The ad mentions using a compressed sawdust pellets. My concern is the availability. Could you use wood chips or is there a major difference?
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Plenty available.
No.
No.
As Tom said, pellets are readily available. Springfield, MO has a pellet plant and BBQ Delight is in Arkansas. You're close to both.
Rod
Rod
We've been really happy doing business with BBQrs delight. We use the pecan wood pellets the most I think. The service has been excellent, the people are nice to talk to, and they will help you in any way possible for them.
Don't try to run wood through your FEC.
Peggy
Don't try to run wood through your FEC.
Peggy
But, Peggy, pellets are wood! Pellets are compressed wood. I've seen a "pellet" smoker that the owner was quite proud that he could use straight sawdust. But...ash produced was considerable and the efficiency would not be good. Meaning you'd use a lot of sawdust or wood bits (smaller than chips) to get good results. In SW MO, finding food grade wood pellet fuel should be no problem. There's a couple of retailers in that area that carry BBQr's Delight's Heat ReSource BBQ pellets and like Rodney said, there's a plant in Springfield.
Hi, I'm considering buying a fast eddy as a production smoker for my restauraunt in Korea.
Although, wood pellets are plenty in the States, they arent in Korea and too risky/expensive to rely on shipping a product from overseas.
I would like to use domestic applewood in Korea as I have connections with an apple orchard.
Has anyone tried using wood chips in their Fast eddy? I wonder if it will clog/break the auger or any part of the feeding system.
thanks very much.
Although, wood pellets are plenty in the States, they arent in Korea and too risky/expensive to rely on shipping a product from overseas.
I would like to use domestic applewood in Korea as I have connections with an apple orchard.
Has anyone tried using wood chips in their Fast eddy? I wonder if it will clog/break the auger or any part of the feeding system.
thanks very much.
Welcome Linus,
You might want to email CS and check with them. I don't know of anyone using wood chips/sawdust regularly in a successful manner.
They can probably help you find a solution.
You might want to email CS and check with them. I don't know of anyone using wood chips/sawdust regularly in a successful manner.
They can probably help you find a solution.
Welcome to the fold Linus.
I don't believe wood chips would work with the FEC100 for the reasons you identified. It can't hurt to check with Cookshack as Smokin suggests.
You may wish to consider the SM160 as an alternative. It will use chips or chunks, the former probably more efficiently. Both the capacity and price are very similar.
I have used both smokers in a restaurant environment and can recommend either one.
Good luck.
I don't believe wood chips would work with the FEC100 for the reasons you identified. It can't hurt to check with Cookshack as Smokin suggests.
You may wish to consider the SM160 as an alternative. It will use chips or chunks, the former probably more efficiently. Both the capacity and price are very similar.
I have used both smokers in a restaurant environment and can recommend either one.
Good luck.