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    Pellet comparison

    For all the Pellet Heads, enjoy.

    Pellets Matter: 6 Pellets Compared Head-to-Head | Mad Scientist BBQ - YouTube

    #2
    I need to watch the whole thing, I skipped through and caught 10-15 mins of it and read end results. Several things I want to see answers on. First, it’s pretty odd/rare to use a water pan in a pellet grill. Second looks like they cooked entire time at 250. Third, who would use a GMG pellet grill? Fourth, If you want to be scientific, should the pellet grills be in a line against the building instead of a circle? To try to make sure any wind if present affected them all the same? Fifth, shouldn’t you measure out tallow rather than grabbing a random handful and smearing it on, you could f up the bark with too much.

    I’m not at all surprised by the results, when you are using all blends except knotty pine, you’re probably in a crap shoot. I remember thinking that Traeger blend was alright when I used it in past. It probably came down to who had the most hickory in their blend. I also really liked the Weber Grillmaster Blend on my Weber which came in a close second, even though it’s made by LJ.

    Would love to see the same test with several company’s hickory pellets, on a better pellet grill, and running at 200 or 225 at least until wrapping. Not that temps should change much head to head, but a breeze sure could.
    Last edited by glitchy; January 13, 2022, 12:32 AM.

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    • bbqLuv
      bbqLuv commented
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      Please expound on this comment "Third, who would use a GMG pellet grill?"
      You pique my interest. Thanks in advance.

    • ItsAllGoneToTheDogs
      ItsAllGoneToTheDogs commented
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      More or less the same thoughts I had. 220ish cook, I don't care what grill brand as long as it's all the same, with similar pellets... so that would have to be each brands comp blend. I also wonder if a large batch of hamburger, maybe meatloaf with no sauce, would be the only way to get a fair consistent protein for such a test?

    • glitchy
      glitchy commented
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      bbqLuv I’m just not a fan of their grills is all. For a while they were like Ford in the 70’s and 80’s where you had to know what month your car was made because the parts changed so often.

    #3
    I tried to watch one of his videos. 2 minutes seemed like 50.

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    • bbqLuv
      bbqLuv commented
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      And yet he does have a following.
      Last edited by bbqLuv; January 13, 2022, 07:18 AM.

    • ItsAllGoneToTheDogs
      ItsAllGoneToTheDogs commented
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      bbqLuv I check out his stuff, but generally find myself skipping sections. Dude needs charts bad! Would help so much with brevity.

    • gboss
      gboss commented
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      His stuff is unwatchable to me.

    #4
    I'll throw in my 2 cents. I started with a Camp Chef smoke pro dlx, now on a Traeger Timberline 850, and have a 20x42 LSG pellet unit on order. I'm always on the hunt for the perfect pellets. I've used all of the following pellet brands: Camp Chef, Cookinpellets, Smoke Ring, Lumberjack, bear Mountain, Shuping, Knotty Wood, Jealous Devil, and Smokin Brothers. I have a bag of B&B and Pro Smoker pellets on the way to try out. As of now in my experience, the best of the group are the Smokin Brothers pellets.

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    • SierraBBQGuy
      SierraBBQGuy commented
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      In what way are they the best?

    • Johnny Big Time
      Johnny Big Time commented
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      SB smell the closest to burning sticks, they don't get eaten like candy in my grill either.

    #5
    Johnny Big Time I think you will like B&B. They, along with LJs, are now the only pellets I use and they give me very good, reliable results.

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    • Johnny Big Time
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      They should be here next week. I'm excited to try them!

    #6
    LONG....even at 1.5x speed. I had to skip to the end discussion. Interesting how the taller guy said things during the intro that he had to admit were wrong at the end. I think that while price and flavor are important, so are consistency and pellet induced cooker malfunction issues
    Last edited by DrJimmy2112; January 13, 2022, 09:53 PM.

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      #7
      Like him or not, I was glad to see someone do a fair, comparison between brands. Without this kind of side by side comparison, it just isn't possible. I don’t think anyone would predict that Treager would come out on top. They seem to be the most maligned brand.

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        #8
        It was a long video but I did enjoy it. Surprised by the results too. I just loaded my Grilla with cookin pellets and I have a packer in my freezer that I want to smoke soon. It’ll be my first ever brisket too. I removed my upper rack on my silverback a while ago b/c it was in the way and I was surprised that they both do briskets on the 2nd rack. Do people ever use water pans in pellet smokers? That was news to me.

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        • glitchy
          glitchy commented
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          I don’t hear of many using water pans in a pellet grill, but one of the best briskets I’ve ever made was cooked almost exactly like they did it. On the SmokeFire, upper rack, with a water pan. The SmokeFire was very leaky air wise. If I did that on the MAK I’d have black gunk dripping everywhere inside the grill most likely. I don’t know what it would do on your Silverback, they’re pretty tight aren’t they?

        • glitchy
          glitchy commented
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          Also, what flavor of CookinPellets do you use?

        • radiodome21
          radiodome21 commented
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          It’s loaded with Longhorn Blend. The Perfect Mix is up next. I don’t think the Grilla leaks smoke. I just did a dozen drumsticks 🍗 on the smoker and it was delicious.

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