Pellet dust

[Beach Bum]

Of course. Measuring with the dust still on them will throw everything out of whack!

Blame it on the app. There should be notifications when there is too much dust. Maybe the next update will include that once RT sees my suggestion. But it will only be with the 1250. Heehee

 

[Roaniecowpony]

Pellet dust? Is that anything like pixie dust?

 

[C. Keeper]

Of course. Measuring with the dust still on them will throw everything out of whack!

And auger bridging.

 

[Bisonrecteq]

I had a Traeger that has had auger issues from the dust as well. Maybe recteqs aren’t as susceptible to that problem. They are certainly much more robust and better built than my old gen 1 Traeger. After my auger quite working from the dust (and many hours spent cleaning it out), I started scooping in the pellets using a large kitty litter scooper bought at Walmart. It lets the fine dust fall away from the pellets. Really only need it when getting near the bottom of the bag. If it isn’t an issue for recteqs I would be thrilled to go back to just dumping the pellets directly into the hopper.

 

[sdynak]

I had a Traeger that has had auger issues from the dust as well. Maybe recteqs aren’t as susceptible to that problem. They are certainly much more robust and better built than my old gen 1 Traeger. After my auger quite working from the dust (and many hours spent cleaning it out), I started scooping in the pellets using a large kitty litter scooper bought at Walmart. It lets the fine dust fall away from the pellets. Really only need it when getting near the bottom of the bag. If it isn’t an issue for recteqs I would be thrilled to go back to just dumping the pellets directly into the hopper.

I have not had issues with the Recteq with dust but I also keep it in the garage and move outside only when I use it.

I also had issues with my Traeger but not sure if it was dust or just issues with Traeger. I did keep one outside and recall that being more so. Maybe if kept outside this is more something to pay attention to and how often it is used.

 

[DesertRat]

This may sound tedious at first but read through. When I get a new bag of pellets I always pour them in front of a dirt devil vacuum that I have placed a screen across the intake so that only the dust is collected. Then I mail that filter full of dust back to the manufacturer concerned and say that my 20/40 pound bag of pellets was shy whatever the weight of dust collected is. As a rule I will get a coupon for a free bag of product. You can thank me later.

 

[mooncusser2k]

Did someone say pellet dust?

 

[Buckeye1]

You always use a flour sifter.

 

[Tutormd]

I recently purchased my first recteq Flagship RT-1100 and did my first cook on Thanksgiving after the burn in suggested by mfg.

Curious to know if the dust from the pellets enter the inside of the cooking barrel and eventually on the food?
I noticed on parts of the inside barrel what seems to be pellet dust and the dust was not there before I cooked.
Does the auger stir up dust or does the fan blow the dust or is it dust at all?
I am using Recteq brand pellets made from cherry and apple wood.

I am attaching a couple of pictures and if you enlarge them you can see the dust collected on the stainless steel where I rubbed with my finger.

 

[Waterboy]

There is some ash from burning pellets and stoking the fire with a fan. However when the barrel gets more seasoning the majority of the ash sticks to the grill. It’s the price of cooking with “wood” in an enclose space.

 

[TDK84]

I scoop out from the bag instead of pouring, and then towards the end of the bag I use a colander like Wslayer does.

 

[Kentramz]

I want to keep as much of the pellet dust out of my hopper as possible. Does anyone know of a product you can buy to sift out the pellet dust before dumping pellets into the hopper? I keep my pellets in Home Depot 5 gal buckets with the waterproof spin on cover to keep everything dry. I would like to find a way to sift out the dust before I dump the pellets into the bucket for storage.

Has anyone used the Oklahoma Joe's Pellet Bucket Kit? It looks like it may work but they are a bit expensive. It would be great if you could just buy the wire-mesh filter that separates wood dust from the pellets, that is part of that kit.

I used to sift out the dust but now I don’t. If you want to I did the simplest thing. Drill a bunch of holes in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket and shake away

 

[Ol' Smokey]

That looks more like burned ash as opposed to raw dust from the pellets. As was said, the more you use the grill, the more the inside gets "coated" with cooking vapor and alot of the ash will stick to that...

 

[Greg Jones]

What @Waterboy and @Ol' Smokey said. That’s burned ash, not pellet dust.

 

[C. Keeper]

What @Waterboy and @Ol' Smokey said. That’s burned ash, not pellet dust.

Not to be confused with pixie dust.

 

[Greg Jones]

Not to be confused with pixie dust.

Santa is coming, it could be Magic Dust!

 

[C. Keeper]

Santa is coming, it could be Magic Dust!

I'm afraid here in the DMV it's going to be Angel dust

 

[RattleR]

I used to sift out the dust but now I don’t. If you want to I did the simplest thing. Drill a bunch of holes in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket and shake away

Sacrilege I tell you I couldn’t help myself but I like your idea.
We former stick burner folks buy pellet burners to reduce the level of effort and then do All sorts of sheit that adds it back in. The beauty of a stick burner remains, no auger jams, no pellet dust and well several other things. I have enjoyed my 700 and don’t miss all the wood stacking, fire tending and such that goes with it. I do miss the fine wood smoke I could impart on the protein and the major difference in wood species. Her highness has mentioned it also but she is not allowing me to purchase another stick burner. I hate it

 

[C. Keeper]

I used to sift out the dust but now I don’t. If you want to I did the simplest thing. Drill a bunch of holes in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket and shake away

Don't forget to rinse them off!