Wood Pellets for Grill

[Bomber1]

My son is getting me a Pit Boss pellet grill/smoker for Father’s Day.

A while back there was a thread about these smokers and several people recommended brands/types of pellets.

Does anybody recommend a brand of pellet that works well and is unlikely to clog the feeding auger?

Thanks.

[SRV1990]

My son is getting me a Pit Boss pellet grill/smoker for Father’s Day.

A while back there was a thread about these smokers and several people recommended brands/types of pellets.

Does anybody recommend a brand of pellet that works well and is unlikely to clog the feeding auger?

Thanks.

I have a Pit Boss and have used a couple different brands with no issues. The first bag was the Pit Boss brand. The 2nd bag I got at Ace Hardware and was called Smokey Woods. No issues with either one. I think any reputable brand would yield good results.

[Bomber1]

My son is getting me a Pit Boss pellet grill/smoker for Father’s Day.

A while back there was a thread about these smokers and several people recommended brands/types of pellets.

Does anybody recommend a brand of pellet that works well and is unlikely to clog the feeding auger?

Thanks.

I have a Pit Boss and have used a couple different brands with no issues. The first bag was the Pit Boss brand. The 2nd bag I got at Ace Hardware and was called Smokey Woods. No issues with either one. I think any reputable brand would yield good results.

Thanks for the response!

[Wentzville]

I too got a Pit Boss last week (1100 series) and I picked up a bag of the Bear Mountain pellets at Lowes. Had no problems with them. My first cook on it was chicken wings where I smoked them for about 60 minutes and the last 15 minutes I finished them by opening the fire plate to get them crispy. They may have been some of the best wings I've ever had. Second day I smoked some ribs on it and they too turned out great.

[Wentzville]

One other note. I saw where you can do a biscuit test to see where the hottest part of the smoker is by cooking some biscuits on it and seeing which ones get brown first. I didn't do that but I could definitely tell that the right side by the smoke vent was the hottest part. Would be interested to see if others with Pitt Boss see the same.

[Bomber1]

I too got a Pit Boss last week (1100 series) and I picked up a bag of the Bear Mountain pellets at Lowes. Had no problems with them. My first cook on it was chicken wings where I smoked them for about 60 minutes and the last 15 minutes I finished them by opening the fire plate to get them crispy. They may have been some of the best wings I've ever had. Second day I smoked some ribs on it and they too turned out great.

Thank you; just bought Bear Mountain pellets.

When you did your wings what temp for the first 60 minutes?