I did my first cheese smoke with an Eazy-Q 2 weeks ago. It was first time using pellets. I got a 5# bag of Smokehouse Products hickory pellets fairly reasonable ($6) but was amazed they wanted nearly $20 of apple or cherry (5#). I then found a 40# bag of CookinPellets perfect mix for $36!!! The price was outstanding, especially compared to above. What was even better was that the smoke was awesome (smell and taste) - a mix of hickory, cherry, apple, maple. hands doen best smoke flavor I've had.