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Pellets

FM Former Member
I will be picking up my FEC-100 next weekend and I need to order some pellets.

Right now I am looking at cookinpellets.com and BBQers Delight.

Can you guys offer and feedback on the two? Or would you suggestion another brand for certain reasons?

Also, I am in Indianapolis, Indiana, does anyone know of a local retailer, or is buying in bulk the best way?
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N nordyMember
Where are you picking up your FEC?

If you are picking up in Ponca City at Cookshack, have them load you up with some FE/Cookshack pellets, they are great... come in Oak, Hickory, Mesquite, and Fruit.

I've also used BBQ delight with good results. Bought mine on amazon.com and somehow ended up with free shipping... Shipping is the kicker on pellets...

Nordy
FM Former Member
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Originally posted by Nordy:
Where are you picking up your FEC?

If you are picking up in Ponca City at Cookshack, have them load you up with some FE/Cookshack pellets, they are great... come in Oak, Hickory, Mesquite, and Fruit.

I've also used BBQ delight with good results. Bought mine on amazon.com and somehow ended up with free shipping... Shipping is the kicker on pellets...

Nordy


I am purchasing the FEC-100 used
C chaplainbillMember
Bulk is the way to go on pellets if you have adequate storage.

I would call both cookshack and BBQ Delight and price bulk orders. BBQ delight seems to have a little more variety, but both are great pellets. I ended up getting a half ton delivered from BBQ-D for about 43 cents a pound, including shipping. It would have been less, but I ordered some of the fruitwoods, which was 10 cents more a pound and some 100 percent hickory, which was more a pound too. It would have been less (per pound) also if I would have ordered a whole ton. I shaved about 80 dollars off of shipping by going to the local FEDEX freight warehouse (about 20 miles away) and picking up the order in my truck.

Most pellet manufactures (including BBQ delight and Cookshack) blend their pellets with an oak base. Never think this is 'watering down' the product; rather, it provides a consistency for heat and low ash output.

I ordered several bags of their 'pellet fuel' which is a blend: Mesquite (which I've yet to try), apple (same, haven't used it yet), cherry, sugar maple, and hickory. They happened to have a bunch of 100 percent hickory and I bought about 160 pound of it, as I smoke a lot of bacon and sausage and wanted to get a heavy hit of flavor in these products. But honestly, I don't see a lot of difference in the 100 percent hickory and the hickory blend, only that the 100 percent has a bit more ash output.

I used a bag of cherry when I did a brisket last time and some ribs and absolutely loved it. Nice color to the meat and you can taste the cherry. I did some bacon with cherry too and it was great. Every pellet I've tried to date, has prouduced a nice smoke ring in the meat.

At the rate I'm going, it’ll last me about a year.
FM Former Member
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Originally posted by Chaplain Bill:
Bulk is the way to go on pellets if you have adequate storage.

I would call both cookshack and BBQ Delight and price bulk orders. BBQ delight seems to have a little more variety, but both are great pellets. I ended up getting a half ton delivered from BBQ-D for about 43 cents a pound, including shipping. It would have been less, but I ordered some of the fruitwoods, which was 10 cents more a pound and some 100 percent hickory, which was more a pound too. It would have been less (per pound) also if I would have ordered a whole ton. I shaved about 80 dollars off of shipping by going to the local FEDEX freight warehouse (about 20 miles away) and picking up the order in my truck.

Most pellet manufactures (including BBQ delight and Cookshack) blend their pellets with an oak base. Never think this is 'watering down' the product; rather, it provides a consistency for heat and low ash output.

I ordered several bags of their 'pellet fuel' which is a blend: Mesquite (which I've yet to try), apple (same, haven't used it yet), cherry, sugar maple, and hickory. They happened to have a bunch of 100 percent hickory and I bought about 160 pound of it, as I smoke a lot of bacon and sausage and wanted to get a heavy hit of flavor in these products. But honestly, I don't see a lot of difference in the 100 percent hickory and the hickory blend, only that the 100 percent has a bit more ash output.

I used a bag of cherry when I did a brisket last time and some ribs and absolutely loved it. Nice color to the meat and you can taste the cherry. I did some bacon with cherry too and it was great. Every pellet I've tried to date, has prouduced a nice smoke ring in the meat.

At the rate I'm going, it’ll last me about a year.


Thanks for your input Bill. So you don't think using a 100% wood pellet gives a better smoke flavor than the blend?
C chaplainbillMember
I can smell the difference between the 100 percent hickory and the blend, but not much difference in the finished product IMO. You can really see the difference in the ash it puts out. 100 percent hickory puts out more ash. Candy Sue at BBQ delight read me the specs from the pellets as she compared the blend to the 100 percent hickory and I remember they had a lot more ash content. I guess she gets everything analyzed.

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