Pit Boss Charcoal Flavored Pellets. Are they any Good? 

Good luck finding any !

You're welcome, Hobie! I think you'll like the results. The charcoal pellets really enhanced the smoke flavor.

The Culinary Cookhouse Not kidding. I looked for that product near me and found it available in Walmart and just pick me up a 20 pound bag. I am geeked.

@@HobiesGarageBBQ Very cool! I cant wait to hear your thoughts on those pellets! Enjoy :)

Lumber Jack also makes are charcoal pellet. I've used them for about a year.

MrJNash3 Good to know thanks!

Your welcome! They went on sale today... If my Lowes or Walmart has them I'm gonna stock up on them.

BOUDAIN!!!! Hank, that sounds amazing!

I just picked up a brand new pro series 820 from lowes for $150!! I am so excited to get into the pellet grill game!

You got a heck of a deal on that. Wow! Welcome to the team.😁

Now it looks like we can mix technology WITH charcoal. Best of both worlds for a busy family man who loves to BBQ :)

The dirty bbq secret is competitive smokers love pit grills.

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I was on their website yesterday and was impressed with their selection. I'll have to try them out.

Thanks, Kris. I’m going to grab a bag of the lumberjack brand if I can find them

Thanks, Kent! I agree with you. After having tried these pellets, I cant imagine not using them. They give the food that more familiar smoky flavor that regular pellets are missing.

Good to know. This is the first time I’ve tried any kind of charcoal pellet. I’m interested to know what you think

Thank you, Rob! I appreciate that. Yes, I think mixing them is a great idea and I’ll definitely be doing that on future cooks. I’m not sure what a good ratio will be yet but maybe 25% charcoal pellets and 75% competition blend is a good starting point.

I was curious of this as soon as I started watching. I picked up my first pit boss this evening to finally do some of my own smoking and look forward to trying this mix

I've been ordering charcoal pellets from smoke daddy for a while now. I've been using a 2 to 1 ratio. 2 parts of pit boss competition pellets and 1 part smoke daddy charcoal pellets. Sometimes a bit more on the coal. Tastes awesome!

I love yalls thought process! 2:1 sound great!

Bruce Hirsch ditto on the smoke daddy charcoal pellets. Would like to try these. I’m sure they’re cheaper

They are at Walmart for sure. Not sure about Lowes though yet. I should hang some ribs in there I would like to see if there is any difference.

The Culinary Cookhouse was out late this afternoon and stopped in at Wally. They are in.$8.88 for a 20 pound bag. Plus tax of course.

No real difference in taste in my opinion. Just old school and you wouldn’t have to trim them down to fit is all. I’ve done them both ways. Hanging they’re easier to spritz on both sides.

John Manthey I really like the idea of hanging the ribs... I’m gonna try it soon. let me know what you think about the pellets too

The Pit Barrel is the drum with the hanging racks and it is awesome. If Pit Boss designed something similar it would a game changer. We hung chicken and ribs so far

Thanks, Scott!

Thank you, Ronnie! I appreciate it 😎

Thank you, Hank. I'll check it out. Glad to hear someone else like them as much as I did!

The Culinary Cookhouse yes sir, I’ve got accustomed to my Weber - but these pellets may win me back!!

That will be a good mix. Nice strong smoke flavor

Yes. I have begun experimenting with this and it works well.

You nailed it! I had this problem a couple times and couldn't think of why until I payed attention and it didn't flow smoothly down.

I bought mine at Walmart

You bring up an excellent point. Maybe I'll do a follow-up to this one but for now the only difference I can tell is there is more ash to clean up than normal.

I have 2 amuzin tubes I bought off amazon for my camp chef dlx model pellet grill, I may fill the tubes up and put on meat rack and try it were it doesn't go through my machine, those amazin tubes add so much more smoke flavor, charcoal in 1 tube, cherry in other tibe and in machine mesquite or competition blend

@@lyleswavel320 Thats a good idea! I need to get one of those tubes and try it out.

Mark Deville.com thank you, Mark!

How did it turn out?

Hi, Mark. I havent had that error code but I looked in my manual real quick and the ER1 code for the 3 series is a loose temperature probe wire. Yeah, I was thinking about mixing the charcoal pellets with some hickory... I'll bet it turns out amazing!

The Culinary Cookhouse, “er1” is different than “erl” which is not in the manual. Trying to save you the time and frustration if you ever run into it. An “erl” error occurs when dust gets into the burn pot instead of pellets. I did a test run without the flame tamer and doors open and noticed that sometimes not enough pellets get in the burn pot. Also, when there are enough pellets it is a clean burn, when there are dust mixed then lots of white smoke. Google “erl” error for more info. It seems I don’t get the error when I cook at 225 or 250, but can get it at 275. It may also have something to do with going from 225 to 275, the system may be trying to get to 275 and putting too much pellet to get there and throws the temp off. So it’s confusing, I see the error as both not enough or too much pellet in the burn pot. I hope you don’t encounter this error, but just in case you know now. Fix is to unplug and re-start and monitor with gradual increases in temp.

huh... thanks for the heads up.

