WalMart has them online pretty reasonably prices.
This has probably been covered a thousand times, but what substitute pellets are being used, and working, on the Camp Chef pellet grills?
The almost $20 a bag for their pellets, depending on where you find them, isn't hacking it.
What are you guys using in these grills?
Thanks,
Mark
Thanks PerazziMx14
Mark,
Are you opposed only with the price of the pellets or are you displeased with the Camp Chef Pellet's performance as well?
John
Walmarts around North Texas also carry Pit Boss Competition Blend (PBCB) as well. I would suggest that one as the base pellet is Maple and then 20-25% of each Hickory and Cherry are reported to be used in it. I much prefer Maple to Alder or Oak being a base pellet on pellet blends.
If you want good flavor you can burn the BPCB in your pellet cooker and also use it in a tube smoke generator and I believe you would get excellent flavor from it. I say this because I burn 2 rows of it in my AMNPS to get excellent flavor on short cooks like chicken smokes.
Best of luck!
Yes, I have a AMNPS, which will be used next time. Do you have any problems keeping it lit in your smoker?
For the record my pellets are bulk stored in a plastic kitty litter buck with a snap lid that seals good enough to keep out beer cans and tennis balls but not humidity.
I do not have any problems but I use a Mailbox Mod and do the following:
Once you learn the quirks of your AMNPS you will be set. It is very much like learning the quirks of your smoker :)
- I use a propane torch to light the pellets with the torch tip stuck INTO the hole of the AMNPS tray and I light for 55 seconds
- My mailbox mod has legs and stands up off the ground and allows air into the bottom of the AMNPS, so my airflow is really good
- I microwave my pellets 1 minute, mix and let them rest for 2 min, and then microwave for 1 minute again. This was a HUGE help for keeping them lit for me!
- I make sure and firmly pack pellets to the top of the row but not over the row of my AMNPS
This has probably been covered a thousand times, but what substitute pellets are being used, and working, on the Camp Chef pellet grills?
The almost $20 a bag for their pellets, depending on where you find them, isn't hacking it.
What are you guys using in these grills?
Thanks,
Mark
In a pellet grill? I've never had good luck keeping an AMNPS lit in a pellet grill. Tubes work ok,
For the record my pellets are bulk stored in a plastic kitty litter buck with a snap lid that seals good enough to keep out beer cans and tennis balls but not humidity.