Which Wood Pellet Is Better - Taste Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2022
- Many ask which wood pellet has a better taste? For pellet grills or smokers, wood pellets are the fuel source, they also provide the smoke flavor. I put 7 brands to the test to see which wood pellet I preferred.
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Wow, this was the most transparent and informative comparison video I’ve watched. Thank you for working to be so thorough! I’m new to your channel and like what I see so far!
Welcome! Thanks for watching. Glad you found it helpful. 🍻
I really appreciate the analytical approach and trying to eliminate variables like with the sues vide. I hadn't thought about how many youtubers don't repeat their experiments when reviewing stuff like pellets and I'm really glad you ended up doing it with this video. Cheers!
Thank you sir! Glad you found it useful. 🍻
This was great! I am completely new to the pellet game, and your information is valuable. I’ve been a WSM & PBC user for years, but this is a whole new thing for me. Thank you for helping me winnow out the players in the world of pellet smoking. 👍
No problem, happy to help. Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching! 🍻
Love the fact that you got so involved with this. VERY informative! Thank you so much!!
Quite welcome! 🍻
Pausing the video for the comment. First, thanks for following through with posting. After seeing the video that referenced a future pellet comparison video, I went looking for it and was glad to find it. Second, thank you for your transparency and honesty.
No problem. Thanks for watching! 🍻
Excellent video - I am about one year into my pellet smoker and now am trying to fine tune. As part of the fine tuning, I am narrowing down my preferred pellets - down to Bear Mountain and Knotty Wood. I am finding my meat choice may dictate my choice of pellets but not quite to any definitive answers. Thx for all your work and insights - please keep up to good work!!!!
Thank you sir! Appreciate it. If I’m doing a low temp cook to maximize smoke I like pecan and hickory on pork. Typically stick to oak on beef although I play some blends as well just for a different taste. Keep on grilling! 🍻
That's the results I came out with as well. I Love Bear Mountain too! And I go between those 3 most of the time. I first heard that Lumberjack made pellets for Weber and they do look very similar. Then someone commented that they also made pellets for Kingsford, but by looking at them it's hard to say but they don't look anything alike! I recently got to review a small producers wine infused pellets and man, those not only had a great smoky flavor, but also I feel the wine brought out the flavor of the meat! So I've now included them in my favorites! Awesome review!👍👊
Yeah I can’t see them making two different sized pellets. I’ve heard about the wine pellets. Sound interesting.
Thanks for watching! 👊
NICE JOB have to try some Bear Mountain. Started looking for better smoke in my pellet and watched your 11 tips and the pellet comparison. THANKS
Thanks, glad you found them useful. Thanks for watching! 🍻
Excellent critical review. Bear Mountain is my favorite. I have used BBQrs Delight that came with my Yoder and re-ordered several times. They work very well. You are right about Traeger - light on the smoke.
Thanks much! I try and be as honest and straight forward as possible. 🍻
I've been using the smoke tubes. They work great! They bellow smokefrom them. For meats cold smoke for 40 min then fire up the pelletstove for the cook. Cheese I cold smoke for 2 hours. Fish I cold smokefor 6 hours then fire up the pellet stove to cook til 140 temp.
Thanks for the honest video. It is refreshing to see someone who approaches a test from a scientific perspective....namely are your results reproducible...a rare thing these days. Keep producing these great videos!!
Thank you, appreciate that. I try and be straightforward and share honest opinions/cooks regardless of the outcome. Thanks for watching. 🍻
I’m surprised Cookinpellets didn’t perform better. I haven’t tried the 100% Hickory (I have a bag waiting in my garage of it), but I’ve tried the Perfect Mix and the Longhorn Blend. I haven’t done scientific taste tests, but I’ve been impressed by the quality of the construction of their pellets. They look and feel well-made, unlike the stubby and craggy pellets that some other brands put out there.
Congrats on getting sponsored by Bear Mountain, I like their stuff and being sponsored is always nice :)
Thank you sir. They weren’t bad, just others had more intense smoke flavor. 🍻
I just started cooking on a pellet grill. On my quest to picking out a grill I quickly became a fan of yours. Can’t recall where but I came across info that Bear Mountain acquired Lumberjack. From what I gathered Lumberjack changed their pellet ratios closer to that of Bear Mountain. It would make sense they came in as your top two. Congrats on the ambassadorship. I’m always looking forward to your videos.
Thanks for the support, I appreciate it. It seems the same private equity firm owns both companies, but I believe they still operate independently. Thanks for watching!
Lignetics llc actually owns/ bought both companies. They still operate separately. It’s just the same llc that acquired them and several other brands/ products.
