Pellets for the Grill "flavors.." Anybody actually tell a difference in flavor?

That’s because pellets are leftover trash from other wood processing. Get yourself a real wood smoker and you will easily be able to tell the difference

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Ive tried several different ones on the Traeger and I cannot taste any difference.

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That's why I just get the blends that go with everything. Don't have time to swap out pellets

Pellets don’t put a ton of smoke into meat, but still you should be able to taste a big difference in something strong like mesquite vs a fruit tree wood. You won’t taste much difference if you are just trying stuff like apple vs cherry.

I don’t think they would hurt, but it’s a marketing ploy. Everything has to be so damn fancy now. Nothing wrong with good food done right.

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But maybe the pellet grill dudes like cooking with skirts on.

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Mesquite is easy to tell because it is overpowering and it burns to fast for a good low and slow cook anyhow.

For the majority of the woods if people tell you they taste the difference between one and the other they are full of shite.

I use B&B championship blend from Academy because it is clean and cheap. You can get a 100% whatever wood, you won't tell the difference if it is pellet form or chunks of wood.

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this m'fer has to stay up all night babysitting his stick burner. hard pass.

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I’ve actually never smoked overnight. Would be fun though.

Now waking up at 4 am is a different story…

Lol. Real truth, I really don’t care.

I can’t tell a difference. I am curious about those charcoal pellets though.

Yes I can, but it all depends on what temp you are smoking in.