Shipping of pellets is crazy expensive

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Try The Charcoal Store as a source for pellets. I use them all the time ALL WOOD pellets, and free shipping, one bag or multiples. No off odors like I noticed with Traeger pellets, just smoke. They seem to last longer (burn slower/hotter) too.

https://www.charcoalstore.com/c6200/Wood-Pellets


There prices are crazy high. Well over $1.00 a lb. I can get GMG pellets locally for .80c.
Looking to do a bulk group buy of lumberjack pellets. Half ton shipped for .50c, and full ton for .34c
 
Heads up - Sears.com has Pit Boss Competition Blend pellets on sale at 20.95 per 40lb bag with free ship to store or free shipping on $49+ orders.

Stack SEARS5OFF50 code for $5 off of $50 orders and use Discover card Discover Deals for 10% cash back bonus on Sears online orders.  

Should net out to about 43.4 cents per pound / $17.36 per 40lb bag (plus tax) for three bags either store-pickup or delivered.   
 
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Heads up - Sears.com has Pit Boss Competition Blend pellets on sale at 20.95 per 40lb bag with free ship to store or free shipping on $49+ orders.

Stack SEARS5OFF50 code for $5 off of $50 orders and use Discover card Discover Deals for 10% cash back bonus on Sears online orders.  

Should net out to about 43.4 cents per pound / $17.36 per 40lb bag (plus tax) for three bags either store-pickup or delivered.   

Thanks for the heads up... just ordered 6 bags..
 
Sorry I meant Pit Boss Competition Blend, 40lbs.  Todd's Pitmasters is kick-ass too.  I'm trying the Pit Boss pellet this time as a bunch of people in another post said they were good.  Jury is till out but for the price, it looks like a great deal with free shipping to my door.
 
 
Sorry I meant Pit Boss Competition Blend, 40lbs.  Todd's Pitmasters is kick-ass too.  I'm trying the Pit Boss pellet this time as a bunch of people in another post said they were good.  Jury is till out but for the price, it looks like a great deal with free shipping to my door.
Gotcha. I work not to terribly far from Todd's store.

Gonna have to make a trip and check it out.
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Here's another angle on minimizing the cost of pellets.  Bear Mountain pellets are high quality and work well in all pellet smokers, and are very inexpensive. I get them for about 50 cents a pound at our local Cash and Carry.

However, all of their different "flavors" are built on a base of 75% alder, as they are located in Oregon where alder is plentiful. Most other pellet blends s are built on an oak base. This means, even if you get Bear Mountain's hickory blend, it produces a very mild smoke. They make no 100% options.  If you prefer the milder smokiness, this could be a great, inexpensive go-to pellet option.

Since I prefer my meats at the high end of the smokiness spectrum, I use the more expensive 100% hickory pellets (Lumberjack, BBQ'rs Delight) for the first 4-5 hours of my long slow smokes (until bark fully developed), then switch to Bear Mountain for the rest of the cook.  If I'm doing poultry, I might go with Bear Mountain (cherry, hickory, or maple blend) the whole cook. 

The final rub
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 is that there are many local Bear Mountain dealers on the west coast, but fewer as you head east.  You can access their dealer map at http://bmfp.com/dealer-locator/  On their site, you can also order in bulk.

Tim
 
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