Yeah I confirmed that with Bear Mountain after this comment and that’s still the case today. 🍻
Great video! Bear mountain and lumberjack are my 1 and 2 as well. I have noticed that the bear mountain seem to have less ash as well which is nice.
Thank you sir! 🍻
Thanks! Great video!
Welcome! 🍻
Outstanding dedication to making a quality video 👏🏼
Thanks much! 🍻
Great review….I’ve used lumberjack forever but I must say they seem to be very independent and probably one of the reasons you never heard back! I’ve been tempted to try Bear Mountain but I haven’t yet! I use mainly oak bc oak is king when it comes to smoking! I have the 20X42 Lonestargrillz pellet grill and love it! All that being said I am going to see how Bear Mountain pellets work on a trial……thanks again for posting this video!
I don’t think you can go wrong either way. Both have some great flavor. Thanks for watching! 🍻
Awesome Video! I've used a pellet smoker for about 4 years and only use lumberjack or bear mountain hickory. They put out a decent amount of smoke. I think where a lot of people get misconceptions of pellets is using cheap or low end pellets that do not produce much smoke. Like you said using 100% hardwoods with no fillers such as hickory, mesquite or oak will go a long way with getting you some smoke.
Thank you sir. Never cut corners on your fuel or smoke source! :). Thanks for watching. Cheers 🍻
I bought a pellet tube to stick in my pellet smoker. Fill it up with pellets and light the end and it will roll constant smoke for like 8 hours. Your meat will have smoke rings that will blow you away
Great testing good information. For me I use the Knotty Wood pellet. I like the Almond wood flavor. Thanks for your info.
I hear good things! Thanks for watching. 🍻
I've tried almost every brand out there and have found Lumberjack 100% Hickory to be my favorite and Knottywood Plum as my runner up. The one brand I haven't tried yet is actually Bear Mountain and that's mainly because it's hard to find their 100% flavor version. It seems that every store always want's to stock the blends. In my personal experience blends tend to have less smoke flavor. If I ever come across the 100% Hickory from Bear Mountain I'll give them a try.
You can now find them in Lowes. I also have a 20% discount code in the description if you want to order direct. Works on single bags as many as you want. Thanks for watching!
They mix some blends with oak or alder to help balance out the pellet burn time. In this video I used Lumberjack against the Bear Mountain and flip flopped between which had more smoke flavor. They are extremely close.
Thank you for another great video. I have switched pellets several time, but I never tried Lumber Jack because I can't find them. At this time, I use Bear Mountain and they seem to be the best out of all the ones i used so far ........Zeke
No prob, yeah Lumberjack is getting really hard to find for some reason. Bear Mountain works well and is my go to now. Thanks for watching. 🍻
Lumberjack was acquired about a year ago by the same company that owns Bear Mountain. Owner = Lignetics. Seems like both brands are still manufacturing independently, but wonder if that will continue to be so in the future. Big fan of Lumberjack, but been getting harder and harder to find them in stores.
At this point the plans are to remain independent. Bear Mountain is focused on growing and is now available at Lowes and some options at Costco.com
Hello, I would like to create my own custom mix which I plan to use mainly for adding a smoky flavor to some of my aged whole muscle and salamis. I am thinking of using hickory, pecan, apple, and cherry pellets.
I wonder if it would be a good idea to mix all four and in what proportions I should mix it. Thanks in advance for your advice.
I usually mix in some Cherry when I want some added color and a little sweetness. I haven’t mixed 4 before. I’d try hickory, pecan, and cherry in thirds and see how you like it. Or switch Cherry for Apple. That will give you some smoke, but some sweetness. 2 fruits might make too weak of smoke flavor. 🍻
Thank you
first timer here
needed to know this
Quite welcome! Check out pelletgrillsecrets.com and download my free 11 secrets guide 🍻
Really odd I haven't come across this video before today. As you pointed out there are certainly a lot of variables but one for me is the amount and type of ash in the firepot which shows how clean something burns. In my 10 years of owning a pellet grill (Rec Tec and now LSG) I used Bear Mountain and CookinPellets for about 6 years but started to notice quite a bit of hard type ash pieces left over from Bear Mountain. This made me try Kingsford and for the past three years through two different cookers they are now my favorite. They seem to give good smoke and burn really clean with just ash left over. I live in central FL and all are stored in my garage year round and haven't noticed any differences because of humidity. My local Winn Dixie grocery store has Kingsford for $15 for 20# and will put them on sale occasionally for $12 for 20# and I stock up. Thx for putting this together, I enjoy your videos.
