At one point in my beginning steps with the
AMNPS, I used Traeger pellets almost exclusively, along with some Bear Mountain Pellets. I'd recommend that you get just a couple of handfuls of the Traeger varieties you might like, sweet talk Todd into sending some of his pellets along with your purchase of the
AMNPS so you can do some side by side comparisons. Bear Mountain Pellets say right on the label that they are "blended" with Alder. In some instances, well actually guite alot, they'll not perform as well. In many test runs, I was not really pleased with the Bear Mountain pellets. Blended pellets tend to have a blend of a "cheaper" wood, which enables the "flavor" wood to burn better and also lowers production costs. Traeger pellets: They don't say what the blend is. In fact, they don't even say they're blended, however, they also don't say their product is 100% flavor wood, i.e. 100% cherry..... Mixed opinion on the use of Traeger pellets for flavor. They're OK, but.... In the final leap, I've used Todd's offering of pellets, and there is a vast difference in the quality of smoke smell.
I guess my point is to suggest you take baby steps in the evaluation of smoke generation via pellets. Don't buy mass amounts of pellets until you find the ones that work best for you.
And yes, I, unabashedly, recommend you give serious thoughts to Todd's pellets. I've used them and really like them.
