BTW I did some reading up on this stuff. Looks like it's top notch stuff as well. Though the jury is out on who makes it for themAT Costco today and ran across this deal. Had to buy a bag! Only $12,90 for 40# bag
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I will. I may drop the Sam's club ones out and put these in just for giggles. Just not sure gas whisperer is a flattering title if ya get my drift LOL. When I was a flight attendant we used to "gas whisper" by PIA passengersLarry, you are going to add being a pellet grill expert to your “gas whisperer” title! That is a great deal and seems like it would be a nice blend. Let us know how it does for you.
So as noted earlier I cleaned out the Sam's Club pellets (IIRC they're called Smokehouse) and put in the Kirkland ones. Both versions claim to be the same blend of woods. But if you note the color and sizes they are different. Definitely different producers. I don't notice any real difference in "aroma" just yet. I have a pork chop sitting in there now on "smoke" setting (running 165 to 175). Getting good smoke on it. Seasoned only with salt and pepper. I want to get the actual "essence". Will report back. Kirkland (Costco) on the right, Smokehouse on the left
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I built another controller (a PiFire) to run in parallel with the OEM controller and as part of the calibration I checked the auger output by running the auger for 20 seconds and measuring the weight of the pellets dispensed. I ran the test a couple of times and most of the pellets were 1/4" long with only a couple that were 1/2" maximum, so the auger breaks up most of those longer pellets.Could the difference be caused by the way the pellets are handled, like potato chips? Also, by the time those pellets pass through the auger and make it to the burn pot, there may not be many of those large pellets left. I may be wrong, but wouldn't the smaller pellets be more easily "digested" by the pooper and lead to less tunneling?
Academy has JD pellets and I use a lot of B&B competition blend which are really good too.I haven’t seen Jealous Devil pellets yet . My favorites to date are Knotty Wood Plum, Weber GrillMaster, Lumberjack Cherry and Bear Mountain Apple. There are a number of other ones that I also think are good including Smokin Pellets.com and Kingsford. Most any Lumberjack pellets are likely to be good. I understand they make Weber’s GrillMaster blend which has pretty much disappeared from shelves.
Two thumbs up for Academy and the B&B Comp Blend.Academy has JD pellets and I use a lot of B&B competition blend which are really good too.
I have used the Kirkland and love them. And love them even more for the $12.99 per 40# bag price too! They look a little darker and shinier than the Sam's Club ones at $14.99 bag but I cannot tell any difference in the ash left behind (amount or location), nor in the aroma and flavor profile of what's smoked on them. So, I will be a price driven shopper between the 2.