Thanks for sharing. Kingsford is nice as well. I haven’t noticed any issues with Bear Mountain, but I’ve only been using them the last couple of years. Maybe there was a change of some sort.
Thanks for watching! 🍻
Thank you for doing this test. Your findings are right in line with what I have learned about pellets in a short time. Bear Mountain is definitely one of the best smoke wise. Hey....Whats your preferred Rum for Cooking?
I’m a die hard Appleton Estates guy. 🍻
@@RumandCook Good Stuff!!! I like the hint of Vanilla. :)
I have been using Traeger for nine years now and have no complaints. However, I think it's time to change things up.
Worth a try! I think you’ll be interested to see the differences. Thanks for watching!
Great comparison!
I'm wondering if humidity content of the product had anything to do with it?
Also I know my pellet smoker doesn't always smoke continuously. It's only when the pallets hit the auger and go into the pot..
Please try Kirkland
Thanks. They were all stored in my garage so they would be close. Most pellet grills smoke in waves, I watched the cycles and graded on that.
Kirkland is going just going to be a rebagged Traeger probably since they sell their grills there. It won’t be one of the top ones on the list. 🍻
Did the amount of ash left in the burn chamber relate to the amount of smoke produced? Yoder says the BBQ Delight leaves very little ash, so I wondered if there’s a relationship.
I didn’t check. Since it was all back to back and hot it would have been difficult to see unless I let it cool and cleaned it between cooks.
To be honest ash is just part of a pellet grill so I’ve never paid much attention to the differences between brands. Either way I’m breaking out the vacuum at some point 😂. Thanks for watching! 🍻
I've been cooking ribs on my pellet grill regularly for a couple of years and while they are good they don't have much smoke flavor. Last week I cooked a rack on the Weber kettle with regular Kingsford charcoal and a couple small pieces of Applewood and the flavor was way better. I have been a real cheapskate on pellets only buying pit boss and expert grill brand, I even tried Kingsford. I'm going to try those bear mountain and see if it makes a difference. Which type of wood is best for pork ribs?
I’d try Oak or Hickory. Hickory is stronger. Check out my 11 secrets to maximum smoke video. That will be very helpful as well. 🍻
Great video. You should try the recteq brand. Amazing pellets.
Thanks for watching!
great video, have also a yoder640. still Learning even after 2 years yoder.
would like to see witch flavour pallets you use with what kind of dish. like appel, ect.
kind regards kees
I typically use a lot of Pecan, Oak, and Hickory. Pecan, and Oak for long cooks (ribs, pork butts, briskets) and Oak or Hickory for shorter cooks looks chicken.
If I want some added sweetness or color I’ll mix in some cherry. I don’t use Apple in a pellet smoker because the flavor is too light.
I do like Mesquite on some beef, but typically for a short cook like reverse searing some steaks.
Hope this helps! 🍻
@@RumandCook tnx it will help. Indeed a pitty the pallet holder has no drain for changing pallets. I found your bearmoutain pallets in the Netherlands (18 euro) but cost incl. Transport 29,00 Euro, no matter how many bags I order.
So orderd now after looking your YT; RVS Rackplates front and site.
Halve rack (still using full rack) but using only the rack. New Meat thermometers. Got the grease plate out of the box after 2 years.
Saw your beercan holder but orderbedrag a bearcan holder with also a bagger tray (more heat and no leakeds) sorry for any grammer mistakes doing with out any help.
I realy like to start doing more than only pullen pork, spareribs . Start using the Aluminium grill but also the irongrilplate.
Tnx for you insparation
Sounds like you are off to the races!
Trick for emptying hopper, use a shop vac, can suck them up and change flavors.
Good luck!
Good video. You discussed this video in January when we first talked. I was fixing to inquire about this test this week, then it appears. Good job. It has got to be a tough test. Thanks.
Thank you sir! 🍻
Good to see the way you really tried to replicate your results.
Thanks! 🍻
Appreciate the video, curious, have you used pitt boss and traeger pellets and what do you think about their quality?
Can’t speak to Pit Boss, I do believe there is another experiment type video out there with them included though.
Traeger is weak on smoke. It would be in the bottom half of most lists easy.
Thanks for watching! 🍻
@@RumandCook thanks man
No prob!
You have a great presentation style.
Thank you, I appreciate that! 🍻
Been liking Bear Mountain Bold BBQ blend lately, cool comparison!
Thanks much! 🍻
Tremendous video!
Thanks 🍻
Had the lumberjack- great smokey flavor- trying to get rid of a bag of cooking pellets (not smokey at all)
Yeah lumberjack is much better.
Hi Jake, in all of your "free" time, have you by chance tried the "Smokin' Pecan 100% Pecan Shell Pellets?" Thanks again for the great review!
