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Title: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: Jpmiller on March 24, 2018, 09:21:09 AM: Found a few threads that talk a little about this but they were all pretty old. Bought a traeger a little while back and been having some delicious fun figuring it out. I'm almost done with the couple of bags of pellets I bought with it and was curious what other brands of pellets anyone else was using or not using. Thanks.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: The scout on March 24, 2018, 09:29:42 AM: I’m interested in what people have to say as well. I have probably put roughly 50 bags through mine I have always used traeger pellets. My buddy bought one the same time I did and he has had a bunch of problems with his. He has never used traeger pellets in his. From what I have heard it’s because the other pellet manufacturers can have some of the pellets come out a little longer and the auger needs to break the pellet to get it to feed and in his case has tore up 2 sets of gears.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: Jpmiller on March 24, 2018, 12:08:58 PM: That's my worry is using something else and breaking it.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: Tenkara on March 24, 2018, 12:30:44 PM: Green mountain makes good pellets
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: lokidog on March 24, 2018, 12:34:54 PM: I bought some from the Bulk Buy Pellet sale on here. They have been really good with little dust in the bags, unlike the Traeger pellets that were a quarter dust.

Found it:

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,209514.msg2788424.html#msg2788424
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: Timberstalker on March 24, 2018, 12:47:23 PM: I have had the best luck with bear mountain smoker pellets.
I find them at Cash And Carry.
They burn clean and are reasonably priced.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: trophyhunt on March 24, 2018, 12:50:10 PM: Quote from: lokidog on March 24, 2018, 12:34:54 PM
I bought some from the Bulk Buy Pellet sale on here. They have been really good with little dust in the bags, unlike the Traeger pellets that were a quarter dust.

Found it:

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,209514.msg2788424.html#msg2788424
ive found these to be great pellets, no issues. And they are a good price!
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: trophyhunt on March 24, 2018, 12:51:04 PM: #lamrith
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: lamrith on March 24, 2018, 01:45:14 PM: Rest assured folks, regardless of what decals Traeger puts on their grills, changing pellet brands will not void your warranty. They use it as a scare tactic as most people will not question it. In fact it is technically illegal for them to be saying that per the Magnuson-Moss Warranty act of 1975. No Mfg can require a specific brand of product be used to maintain your warranty. If his grill broke gears it may have been bad gears or a coincidence, as even with shorter pellets the auger will have to break pellets at times. Some brands will use smaller diameter pellets to help the augers break them up as well. Most of my customers are Traeger owners and I have not had anyone come back to me saying they broke an auger in over 30tons of pellets sold.

As for pellets, The local brand pellets, including Traeger are traditionally around 70% alder with the remaining 30% being the flavor wood on the label. They will say 100% Hardwood on them, that is a clue that they are not just the flavor wood. There are other brands out there like BBQ Delight, CookinPellets, Lumberjack that make pure flavor wood pellets. They will usually say 100%Hickory, or 100% Cherry on them which tells you they are that wood only.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: trophyhunt on March 24, 2018, 02:14:07 PM: I’ll see you tomorrow Larry, I need some more pellets!
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on March 24, 2018, 02:54:25 PM: I will vouch for Larry as well. Great guy and a great product at an almost unbelievable price compared to other pellets. I don't have a Traeger (yet), but all of my smokers love those pellets. And I like having 3 or 4 different types around.
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Post by: CementFinisher on March 24, 2018, 03:01:06 PM: premiumcookinpellets.com
pacific pellet
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: Jpmiller on March 25, 2018, 10:54:06 AM: @lamrith do you guys have a physical location where I can go purchase or is it strictly online orders? You're pretty close to me.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: trophyhunt on March 25, 2018, 11:16:45 AM: Quote from: Jpmiller on March 25, 2018, 10:54:06 AM
@lamrith do you guys have a physical location where I can go purchase or is it strictly online orders? You're pretty close to me.
He lives off canyon by south hill Puyallup. I’m headed there right now to get some pellets.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: trophyhunt on March 25, 2018, 11:29:31 AM: Jp, if you guys figure out a payment I can pick up some bags and cut your drive time in half. Have to hurry though almost there
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: lamrith on March 25, 2018, 12:42:58 PM: Quote from: Jpmiller on March 25, 2018, 10:54:06 AM
@lamrith do you guys have a physical location where I can go purchase or is it strictly online orders? You're pretty close to me.
I do not have a storefront as I do this as a side business from home. The website has live inventory and you can order there if you wish, or email/txt/phone/pm here also works.

I usually meet people at my day job in Milton or on Canyon Rd in Tacoma/Puyallup evenings and weekends.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: mossy8352 on March 25, 2018, 01:36:28 PM: Lamrith you need to update the web address in your profile on this site the one you have now is not working, just thought you might want to know.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: lamrith on March 25, 2018, 01:50:38 PM: Quote from: mossy8352 on March 25, 2018, 01:36:28 PM
Lamrith you need to update the web address in your profile on this site the one you have now is not working, just thought you might want to know.
Sorry about that, it is fixed now. :sry:
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: Jpmiller on March 25, 2018, 02:00:12 PM: Awesome. I'll have to put in an order as soon as my pellet stock gets a little lower.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: mossy8352 on March 25, 2018, 02:50:10 PM: Quote from: lamrith on March 25, 2018, 01:50:38 PM
Quote from: mossy8352 on March 25, 2018, 01:36:28 PM
Lamrith you need to update the web address in your profile on this site the one you have now is not working, just thought you might want to know.
Sorry about that, it is fixed now. :sry:
Good figured you would want to know and fix it!!
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: jrebel on March 25, 2018, 03:50:55 PM: I love the lumber jack pellets. I buy them by the pallet.
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: lamrith on March 25, 2018, 04:52:24 PM: It's that time of year anyway, and since people are interested I started Group buy #12 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,225799.0.html)
Title: Re: Best wood pellets for traeger
Post by: PolarBear on March 25, 2018, 05:45:43 PM: Yeah, lamrith's pellets are AWESOME!!! It's all I run in my Traeger.
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Post by: spin05 on March 27, 2018, 12:52:27 AM: I just got a green mountain grill and 2 bags of trauger peelets. so far so good. Love this grill especially the wi-fi