What to put in the smoker this weekend?

[Jer]

Best 2 pellet brands are cookingpellets.com and Lumberjack. I've tried them all and these are the 2 i use now. Better flavor, better temps, pellets are a consistent size , and the ash production is less than others.

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The former is what I use the most since I tend to like it the most plus it's not cost prohibitive to buy it a bag at a time which comes shipped free from Amazon Prime. The latter is a good deal if you can find local folks to go in on a massive order to split up the cost of the freight shipping. If I was to consider no other factors other than "what's your favorite pellet to use" it would be CookinPellets for all of the reasons listed above plus I like the flavor profile it imparts on the grub too. I like their Perfect Mix as I'm personally not a fan of smoking w/Mesquite.

[Great-Kazoo]

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The former is what I use the most since I tend to like it the most plus it's not cost prohibitive to buy it a bag at a time which comes shipped free from Amazon Prime. The latter is a good deal if you can find local folks to go in on a massive order to split up the cost of the freight shipping. If I was to consider no other factors other than "what's your favorite pellet to use" it would be CookinPellets for all of the reasons listed above plus I like the flavor profile it imparts on the grub too. I like their Perfect Mix as I'm personally not a fan of smoking w/Mesquite.

I mix my own. Using a 4.5-1 ratio of Hickoy & Apple to mesquite. Just enough to put a slight hint of it without that bitter after taste .

[yankeefan98121]

I mix my own. Using a 4.5-1 ratio of Hickoy & Apple to mesquite. Just enough to put a slight hint of it without that bitter after taste .

We mix our own as well depending on the meat we're smoking. Usually have 3-4 "flavors" on hand any given time

[opie011]

How are you guys storing your pellets?

[yankeefan98121]

I'm running a basic tote system, avg cost was 8-10/tote

We'll mix a batch according to meat in a 5 gal bucket then toss into traeger auger. Once we're done smoking, whatever is left is left and is the start of the next cook....you'll get a bearing on what's needed per hour of smoke on your rig @ "x" ambient outside temp. It's not an exact science but you'll get used to seeing burn rate /hour once you're cooking and using whatever device you're using for "scoop" size to mix.

pork butt or Boston butt (shredded pork) is really easy to cut your teeth with, so are ribs (degree of difficulty is low and margin of error absorbed is higher). We like to use spare ribs vs baby backs since there's more room for error with more amount of meat (Let me know if you don't know the difference) plus my wife enjoys not eating off the bone. Yeah, I know, its ribs......not a battle I chose to fight.

[opie011]

Cool thanks.

[colorider]

Mike at Steady Smoking BBQ has all the lumberjack varieties and is a very nice guy. He owns a bbq catering company and sells the pellets at his house. His prices are also unbeatable as far as "retail" is concerned. Can't beat his price unless you go in on a pallet with others. His number is . 303-523-0155

[Great-Kazoo]

How are you guys storing your pellets?

You could go exotic like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/182361555587

Or hit your local walmart, kings, safeway or bbq joint. Ask if they have any of the 3 or 5 gal containers their cake frosting, pickles or other bulk items came in. They usually sell them for $1-3 each. I get them for $2 per with cover, the 3 gallon hold 20#, 5 gal can hold 30#

[Aloha_Shooter]

How are you guys storing your pellets?

I just put the bags in a huge Rubbermaid tote with cover and stick that under cover near the smoker.

[opie011]

Did a couple chickens tonight....cant believe how moist they were!