Hi Candy Sue,
I was wondering if I could use the pellets I get from you for my FEC in the 20 Lb. bags to make the little foil pouch for the gas grill for smoke, or do I need the small bags?
Thanks,
John
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Well, no telling when she might see this, but sure go ahead. The little foil pouch doesn't care where the pellets came from. You'll be fine.
LOL I was just wondering if the blend was different, Smokin. I didn't know if they were all alike or not. I mean except for the different flavors...
Thought it was a funny question.
Candy will see it and jump in and help, I "imagine" the blend is the same, as it would be too costly to blend pellets differently, but I've been wrong before.
To me, it would make sense to buy the big bags like you're thinking, instead of the smaller ones.
Smokin'
Candy will see it and jump in and help, I "imagine" the blend is the same, as it would be too costly to blend pellets differently, but I've been wrong before.
To me, it would make sense to buy the big bags like you're thinking, instead of the smaller ones.
Smokin'
Is this like.........
1 little foil pouch says to the other little foil pouch,"Hey! Watch where you're sticking that pellet. You don't know where its been."
1 little foil pouch says to the other little foil pouch,"Hey! Watch where you're sticking that pellet. You don't know where its been."
jrl,
the pellets for the fec in the 20 pound bags are 2/3rds oak and 1/3rd flavor wood. candy also makes a pure flavor pellet that goes into the small bags that you are asking about. those are 100% whatever the flavor is.
either one will work fine in the foil bag.
she also makes a smoke stix which is 100% flavor wood. looks like a pellet on steroids and the nice part for me is i don't have to make up a bag when using them in our sm150s.
only real reason i know the differences is because we give out samples of the product every saturday here at the farmers market.
jack
the pellets for the fec in the 20 pound bags are 2/3rds oak and 1/3rd flavor wood. candy also makes a pure flavor pellet that goes into the small bags that you are asking about. those are 100% whatever the flavor is.
either one will work fine in the foil bag.
she also makes a smoke stix which is 100% flavor wood. looks like a pellet on steroids and the nice part for me is i don't have to make up a bag when using them in our sm150s.
only real reason i know the differences is because we give out samples of the product every saturday here at the farmers market.
jack
prisonchef313,
Thank you. You answered my question. That is the difference I was asking about. I had her send me one of the smoke stix, so I know a little about that.
Thanks to all you guys for the help I get here..
John
Thank you. You answered my question. That is the difference I was asking about. I had her send me one of the smoke stix, so I know a little about that.
Thanks to all you guys for the help I get here..
John
See, great question. There IS a difference.
Can all our palates distinguish the difference?
She gave me some of those pellet logs but it would not fit in the auger so I cut a piece of it off and put it on top of the roof and it worked as far as giving it some more smoke.
Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us
Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us
Craig, got one of those logs also. "put in on top of the roof" uh, which roof. Oh you mean the roof of the smoker when it caught fire 
Doing some experiments with the logs myself
Doing some experiments with the logs myself
When cooking with pellets in foil pouch, should I expect ashes or burned pellets to remain in the pouch. I just used some Traeger Pecan pellets and it looked like they only darkened?
Thanks, Bob
Thanks, Bob
BOB, I have not tried the pouch before, but I know some that have and liked it. Just put a hand full of pellets in the pouch and put a couple of holes in the top and you should be fine. I put the chuck of log on the roof over the fire pot. I am not supposed to talk about the fire Russ!!! Thanks alot...LOL I have played with it a litte. By the way has Candy Sue ever sent you those bags of pellets we bought at the Jack? I am still waiting on them.
Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us
Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us
tom,
my customers sure can but to my way of thinking it is more visual. found this out the hard way with my new sm150. used hickory wood chunks. the color was more to the brown side than when i use the 2/3rd oak, 1/3rd pecan mix. that mix gives a much brighter mahogany color or more to the reddish hue side which is especially more noticable on chicken. also the taste is more to the more subtle side but that makes sense since oak is a milder wood taste in comparison to hickory.
jeepster,
my experience has been just like yours on the darkened pellet thing. one thing i did learn the hard way though on the pellet bag is only put one hole in it. i use a toothpick for that and my smoke time(visible) is around one hour. by switching to the smoke stick i found that my reload time went up from 4 hours to around 7.5 hours. the load i use is 2 ounces of oak to 1 ounce of pecan and are weighed which is the same as 3 ounces of pellets.
