has tried. My favorite is BBQrs Delight but a very close 2nd is Bear Mountain mostly because it's available locally from stores and it costs about .49/lb
that would be dependent on how many lbs your order is. The more you buy, the less shipping cost will be per lb.
No, Traeger used flavored oils to make their garlic flavored pellets and their onion flavored pellets. BBQrs Delight doesn't use flavored oils in their pellets to the best of my knowledge.
Like BP said, pellet makers blend pellets for BTU and ash reduction. They are 100% hardwood mix of flavorwood (hickory, apple, cherry etc) and filler wood (alder and oak are the only two I know of used as filler). Some pellet makers make 100% flavor wood pellets. When you see on the bag it's hickory and it's 100% hardwood, don't assume it's 100% hickory unless it says "100% hickory". So to answer your question of why I like them is mostly because I can buy them at a local store for .49/lb!!
No, if it's a mix, the highest percentage will almost always be the filler (alder or oak). Like I mentioned above, if it doesn't say "100% hickory" then you can assume it's a blend of some kind. Most pellet makers keep their mix percentage proprietary while others, like BBQrs Delight, give their mix percentage up front.
Thom Emery
New member
Lots of good pellets out there
I use BBQers Delight Hickory or Cherry
I use BBQers Delight Hickory or Cherry
I'm in Canada too but still order BBQers Delight from BPS.
Big Poppa
Administrator
first off Big Poppa Smokers does not charge shipping....
Secondly the flavor oil is not limited to Garlic and Onion...it is the whole range.... Traeger denies it BUT....they have a patent for using wood flavored oil to create pellets for cooking....Also I have had a few people tell me that they have seen them being made and that it is an oil instead of sawdust. One person that worked for them said he visited a factory and watched the m make mesquite from goop. I believe this person and others...I also dont know why you would have a patent for something and then deny it. What I find interesting is to read the description of the pellet on the Traeger bag....It doesnt say that the flavor part is made from wood.
There are a bunch of pellet manufacturers out there...I have shopped many of them...most in Oregon. I shop them not because I am dissatisfied with BBQers delight....but Im always looking at whats out there and if I could find a GREAT alternative to offer you guys at less money, I would.
The biggest cost component in pellets is freight....I get them shipped to California and then have to ship them again....double freight for something very heavy. What we have done that has worked out is to have candy ship east of the rockies and bps ships west....
Secondly the flavor oil is not limited to Garlic and Onion...it is the whole range.... Traeger denies it BUT....they have a patent for using wood flavored oil to create pellets for cooking....Also I have had a few people tell me that they have seen them being made and that it is an oil instead of sawdust. One person that worked for them said he visited a factory and watched the m make mesquite from goop. I believe this person and others...I also dont know why you would have a patent for something and then deny it. What I find interesting is to read the description of the pellet on the Traeger bag....It doesnt say that the flavor part is made from wood.
There are a bunch of pellet manufacturers out there...I have shopped many of them...most in Oregon. I shop them not because I am dissatisfied with BBQers delight....but Im always looking at whats out there and if I could find a GREAT alternative to offer you guys at less money, I would.
The biggest cost component in pellets is freight....I get them shipped to California and then have to ship them again....double freight for something very heavy. What we have done that has worked out is to have candy ship east of the rockies and bps ships west....
What flavor of Pellets would you want? Will he mix them up. I would go in with you if you want to split it.
Gregoryalln
New member
I've been down to Traeger several times and they do use some sort of liquid in their pellets. I still use Traeg pellets sometime, but mainly I use bear mountain. Since most pellet places are right in my back yard I have never tried bbqers delight, but I might just break down and order a bag once I get my mak dialed in
CarterQ
Moderator
Scooter summed it up beautifully! I have found the BBQers delight pellet gives me the most consistent performance bag after bag of all the pellets I have tried and that free shipping from BP is tough to beat in my neck of the woods. The best thing to do is try out different ones for yourself and see what works best for you.
Also just reminder of the rules of the road for everyone-
This is a commercial forum brought to you free of charge by Big Poppa Smokers. Feel free to discuss everything about any pellet related product, just not where to buy it.
Also just reminder of the rules of the road for everyone-
This is a commercial forum brought to you free of charge by Big Poppa Smokers. Feel free to discuss everything about any pellet related product, just not where to buy it.
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