Hardwood Foodgrade Pellets can be used as fuel in pellet smokers or added to charcoal, gas, and electric smokers for flavor. Made of compressed sawdust. That’s all. No glue. A major advantage is that you can add pellets precisely from a measuring cup, so you can get the right amount for your smoker and no more.
Most Hardwood Foodgrade Pellets are a blend of oak and the “flavor” wood. Manufacturers do this to maintain a consistent burn, and because they say that pure varietal woods are too strong. Methinks price is also a factor.
There are a number of companies supplying pellets. My favorite supplier is BBQrs Delight brand. They have a wide range to experiment with: Jack Daniel’s, sugar maple, cherry, pecan, black walnut, oak, orange, sassafras, mulberry, alder, and savory herb.
- Amazon carries pellets from BBQr’s Delight, Traeger, LumberJack, Bob Grillson, and other suppliers.
- BBQrs Delight. Probably the largest selection of woods.
- BBQPelletsOnline. They sell a nice range of flavors and brands, and if you need a ton or a half ton, even a quater ton, they can sell it to you
- Cabelas
- Knotty Wood Barbecue Company. Specialists in Almond wood pellets
- Smoke Ring BBQ Pellets
