Arguable testing methods, but interesting none the less:
Taste-Test 2 Briquettes v. Pellets – FireBoard Labs
Taste-Test 2 Briquettes v. Pellets – FireBoard Labs
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Yeah, I got the email about it. Haven't looked at yet.
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Not a fan of testing being done in such a high sided pan... would also like to see tests like this reduced to salt only... but I do like the blind test done with a larger crowd size than the typical 2 or 3 folks some of these tests use.Comment
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I watched yesterday, unsurprised by the results, tbh. But it's in a high sided pan.
I get why they use chimkin, but it's also a meat that likes a lighter smoke.
The biggest thing I've seen from tests like this and and this one from Mad Scientist is that a good majority of people like a lighter smoke flavor while so many of us are so focused on getting a bigger smoke flavor.
(I've set it to start with over 20 minutes gone, at the start of service to the crowd).
If you don't want to see people taste it, and you just want the conclusions: https://youtu.be/Q9EsF7wfEhM?t=1535
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Yeah, MadSci is not really a pellet guy, so some of his head to heads are sketchy. And when the Traeger were popular, the face he pulled should be a meme.
That said, don't think there are a lot of plum wood pellets out there. And it's possible that the folks who do make the pellets have some regional variation in the wood available that makes some of their flavors better than others.
Have no complaints about Knotty Plum/Almond mix that I blend.
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