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  1. yahoot

    Am I missing something

    Just a suggestion - watch for someone doing a group order for Lumberjack pellets in your area. 20 pound bags cost about $5 each, plus whatever freight is (about $2.50/bag to California). Most group buys will let you buy one bag or a hundred at the same price. I know one group that splits bags...
  2. yahoot

    Going from electric to pellet smoker help

    Two things to keep in mind - 1. heat and smoke are inversely related in a pellet smoker. the higher the temp. the less smoke you get. 2. Once you wrap in foil, the smoke isn't getting to the meat anymore. So, we smoke at a very low temp on the pellet rig (180 or 190 or "smoke", depending on...
  3. yahoot

    New Pit Boss

    This is a new model. Saw the prototype last spring at a trade show. I really like the design better - no reason for a smoker to look like a barrel. On the one we saw, each level was big enough for a full rack of ribs, and you can slide the racks in (like a masterbuilt). We ate things prepared...
  4. yahoot

    Flavored pellets?

    We tried several spice flavors from amazen and from lumberjack. Pellets smelled good, no discernible flavor in the meat.
  5. yahoot

    Pellet smoker VS Bradley smoker?

    Bradley pucks are just too expensive. Not enough competition to get the price down. We have a variety of smokers. I really like the little Louisiana smoker I keep at the house (pellet burner from danson). The burn design is like Yoder - No auger fires, great control. We had an old MES that...
  6. yahoot

    Group buy - Lumberjack Pellets in SF Bay area

    We are putting together a group buy. Pickup in San Jose. PM me if you are interested.
  7. yahoot

    Help me with buying new smoker

    We have a big collection of smokers, including an MES and several pellet smokers. Can't beat pellets for convenience, but the MES can be quite good if you mod it a bit. An MES from the factory doesn't really have a good mechanism to make smoke. Their pitiful little burn tray just doesn't...
  8. yahoot

    Pellet Review

    We have used / sampled lots of brands over the years and haven't found too many that are really terrible - but I find that we get better quality/consistency from pellets branded by the pellet manufacturer rather than by a smoker company. Many (most?) pellets (incl. traegers, louisiana, pit...
  9. yahoot

    Soon to be pellethead in GA

    Let me start by saying I have seen pitboss smokers at trade shows but I have never used one. However, they are made by Dansons. Pitboss is their budge/china made line. They also make Louisiana smoker (a  higher end line) and some others. We have used a lot of different models of those. I also...
  10. yahoot

    Camp chef

    Our group is mostly in San Jose/Sunnyvale/Fremont. If you ever get down this way, PM me and I will give you some samples to try in your tube (I buy many hundreds of pounds at a time - you need a few cups). We order a couple of times a year. We just received a couple of tons last Friday...
  11. yahoot

    Camp chef

    Hey Redrocker - if you ever decide to come over to the dark side and get a pellet smoker, we do group buys of pellets directly from the factory (Bay Area).
  12. yahoot

    GMG vs Traeger

    Hey Aaronsnow - around the DC area, you might want to look for someone who sells Omalley pellets. They make really good pellet and they have factories in Virginia and Maryland, so I would think they would be pretty inexpensive there. We sampled their 100% hickory and 100% apple pellets a couple...
  13. yahoot

    GMG vs Traeger

    Personally, I wouldn't take another traeger. too many issues, too little knowledgeable support. They seem much more focused on pushing low end units through big box stores than on making good products and servicing them well. I notice a lot of "former" traeger dealers around. that says something...
  14. yahoot

    Pellet smoke not as strong as natural wood

    As was said above,pellet smokers rely on pellets for both smoke and heat, and those two things are inversely related. The hotter you run, the less smoke you get. One key to pellet smokers is to smoke low and slow. I often smoke brisket, butts, etc. at 175 degrees for many hours before increasing...
  15. yahoot

    Camp chef

     I have been using other camp chef products for years. I don't own one personally, but I have a little experience with camp chef pellet smokers. If I were looking for another smoker, I would certainly put them high on my list - real price/performer. I have been watching them for about 5 years...
  16. yahoot

    Pellet smoker or not?

    Louisiana smokers (danson) can do both high temps and direct grilling (searing), if you want to. Much cheaper than yoder (I love the yoder, but it is pricey), IMHO, Louisiana is much better than traeger (similar price point, superior product). I have used both and worked with the factory reps...
  17. yahoot

    Louisiana Grill C5450 temp drop

    I have one of those smokers. That Louisiana doesn't have an independent feed control, so you can only set temp, Iunless yours is an older analog model - then you just set a dial). However, louisiana's also don't relight automatically if the fire goes out. They just go out and throw an error...
  18. yahoot

    Pellet Smoke Output at Altitude

    I have used pellet eaters up to 8500 ft. No issues at all with the smoker (regular altitude problems with cooking temps). Smoking low and slow is the beauty of pellets and I have never had a problem running at 170. All the pellet smokers I have used have a fan that pushes air through the burn...
  19. yahoot

    Hello Guys First question.

    I live in central California and never empty my pellet eaters either. Clearly not Florida, but even in the rainy season I don't have problems.  One thing I love about pellets is the ability to smoke very low (I usually smoke about 170 degrees). Meat doesn't dry out, great flavor. We usually...
  20. yahoot

    What type of pellet in electric smoker?

    I gave up on the tray in my masterbuilt electric. Too many times it flames up, it never produces enough smoke. I started using a smoke tube ( made by A-MAZE-N ) and later a smoke maze (from the same guys). Fill it with pellets (any cooking pellet will work - the pit boss pellets will work...
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