Pit Boss Charcoal Pellets

[eddiememphis]

Just saw a guy on youtube talking about these. Has anyone tried them? I may pick up a bag tomorrow at Wal-Mart. $8.88 for 20 pounds.

 

[dward51]

I know the Lumberjack brand version has good reviews, I have seen a couple of videos on the PitBoss brand and they say the flavor is like charcoal thin blue smoke. I'm thinking of picking up some of the $9 bags at Wally World to try as the Lumberjacks are $15 near me. I have about a 1/3 of a pallet of LJ competition blend and some friutwood blend, but have not tried any brand of the charcoal flavor yet.

 

[siege]

My son brought me a bag for his birthday bbq next Sunday. I'll write it up after I try them. There were 2 reviews on Walmart's web site, one positive and one negative.

 

[martin1950]

I bought a bag last week and waited for my new heat sensor to show-up. Loaded the hopper and the PB for an hour on high to clear the auger and threw some store bought sausages on at 225 for 45 minutes, IT 160*. Tasted like they came off a charcoal grill. Just a different way to achieve a taste you want.

 

[sweetride95]

I ran a few bags of LJ char-hickory pellets. More me personally, they left a little something weird in the taste. Hard to explain, smoke had a spiced note in smell which obviously left something in the food I didn't care for.
I didn't notice any noticeable difference consumption.
Your mileage may vary.
I'd recommend a couple bags of it before you start stacking pallets of the stuff.

 

[smokerjim]

I use them all the time, can't beat the price, i've tried the lumberjack pellets and don't see much difference except the price (my opinion)

 

[mike243]

I wonder if they are rebranded LJ ? will look for a bag to try as the LJ does great mixed in with hickory