RT-1250 Best Pellets?

[PEllis04]

Got my new 1250 arriving tomorrow. I've been looking at pellets that are a general go to.

I keep seeing Bear Mountain Gourmet BBQ. I've also heard B&B are good. What brand and flavor are y'all's go to?

I expect for burgers, chicken, Pork Butt, Ribs, and Brisket to be most commonly cooked meats.

 

[Cne7son]

Those aren’t bad at all
These are all I use
Smells like lumber out the bag. $15 for 40lbs

https://www.samsclub.com/p/premium-hardwood-bbq-pellets-classic-50-50-oak-hickory/prod25130225

 

[PEllis04]

Those aren’t bad at all
These are all I use
Smells like lumber out the bag. $15 for 40lbs

https://www.samsclub.com/p/premium-hardwood-bbq-pellets-classic-50-50-oak-hickory/prod25130225

Thanks, I'm a big fan of oak and hickory.

 

[IPlayWithMeat]

Those aren’t bad at all
These are all I use
Smells like lumber out the bag. $15 for 40lbs

https://www.samsclub.com/p/premium-hardwood-bbq-pellets-classic-50-50-oak-hickory/prod25130225

The Smokehouse Blend is really good, too.

 

[Plumberguy]

I've tried Traeger, Pit Boss, Lumberjack, Cookin Pellets; they're OK, but for whatever reason, Bear Mountain is my favorite so far

 

[Motodad1776]

My favorite for smoke flavor and consistent temps and best deal locally is Pitboss pellets, likely all I will ever use going forward.

 

[Cne7son]

My favorite for smoke flavor and consistent temps and best deal locally is Pitboss pellets, likely all I will ever use going forward.

I threw away the pitboss competition pellets. Literally zero smoke flavor. Thought something was wrong on my 700

 

[jac365]

My 1250 appears to like Bear Mountain very much, perfect temp control, Pitboss are long pellets causing some temp flux

 

[Simarti28]

I prefer the good old recteq ultimate blend.

 

[Cne7son]

Yeah not bad at all. Like the blue bag better. Better smoke flavor with hickory oak

The Smokehouse Blend is really good, too.

 

[Motodad1776]

I threw away the pitboss competition pellets. Literally zero smoke flavor. Thought something was wrong on my 700

That's very interesting, I obviously experience different results.

 

[Mozekian]

I prefer the good old recteq ultimate blend.

Same here, after a bad batch of Bear Mountain I had, im back to the RecTeq.

 

[C. Keeper]

That's very interesting, I obviously experience different results.

No problem here, can't beat the price and availability either.

 

[ToeJam]

Using up the last of my LumberJack pellets from Rural King. Apparently they don't carry them anymore. Bummer - they have always worked well for me and they had several varieties to choose from at around $8.00 a bag.

 

[Pacman]

I must live in a BBQ wasteland. I can't find decent pellets for prices you all mention. Of course it is Commiefornia. All of our pellets come with warning labels that smoke causes cancer.

No one around here carries Lumberjack or Bear Mountain. I found a local supplier that sells Smoke Ring for $30 per 40 lb bag, but as a home-based "business" he's hit or miss on inventory.

 

[C. Keeper]

I must live in a BBQ wasteland. I can't find decent pellets for prices you all mention. Of course it is Commiefornia. All of our pellets come with warning labels that smoke causes cancer.

No one around here carries Lumberjack or Bear Mountain. I found a local supplier that sells Smoke Ring for $30 per 40 lb bag, but as a home-based "business" he's hit or miss on inventory.

Have you tried Amazon? That used to be my go to for pellets.

 

[Waterboy]

@Pacman where in California? Tractor Supply stores carries Bear Mountain for $9.99 (20# bag). There are a few more retailers that are in that range but some are regional.

 

[Pacman]

Thanks @Waterboy! I have a Tractor Supply less than 4 miles away. I will have to go look. I didn't even think of looking there.

 

[Pacman]

Have you tried Amazon? That used to be my go to for pellets.

I tried a bag of Cookingpellets.com once and even my son in law wondered why a pretty standard cook had a "different" flavor...not in a complimentary way. I still have half a bag that I use to stoke smoke tubes that have hardwood chunks in them for the actual smoke.

 

[sdynak]

I threw away the pitboss competition pellets. Literally zero smoke flavor. Thought something was wrong on my 700

Maybe there is something with your unit or temps? I use them and actually feel the flavor is a bit too strong personally. I will not reverse sear steaks with them as the smoke flavor is too pronounced in an hour.