jack
my customers sure can but to my way of thinking it is more visual. found this out the hard way with my new sm150. used hickory wood chunks. the color was more to the brown side than when i use the 2/3rd oak, 1/3rd pecan mix. that mix gives a much brighter mahogany color or more to the reddish hue side which is especially more noticable on chicken. also the taste is more to the more subtle side but that makes sense since oak is a milder wood taste in comparison to hickory.
jeepster,
my experience has been just like yours on the darkened pellet thing. one thing i did learn the hard way though on the pellet bag is only put one hole in it. i use a toothpick for that and my smoke time(visible) is around one hour. by switching to the smoke stick i found that my reload time went up from 4 hours to around 7.5 hours. the load i use is 2 ounces of oak to 1 ounce of pecan and are weighed which is the same as 3 ounces of pellets.
jack
No I NEVER got mine, how about youquote:Originally posted by FireHouseBBQ:
[qb]... By the way has Candy Sue ever sent you those bags of pellets we bought at the Jack? I am still waiting on them.
Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us [/qb]
Jack
Thanks for the answer, I figured all was well, but since I am new to all this, wanted to check it out. And I am careful, only 1 hole pricked. And thanks to all who post here, I have taken the approach that if I read first, maybe I can learn to cook, LOL. Been doing lots of butt and brisket so far. Even did a PR for Xmas and even that was a big hit. Love my 008, for a "non-cook" it's great.
thanks, Bob
Thanks for the answer, I figured all was well, but since I am new to all this, wanted to check it out. And I am careful, only 1 hole pricked. And thanks to all who post here, I have taken the approach that if I read first, maybe I can learn to cook, LOL. Been doing lots of butt and brisket so far. Even did a PR for Xmas and even that was a big hit. Love my 008, for a "non-cook" it's great.
thanks, Bob
No Russ I am still waiting on my bags, maybe she will see this and send them to us.
Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us
Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us
Sorry, folks, I've been in Chicago-land since Wednesday. Just saw all of this banter...
A pellet is a pellet is a pellet. Least that's what it looks like anyhow. BBQr's Delight (brand name) pellets are 100% flavor wood that's named on the bag. Orange pellets look different from mesquite pellets which look different from hickory... You can use any pellet for smoke in a foil pack. In fact, I prefer blended mesquite when I'm using mesquite for smoke. 100% mesquite is very strong IMO. It's just a matter of quantity. Use more of the blended pellets to get same "character" of smoke flavor. Tend to get a darker smoke color from the oak though.
Foil packet turns pellets into charcoal. I've got a Cobb Cooker which uses 8-10 briquettes and the cast iron smoke pot. It turns pellets totally to ash. Only non-pellet cooker I've got that does that.
Russ & Craig -- I've slept alot since Jack! Please send me an e-mail with your address and what you wanted (and paid for!). I'm sorry I dropped the ball. candy@bbqrsdelight.com
A pellet is a pellet is a pellet. Least that's what it looks like anyhow. BBQr's Delight (brand name) pellets are 100% flavor wood that's named on the bag. Orange pellets look different from mesquite pellets which look different from hickory... You can use any pellet for smoke in a foil pack. In fact, I prefer blended mesquite when I'm using mesquite for smoke. 100% mesquite is very strong IMO. It's just a matter of quantity. Use more of the blended pellets to get same "character" of smoke flavor. Tend to get a darker smoke color from the oak though.
Foil packet turns pellets into charcoal. I've got a Cobb Cooker which uses 8-10 briquettes and the cast iron smoke pot. It turns pellets totally to ash. Only non-pellet cooker I've got that does that.
Russ & Craig -- I've slept alot since Jack! Please send me an e-mail with your address and what you wanted (and paid for!). I'm sorry I dropped the ball. candy@bbqrsdelight.com
lol will do Candy.
Craig
Craig
Candy, you don't owe Craig and I a thing, this is all an inside joke left over from the Jack.
You'll remember he and I bought pellets which we GOT! but you asked us several times throughout the Jack when we were going to come by and get out pellets.
You've just been TOOOOOOOOOO busy to remember the small stuff.
Now we'll quit teasing
You'll remember he and I bought pellets which we GOT! but you asked us several times throughout the Jack when we were going to come by and get out pellets.
You've just been TOOOOOOOOOO busy to remember the small stuff.
Now we'll quit teasing