Your favorite pellets are????

It probably could be under wood, but this is a better place for it.

Least favorite (because of quality) would be the Traeger. Not much flavor and too much ash.

I don't see cherry on your list but LOVE cherry on pork. Gives the pork a great flavor. The current CS "fruit" pellets are cherry, but the flavor depends on the availability of the wood, so sometimes it will be other fruit wood. When I competed I used BBQ Delight CHerry.

I too like the CS Mesquite, but I blend it with Pecan 50/50. I'm NOT a fan of Mesquite for smoking in a stick burner, but the heavier flavor of the mesquite and the light pecan work for me.

Down south,because of Myron ,Buster,and a couple other south GA cooks,Candysue started putting out peach pellets.

Guess it would be ok on poultry breast,etc-kinda like our citrus woods.Doesn't fit my profiles.

Most of us are kinda weak on the original Traegar blends with the alder.

We had good results with CS/FE hickory and Eddy's hickory.I personally like some pecan and some apple on some products.

When you learn from Eddy and you often cook comps,he stresses using one pellet all the way thru the cook for time and confusion sake.

In the South,you get used to hickory.

Like Smokin',I have a hard time making mesquite fit my flavor profile,so I don't use it much.

Not bad for short cooks on catfish fillets,though.

I'm probably not a great cook to pick pellet brands I can't live without.

As a cook,or judge,I usually notice strong,off,offensive,throws off the profile,etc.

Just so there's no confusion, my favoite pellet is the CS/FE mesquite with CS/FE hickory a close 2nd.

Not your confusion, it was mine

LOL

My favorite is the FE 100% hickory pellets.

So far Fe hickory and 100% cherry from BBq Island which I believe are private labeled.

I have a bag of FE -fruitwood that I have yet to try -not sure what to cook with them - any suggestions

Our favorite right now is FE 100 % Hickory. I do however have a nice stash of BBQ Delight. My very least favorite is Traeger.

I tried Traeger Hickory and Mesquite pellets in a pouch in my SM025. Got a deal on a large bag of each. I didn't care for the ash-tray taste I sensed, so I gave them to a fellow to burn in his pellet stove. Bet folks in his neighborhood wondered who was making Que on those cold winter day when they caught a wiff of the smoke coming out his chimney :-)

Are you guys the FE 100% Hickory directly from Ed? If not, where?

I can't tell the difference between Cookshack Hickory/Oak blend and BBQ'ers Delight Hickory Blend. For pork I mix hickory/oak 50/50 with Cherry. FE 100% Hickory are more expensive, with more ash compared to the blend. I couldn't tell a big difference in taste.

I've been mixing half and half...BBQ'rs Delight Cherry and CS/FE Hickory, would call that my favorite.

Haven't tried Traeger, but I'll take everyone's word on it being least favorite.

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Originally posted by MaxQ:
Are you guys the FE 100% Hickory directly from Ed? If not, where?

You have to get the FE 100% Hickory from Eddie, give him a call or drop him an email.
I bought 1000 lbs, should have bought 2000lbs for the shipping savings. Same price to ship 1000 lbs or 2000 lbs. Going to use them at some point, and I can keep them inside the house, so they stay nice and dry. But I guess I need to try other pellets too.

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Originally posted by WayneB:

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Originally posted by MaxQ:
Are you guys the FE 100% Hickory directly from Ed? If not, where?

You have to get the FE 100% Hickory from Eddie, give him a call or drop him an email.
I bought 1000 lbs, should have bought 2000lbs for the shipping savings. Same price to ship 1000 lbs or 2000 lbs. Going to use them at some point, and I can keep them inside the house, so they stay nice and dry. But I guess I need to try other pellets too.

I can only imagine the look on my wife's face when a truck dropped off a TON of pellets and I told her we were keeping them in the house!

My favorite for taste is BBQer's Delight Black Walnut. No other pellet compares for deep smoke taste imho but the density of this brand of pellet has been inconsistent (I was using their pecan pellets when the pin on my auger sheared). I use GLRE Lumberjack hickory because it is a consistent and inexpensive product by the ton. Trager pellets seem to burn okay but the mystery flavor oil frightens me. I just received two bags of CS hickory and I can't wait to try them.

I use nothing but Fast Eddies Hickory pellets. I purchased on pallet of pellets (52 forty pound bags) back in 2008 when I bought my FE100. Have about 17 bags left.

FE hickory or 80/20 oak hickory mix. I'm also a fan of Green Mountain hickory pellets if I can't find any FE hickory around.

I just stopped by Eddie's and picked up some bags to use on my way back from Kentucky. I have heard great things about the 100% hickory pellets, but as everything else, to each his own. Looking forward to using them this weekend on a brisket...

I've been using Ed's 100% hickory pelz for a week or two now. I like 'em a lot. He sells 'em in 20 # bags. About a $1.25 @ lb inclusive of shipping charges. Not bad.

How do I get a hold of Eddie to order some pellets?

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Originally posted by Jesse:
How do I get a hold of Eddie to order some pellets?

I would go to the forum directory and click on the Highest Karma list and his profile page will be about half the way down the page. He has his email address or you can send him an IM.

Thanks Cal