Mildest Smoke Pellets

[shastaron]

My wife is not the biggest fan of the smoke flavor. Hoping for a pellet flavor recommendation to switch to when giving her a break. This is on a Traeger Elite Junior 20. Thank you for your help.

 

[Dr. Dobbins]

Smoke on a pellet is controlled by temp when a recipe calls for 225 go 250 or 275. Your food will cook a bit faster but there will be a lot less smoke from your pellet grill. However the smoke is much cleaner on a pellet grill. Has your wife complained about things you cooked on your grill?

 

[Norwester55]

Alder pellets would most likely be the mildest available. Its great on fish and poultry but I haven't tried it with pork or beef though if you want mild I don't see why not.

 

[forktender]

Apple is very mild and would be your best bet like said above smoke everything at 275* with apple pellets. If she complains about too much smoke then, you're screwed.

 

[mike243]

cherry seems very mild to me, I need to pu some more apple I is out lol

 

[forktender]

Heck, Mesquite pellets and too mild for my liking in a pellet pooper.
I have never once even though about saying this meat is too smokey on anything cooked on a pellet pooper.
Pellet grills just don't get strong smoke taste.

 

[bregent]

Go with alder - it's readily available and inexpensive. Apple is mild too, but 100% apple is very expensive.

 

[jmtyndall]

Are you on the east coast or west? If on the west coast, Traeger pellets are 70% Alder and so are very mild flavored. If you buy the Alder labeled bags they're 100% Alder wood, and if you cant find those then the Apple bags should also be quite mild.

If you're on the east coast, the pellets are 70% Oak, which is a bit more flavorful than Alder but still very mild. If you cook at 275 or higher with any of the Traeger pellets then your food will taste like it came out of an oven, not a smoker

 

[Fueling Around]

Maple is a very mild pellet. Oak is also pretty mild.

My wife is not a fan of a lot of smoke, either.
She hasn't complained about anything off the pooper and I use a pellet tube to generate thin blue smoke.

 

[sandyut]

I thought cookingpellets perfect mix was quite mild...so much so I changed to a different brand

 

[shastaron]

Thank you for all the great feedback. I am on the West Coast. I think I am going to try apple at a higher temp. I will see how she reacts to that. I think she will like the sweeter flavor.

 

[Winterrider]

Pecan or apple

 

[forktender]

Go with alder - it's readily available and inexpensive. Apple is mild too, but 100% apple is very expensive.

$9.00 for 20lbs of Lumberjack apple pellets is too much? Actually they don't cost a penny more than any of the other variety that they offer. Alder on pork is like putting cheese on seafood, it just doesn't belong there.

 

[forktender]

Thank you for all the great feedback. I am on the West Coast. I think I am going to try apple at a higher temp. I will see how she reacts to that. I think she will like the sweeter flavor.

Where bouts do you live?
I also live in the Republic of Kaliforina on the banks of the CA delta If you have a Dick's near you or anywhere else that will price match Lumberjack pellets look them up on Rural King's website they are $9 for 20lbs. Pellets are the only reason I will ever buy anything from Dick's since they alienated themselves from law abiding gun owners. (Last I checked are money spends the same).

Or if you live near Dixon CA you can go to Pacific Flyway Supplies and pick up a few samples at a decent price, they won't price match, but they have a much better selection of Lumberjack pellets than hardware stores around here.

Best of luck.
Dan

 

[bregent]

$9.00 for 20lbs of Lumberjack apple pellets is too much?

100% apple? That's not a bad price for 100% apple. Around here in California we don't have local suppliers and have to order for delivery. Apple blend is the same price as the other varieties, but 100% apple is quite a bit more.

 

[Winterrider]

Lumberjack pellets look them up on Rural King's website they are $9 for 20lb

Good price, but I don't think those are 100% apple. It is a blend and the Apple that "is" in there is 100% apple but has other fillers is the way it was explained to me. Our Home Of Economy used to carry both. One labeled Apple Blend and Other 100% Apple. I had bought 1 bag and it was a couple bucks more than anything else.

 

[forktender]

To be 100% honest I don't have a clue all I know is I get the best results from the L.J. pellets, so I stick with them.
Dan

 

[mike243]

I can only get the apple blend of LJ at rural king, they make 100% but I haven't ran into it on my travels ,