Pellet Flavor?

I would give th oak pellets a try. I have found it gives good flavor and is not over powering.

RandyE

I stayed in San Juan for a little while once and ate some fine Latin style cooking, but no Que. From what I remember I would NOT use Hickory. Oak or apple would be closer to what you may like, try a bag of each and see what you think.

I would suggest you get a couple of varieties as you need to match not only the flavor but the brand of pellets (some are better than others).

Don't not use any traeger pellets. Unfortunately, you're from the NW (spent some time at the Naval Station on Whidbey Island) so you'll find them easier, but I don't recommend them.

You'll find that flavors like Apple are so light, you might not perceive any smoke taste at all.

I'm with Randy on the oak, it's a good "base" flavor.

You also might find that the different flavors can give you a different taste.

The 500 will have a stronger smoke taste than a 100, so a little experimentation is in order.

Thanks for the suggestions....which brand of oak pellets do like best?

You'll also find that your FEC burns so cleanly that the wood flavors will be greatly understated.

I agree with try several different products.

The oak base,along with your 20% flavor wood is always a good start.

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I ran out of pellets and did not order any due to the Hurricane coming. i went to a local store today and the only brand they had was traeger I picked up enough till Tuesday. Did i screw up?

David

I usually drive 40 miles to get my pellets, but didn't feel like driving out there recently. My local store only carries Traeger pellets, so I've now used 2 20lb. bags of Traeger Hickory and I haven't noticed a difference.

At one time,I believe,the Traegar pellets west of the big river used alder as the base and east of the muddy used oak.These were decided by availiblity of the base woods in the area.

If they work for you,that is what is important.