Pellet substitute

[Smokinitalian]

What is a safe alternative wood pellet that can be used on the Smokefire grill other than Weber pellets?

 

[bbqking]

What is a safe alternative wood pellet that can be used on the Smokefire grill other than Weber

What is a safe alternative wood pellet that can be used on the Smokefire grill other than Weber pellets?

I’ve used Weber, Traeger, Pitt Boss, and a smoker tube for cheese….I’m of the opinion just about any pellets would work…generally speaking…I try to pay attention to how the pellets are made and how old the are…can’t always tell though. I’m also of the opinion, once you find one that you like and works well, why change? Didn’t like treager, Pitt boss was ok, lots of selection and cheaper, but I like Weber pellets a lot.

 

[rexster314]

This is a list of popular pellets and their sizes. Lumberjack allegedly makes Weber pellets. With that in mind, try to stay within that size range for alternative pellets. That said, I've used Pitboss, B&B, Lumberjack and Kingsford with success.

Brand	Flavor	Average Length (in)	Shortest Length (in)	Longest Length (in)	Intial Thickness
(50 pellet avg)	(Humidity 60%)
Pitboss	Competition Blend	0.4273 in	0.1870 in	0.8515 in	0.2495 in
B&B	Hickory	0.5714 in	0.2185 in	1.2910 in	0.2495 in
Traeger	Hickory	0.5204 in	0.1505 in	1.0425 in	0.2705 in
Lumberjack	Supreme Blend	0.5628 in	0.1235 in	1.2235 in	0.2135 in
Smoke Ring	Hickory	0.6263 in	0.1328 in	2.2255 in	0.2150 in
CookinPellets	Hickory	0.3928 in	0.0615 in	0.7705 in	0.2450 in
Bear Mountain	Hickory	0.5697 in	0.1510 in	1.4435 in	0.2505 in
GMG	Texas Blend	0.4942 in	0.2625 in	0.8110 in	0.2565 in
"Q" Pellets	Hickory	0.6665 in	0.1860 in	0.7605 in	0.2150 in
Local Private Label	Hickory	0.7061 in	0.1605 in	1.8585 in	0.2475 in

 

[Smokinitalian]

Thank you for that good information