What pellets

[tallbm]

... I just finished up a bag of hickory cookinpellets, and am going to try the pitboss brand. I got the competition blend. I hope these do well since you can get them at Walmart, and they are half the price of all the others. I have heard good things about them but until next weekend, I will not have any input on them. Just stay away from the brands with "flavored" wood.

I like the Pit Boss Competition Blend (PBCB) but just know that it is a bit light on the flavor. If you can double up or go heavier on the smoke for any smokes that are less than 6 hours then you should be ok. I use the AMNPS with my MES smoker and I always burn two rows at the same time when I use the PBCB. Best of luck! :)

 

[sportsbeerfood]

I didn't hate my chargriller. It still helped me produce some of the best food I have ever made up until I got my RecTec. I also have a Louisiana Grill at hand too. ( My brother in law lives next door and just got it). The PID on the rectec, and the extreme smoke button really puts the icing on the cake for smoke production out of a pellet smoker. Add in a tube of your favorite pellets and I don't see how anyone would need more smoke. Just look at the smoke on this butt I did last week. Nice and pink with a great bark on it as well! View attachment 342046

How much does the extreme smoke button work and how does the grill function different to get that "extreme smoke" feature to work?

 

[zerowin]

I use Lumber Jack pellets myself. I have read good things about BBQ Delight pellets but have not tried them yet

B&B Pellets are allegedly BBQr's Delight rebranded. I love the hickory, as it's the only one available near me, and they are very reasonably priced at walmart. The hickory pellets on ground beef is almost too strong of a smoke flavor for me. The down side is they are only stocked seasonally and you can't order them shipped to store afaik. I'd really like to try the apple as well.

I have used several brands in two different grill/smokers. First I used a chargriller grill/smoker. No matter what pellet was used, it always was lackluster on smoke production, however, the best was cookinpellets 100% hickory. With that said, after I bought my RecTec, I had no problem with smoke production. Using the same cookinpellets, I got a totally different smoke profile. I just finished up a bag of hickory cookinpellets, and am going to try the pitboss brand. I got the competition blend. I hope these do well since you can get them at Walmart, and they are half the price of all the others. I have heard good things about them but until next weekend, I will not have any input on them. Just stay away from the brands with "flavored" wood.

I use the pit boss comp blend as foil fuel when I have meat wrapped because it is so inexpensive and heats fairly evenly. I can't say always, as my wife really likes the flavor, it's just a bit too much maple taste for me, but lots of folks prefer that.

 

[Rfd]

How much does the extreme smoke button work and how does the grill function different to get that "extreme smoke" feature to work?

I believe it has a fan that cycles on/off to produce more smoke

 

[hagewood91]

How much does the extreme smoke button work and how does the grill function different to get that "extreme smoke" feature to work?

I believe it has a fan that cycles on/off to produce more smoke

It indeed, does cut the fan off and on to produce more smoke. It is quite a bit of difference and doesn't make the temps swing more than 2-5 degrees. I am in Middle Tennessee so the cold here isn't bad, it is smoking weather right now for sure, but I am sure in a really cold environment that this feature would be hindered, because of trying to keep the temps up.

 

[okie52]

B&B Pellets are allegedly BBQr's Delight rebranded. I love the hickory, as it's the only one available near me, and they are very reasonably priced at walmart. The hickory pellets on ground beef is almost too strong of a smoke flavor for me. The down side is they are only stocked seasonally and you can't order them shipped to store afaik. I'd really like to try the apple as well.



I use the pit boss comp blend as foil fuel when I have meat wrapped because it is so inexpensive and heats fairly evenly. I can't say always, as my wife really likes the flavor, it's just a bit too much maple taste for me, but lots of folks prefer that.

I've been using B& B for a few years now and yes they are the rebrand of BBQ delight. They are well stocked at Academy stores in central OK and runs about $14 for a 20lb bag. Used to be $12 but still a good deal compared to other pellets I've purchased.

 

[philh]

If you live in Texas HEB now carries B&B Pellets. All flavors for 11.95 for a 20# bag. That's where I get mine.

 

[zerowin]

I was wrong about them being seasonal. I just cleaned out two local walmarts from recent deliveries so I'm good for the winter now. 11.52 per 20lb bag.

 

[troutman]

My only issue with B&B is if you notice on the bag it says “flavored”. Not sure what that means but it’s like buying a drink with artificial flavoring added. I don’t want to burn the “likeness” of apple, I want to burn apple wood.

 

[bregent]

My only issue with B&B is if you notice on the bag it says “flavored”. Not sure what that means but it’s like buying a drink with artificial flavoring added. I don’t want to burn the “likeness” of apple, I want to burn apple wood.

The BBQ delight pellet grill fuel is a blend of oak and the flavor wood listed on the bag. They do make 100% flavor wood pellets, but those are only sold in 1lb bags.

 

[troutman]

I've read where the term "flavored" really refers to blending say an apple wood with some other "flavor" of wood like oak or hickory. It may be a misleading term, not necessarily artificial flavoring. Having said that, I'm still skeptical. I'm envisioning them spraying apple juice on the pellets. :)

 

[philh]

I use B&B Oak pellets so they are all the same wood. The Oak base and the Oak flavored wood. 100% Oak. lol

 

[tallbm]

I use B&B Oak pellets so they are all the same wood. The Oak base and the Oak flavored wood. 100% Oak. lol

I did the same thing with Camp Chef and their Alder flavor. I believe their base wood is Alder so Alder flavor = 100% Alder lol

 

[ross77]

Rec Tec owner here. I've generally been using Lumberjack 100% hickory and I like the smoke flavor. It's a 'cleaner' smoke than what I got from my Masterbuilt electric. The Masterbuilt put out more smoke flavor but I felt it was too much, like an ask tray.
I used the Lumberjack Pecan/Oak pellet blend with a full brisket and I was very happy with the smoke flavor.

 

[jdudeck]

It indeed, does cut the fan off and on to produce more smoke. It is quite a bit of difference and doesn't make the temps swing more than 2-5 degrees. I am in Middle Tennessee so the cold here isn't bad, it is smoking weather right now for sure, but I am sure in a really cold environment that this feature would be hindered, because of trying to keep the temps up.

I "inherited" a RecTec 680 that is older, and doesn't have the "Extreme Smoke" feature. I asked RecTec about it and they said I would need to replace the controller ($100+). I am an electronics engineer, so I figure I can hack my grill to cycle the fan. My question is, when in "Extreme Smoke" mode, how long does the fan stay on and stay off as it is cycling?