Pellets vs Chips?

[Skiddy]

I picked up an AMNPS and grabbed a bag of Traeger apple wood pellets. I used the apple chips for half the smoke then switched to pellets and the smoke was very different. I noticed the pellets produced more smoke but the chips smelled much sweeter?

 

[normanaj]

What kind of smoker?An electric like the Masterbuilt or something else?Knowing what smoker you're using will help considerably in answering you're questions.

I would also highly recommend using pellet dust instead of whole pellets,you'll get much cleaner smoke.And the Traeger pellets aren't the best you could be using.

 

[smokerjim]

i will agree, in my opinion pellets work fine but chips give a cleaner smoke. never tried chips in the amnps. or did you use the chips in your smokers tray.

 

[Chasdev]

Chips all the way.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Chips all the way.

I been mixing pellets with chips thinking the pellets are needed to keep it burning good. Does using all chips burn OK and about how long?

 

[zwiller]

I would also highly recommend using pellet dust instead of whole pellets,you'll get much cleaner smoke.And the Traeger pellets aren't the best you could be using.

+1. Mailbox mod can also help. No way I am loading chips every half hour.

 

[Skiddy]

What kind of smoker?An electric like the Masterbuilt or something else?Knowing what smoker you're using will help considerably in answering you're questions.

I would also highly recommend using pellet dust instead of whole pellets,you'll get much cleaner smoke.And the Traeger pellets aren't the best you could be using.

yep its a MES40 and I was just using the tray I didnt have a torch handy to light the pellet tray.

 

[JWFokker]

Chips produce much more fragrant smoke than pellets. Only downside is that the tube is done in 1 to 1.5hrs and the pellets will burn for 4 hours.