What to put in the smoker this weekend?

[CS1983]

Got a Kamado Joe Classic III; waiting on the fire ban to be over so I can try it out.

Any tips for a first time grill/smoke?

[Gman]

You can?t use a grill during the fire ban? They usually get a pass.

[Irving]

Got a Kamado Joe Classic III; waiting to see if that guy in Kremling gets away with arson, before I can try it out.

Fixed.

If you like wings, I've been doing that a lot lately with great success. I posted the recipe in one of the recipe threads, or here.

[CS1983]

You can?t use a grill during the fire ban? They usually get a pass.

El Paso county was propane only, but I just looked and apparently they downgraded to stage 1 on Monday: https://www.epcsheriffsoffice.com/ne...l-paso-count-1

[newracer]

I ended getting the above grill/smoker for $430 plus tax. So what's everyone's recommendations on pellets?

[wyome]

I like Lumberjack competition blend or fruitwood blends. But i use a lot of the cheap stuff from Sam's Club too

[buffalobo]

Today - pork shoulder, maybe small elk roast.

Tomorrow is sausage making day, brats and breakfast sausage. Some of them will get lite smoke before freeze.

[Great-Kazoo]

I ended getting the above grill/smoker for $430 plus tax. So what's everyone's recommendations on pellets?

SW has CC pellets for $12.95 per bag. Walmart has some good deals on pellets running $10.99 per. Look at the bag to see, for the price whether it's 20# or 40# .

Oak, cherry, hickory, apple are my main use pellets. I'll mix some mesquite in to what ever as i want. IMO mesquite by itself is too harsh and bitter tasting. But that's my taste buds.


What ever is not used, from the hoper gets dumped in to a bucket labelled MIX. I'll add from that bucket, as needed when the hopper gets low .

[FoxtArt]

From what I understand, competition pellets may often the best way to go, but a bit more spendy. And the reason why is they are supposed to be 100% smoke/flavor woods, while the others (apple, cherry, hickory, etc.) are actually blends of a large proportion of fuel wood (pine) coupled with the targeted wood (say, apple), often with the smoke wood constituting only like 30-40% of the pellet. Still, some manufacturers cheat on their competition pellets too. And, rarely certain types of meat you may not want a blend of smoke and want a targeted wood, such as fish or cheese.

But, it is good to know about the "fuel wood" secret on pellets when you make the decision of what to buy.

[tactical_2012]

Ya i have heard Traeger pellets are alder wood mixed with selected variety of type you buy