Pellet grill users. Gmg, traeger, etc .....

[Gman]

Info from the manufacturer that wants you to buy THEIR product, gotcha.

Yeah, the guys promoting other brands in those discussions had no dog in that fight. Sure.

[colorider]

Should be no soot on the food. The dome and chimney may get soot, but food should not.

[colorider]

What I posted is from a local Traeger dealer. He ONLY sells Traeger pellets. Used to sell others but not any more.

[Buff]

Info from the manufacturer that wants you to buy THEIR product, gotcha.

Yes they do........ Without pulling or a microscope and doing lab work Lumber Jack pellets are equal to Traeger but at less the cost.

[hollohas]

Lumberjack has some pretty in depth chemical analysis of the smoke their woods create on their website. I haven't seen that anywhere else.

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[Ah Pook]

From the research I have done, most main stream pellets use filler wood. Traeger, GMG, Louisiana Grill... Please fill me in on those with 100% woods.

[colorider]

Pook,
The ones I know that are 100% flavor wood and not a blend are as follows. The ones marked 100% whatever from Lumberjack and the cookingpellets.com 100% pure American Hickory. Lumberjack clearly marks their blends as a blend. They have several and they state it on their website and packaging. I have been a pellet user for over 5 years and have tried many brands. The ones I found to have an off taste were the traeger brand. Friends and family agree. They have kind of a burning candle aftertaste to me. For hickory smoking pork, I absolutely love the cookingpellets.com 100% hickory. Makes some amazing ribs. Another thing to look at with pellets is how much ash they leave. Some brands leave a whole bunch of ash in the burn pot. Some leave very little I take that into consideration too when choosing a pellet. Even more so when I am using the unit for more of a bbq and grill than a smoker. I hate cleaning the burn pot out. Louisiana Grill brand competition mix left a ton of ash in the pot for me. Pellets are kind of a person choice though. I don' t know how many of you own a motorcycle and visit cycle forums, but pellet forums are much like a "what oil should I use" on a moto forum. Everyone is different. However, on all the forums for pellet cooking the cookingpellets.com brand and the Lumberjack are the top 2 that people are using with positive results. Heat, flavor, and ash left over. Just from my few years of reading.
For those interested, here is a link to the Don Godke Downdraft that I just installed in my GMG Daniel Boone. The results with my grill have been more uniform temps at grate and dome level left and right, noticeable less pellet consumption, and a big difference in the amount of smoke flavor on the cooked food. Of course do your own google fu and see what others experiences have been.
http://dongodkesdowndraft.com/

[colorider]

Picked up 200# in a variety of flavors from Steady Smoking BBQ in Denver today. Mike is the owner and a super nice guy. $13 a bag. Also, he is a wealth of information about the different flavor profiles of the pellets. I'm going to skip bringing in a pallet at this time knowing that I can get them for this price. Great to have this thread going so we can share our pellet cooking information with each other. Doing 3 racks of ribs with the competition blend tonight. Will report on the results.. Grill on my good friends.

[hollohas]

Pook,
The ones I know that are 100% flavor wood and not a blend are as follows. The ones marked 100% whatever from Lumberjack and the cookingpellets.com 100% pure American Hickory. Lumberjack clearly marks their blends as a blend. They have several and they state it on their website and packaging. I have been a pellet user for over 5 years and have tried many brands. The ones I found to have an off taste were the traeger brand. Friends and family agree. They have kind of a burning candle aftertaste to me. For hickory smoking pork, I absolutely love the cookingpellets.com 100% hickory. Makes some amazing ribs. Another thing to look at with pellets is how much ash they leave. Some brands leave a whole bunch of ash in the burn pot. Some leave very little I take that into consideration too when choosing a pellet. Even more so when I am using the unit for more of a bbq and grill than a smoker. I hate cleaning the burn pot out. Louisiana Grill brand competition mix left a ton of ash in the pot for me. Pellets are kind of a person choice though. I don' t know how many of you own a motorcycle and visit cycle forums, but pellet forums are much like a "what oil should I use" on a moto forum. Everyone is different. However, on all the forums for pellet cooking the cookingpellets.com brand and the Lumberjack are the top 2 that people are using with positive results. Heat, flavor, and ash left over. Just from my few years of reading.
For those interested, here is a link to the Don Godke Downdraft that I just installed in my GMG Daniel Boone. The results with my grill have been more uniform temps at grate and dome level left and right, noticeable less pellet consumption, and a big difference in the amount of smoke flavor on the cooked food. Of course do your own google fu and see what others experiences have been.
http://dongodkesdowndraft.com/

Do you have the old style downdraft or the new style with the vent?

[colorider]

New with the vent. I'm doing my 1st long cook with it right now. 3racks of baby backs w 100% hickory. Will give a report when I eat them tomorrow. Already I have noticed the GMG is dumping pellets a lot less than without the downdraft and holding a steady temp. Mill report later if the smoke flavor is heavier using the downdraft. Before I was using an amazin tube for more smoke flavor. Not using it on this slow cook. I have the vent closed for this cook as per the instructions and everyone's comments about using it.