Thank you, Joe!

Walmart . Com $8.88 a bag!

Walmart here at Ft Bragg NC has em.

Dave, I have only had a pellet smoker for a few months and I’ve tried a couple different brands. Of the brands I’ve tried, this one gives the smokiest flavor.

The Culinary Cookhouse same here. So far all I’ve used is Pit Boss Competition blend. Going to branch out this fall.

Thanks, Louis. I really enjoyed the flavor these brought to the food. You might like them.

Nice

Great question. The straight 3 hour cook gives it the same level of smokiness as 3-2-1 but they are not going to be fall off the bone tender. Instead they will be juicy with a little more effort to bite it clean off the bone. I’ve cooked ribs both ways and everyone seems to like them no matter how they are cooked.

3-2-1 all day.. And with more of a pepper based rub you'll be in bark heaven. Just don't sauce when wrapping.. Little liquid to help, but the bark will set nice in that last hr

Craig Magnani I think these pellets added a little bit more of a smokey flavor than just plain charcoal. But I think it is very close to smoking with just charcoal... we would be splitting hairs debating the subtle differences if that makes sense.

I dont see why not but I think you would need to use a pellet smoker tube so they dont burn too fast.

Look for the Lumberjack Char-Hickory Pellets. Here is a link to their dealer locator lumberjackretailers.com/

@@WeekendWarriorBBQ OMG THANK YOU!!!

It's only 10% charcoal, is that enough?

Yeah it’s pretty good. You will like it

You are a lucky man! They have been sold out around here since I posted this video lol. I found the shirt on Amazon

Hi Roy. I really haven’t had any issues with the pellets. I use my smoker at least once a week so I am going through them regularly. I do sift my pellets though and I have a video explaining why I do it

I like to mix cherry and charcoal. I have also mixed charcoal and hickory but that one didn’t seem worth the effort

Weekend Warrior BBQ thanks for the reply. Love the content

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That’s awesome! You’re gonna love that 1100 Pro! I just used a bottle of water with a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

Walmart has them :)

@@WeekendWarriorBBQ I found 'em! Thanks, grabbed a bag last night. Should've gotten 2 but I already have 3 unopened bags of other pellets. Also went to Sam's and noticed they have 40 lb bags of hardwood pellets (apple, cherry, maple I think) that were cheap... Wonder if they are any good? They were Member's Mark brand but I suspect Pit Boss may have made them.

Hi, Chris! I had a gas vertical smoker a long time ago and I really didnt like it. Those pro series grills are really nice because you can smoke and grill. I've never used one but from what I've heard, people who own them love them.

Get an offset smoker

Go with 250

Yochum, Thank you very much! Hope you are doing well my YT friend 😁

Cody Cackler I only have a vertical right now but in theory they cook better because they are more efficient. The smoke and heat come from below instead of the side. I’ve seen people get great results on both

They'll work in any pellet smoker.

Same here. Mushy, fall off the bone ribs taste weird to me. I'm actually not sure what the temp was but I know that 3 hours at 275 degrees Fahrenheit get them right where they need to be.

For sure

@Allyn Howell you are making me hungry for some ribs right about now. What is you "go to" sauce that you like to use?

@Allyn Howell I think I'm gonna do the same. My Cleveland Browns dont play until 4pm my time so I'll probably get the ribs going around 3pm and they'll be ready by halftime.

@Allyn Howell Yup. Just started smoking. Seemed to over cook the first ribs I did. Not so with the second and third cooks. Some do like the meat falling out of the bone. Not for me personally. I do like some bite to my ribs. Now grilling I'm good at. Smoking still learning.

Nice, Ed! What kind of smoker are you using? Kettle?

@@WeekendWarriorBBQ I use a "22 Weber kettle, set the charcoal up snake method and a fair amount of pellets on top of the charcoal from the start. Put the lid vent opposite of coals. Watch the smoke happen from start to finish. I commented while the video was playing and you gave a response before it ended. Talk about timing. 👍👍 and subbed your channel.

I do that all the time. I like mixing them 50/50 with the fruit-wood blend. It produces excellent smoke flavor

It looks like the charcoal pellets are $8.88 for a 20 pound bag at Walmart. I have started mixing them with regular pellets and I like it... Im doing a 50/50 mix right now.

😂nice

Nothing wrong with a gas grill. They heat up fast and get the job done.

Charcoal pellets or not, that brisket is gonna be delicious! :)

Yeah I noticed that but I've never seen them in the stores. I'll have to ask them about it because I would love to try them as well.

@@WeekendWarriorBBQ They Stock Pit Boss Whiskey Barrel at Menards if you have one local.

Hi, Terry. Yes you can. Check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UhAs9J8J4fA.html

Hi, Christopher. 275 F. I had that same thing happen to me... I was cleaning the controller and inadvertently pressed the Celsius button. The next time I used the smoker I thought it was broken because the temp was about 1/2 of what it should be lol.

@@WeekendWarriorBBQ i appreciate the reply! Yes same for me, i ended up having to improvise after but still made it work. I subbed and look forward to more of your videos!

Walmart is the only place I have ever found them.