Haha no sorry haven’t played with them at all. 🍻
Good video!
Thanks! 🍻
you are so correct, you can find 10 videos like urs and 10 different views however ur smoke test.....THAT was cool to see. i used cooking pellets and noticed very little smoke...thought was my smoker :) now i know around here in maine bear mountain is cheaper and i do like those OR jealous devil
Thanks for watching! Both good choices. 🍻
I’d like to see you smoke a pork loin whole or a ribeye roast. Maybe even a spiral ham.
Thanks for the ideas. I’ll see what I can do!
Appreciate the transparency dude
Whoa I just looked through the comments and realised that you replied to every toxic asshole on here - I commend your dedication mate - keep up the good work ❤
Hahah thanks! 🍻
Good video, new subscriber. Does the Bear Mountain burn longer than most other pellets or are they all about the same burn time? Haven’t used any yet. Have a Reqteq on the way.
Thank you sir. They burn about the same as other with maybe a little less ash.
Thanks for watching and subbing! 🍻
@@RumandCook thank you.
No prob!
Your going to love the tec teq. I promise you!
@@caithnessplace I’m looking forward to it. Arrives Thursday. I don’t know anyone who has one so thanks.
Wonderful Job . Maybe next time you could include Kirkland Costco brand as they are readily available and reasonably priced . Keep up the Good Work!
Thanks! I’m pretty sure Costco brand is Pit Boss which I already know is weak on smoke. There are a few other tests out there that include them. Most of the pellet grill brands and lower quality. They are focused on smokers and hoping you buy their brand of pellets as well. All about the profit, not the quality. 🍻
Just finished my first brisket on my RecTeq 1250. Turned out OK but didn’t have very much smoke flavor. I used their blend, which says its Red Oak white oak and hickory
Try some Bear Mountain or Lumberjack. Much more smoke flavor. Also check out my recent 11 tips for more smoke video. Will be super helpful for you.
Good luck! 🍻
@@RumandCook thanks! I did watch that video, now I need to get more ribs to cook.
Cool. Luckily ribs are easy to find! Keep experimenting, with practice you’ll be happy with the results. 🍻
How about a beef ribs video? I use lumberjack pellets in my grill probably 95% of the time.
You reading my mind? 😀. I just recorded a Dino ribs video this weekend. Be up in the next week or two. Thanks for watching 🍻
I am smoking a prime brisket on my Traeger and locally they only had Bear Mountain Bourbon or Bear mountain Gourmet, which is better in your opinion?
I think I’d use Gourmet for a long cook like that. Both would work though. I think Gourmet will give you a more traditional flavor. Good luck. 🍻
@@RumandCook thank you
No prob
Why do Yoder and Lone Star Grillz both use and test on BBQ Delight then.
I’m not sure to be honest, but I know it’s not flavor related. I’ve used them for 3 years. It’s a good product, just others had more smoke flavor.
Just started with a peller grill and did a google search for the best pellets. Turns out it was Bear Mountain that was usually at the top so thats what I'm using. Knotty Wood I hear is also good I just dont know if I can justify double the price of Bear Mountain. Looks like I'm going to stick with BM.
Congrats. I’ve been using them for a year now and had great results. 🍻
Is there any way you can show me how to become a ambassador I have a Yoder ys640
Best bet is to reach out to them on IG. 🍻
Does Bear Mountain burn hot? I've been using Kingsford Hickory and it struggles to get over 350
Burns as well as the others, I’m not sure if it burns any hotter, but I’ve never had a problem getting up to temp, even 500 plus.
I’d do a full clean of the inside, clean your firebox out, and clean your temp probe. Then unplug it for 15-20 minutes and try again. Shouldn’t have an issue getting past 350 with any pellet. If that doesn’t work there may be a larger problem. Hope this helps!
@@RumandCook I think Smokin Brothers is built more for low n slow than hot and fast
Never heard of those to be honest, so I’m not sure.
It's 100% built in MO with a Savannah Stoker controller
Glad I got bear mountain pellets from the beginning.
Surprised with the Bear Mt., since they're a blended pellet.
Top two were a coin flip. Been really happy with them though. Not all are blends. Thanks for watching! 🍻
Great Lakes Renewable Energy makes Lumberjack pellets made in Hayward Wi.
Thanks 🍻
Nice, both companies are owned by the same parent company. I run lumberjack myself.
Yeah it’s a private equity company, I believe they still operating independently though. Can’t go wrong either way.
Thanks for watching!
@@RumandCook that is correct. Lumberjack still manufactures out of their WI plant and Bear Mountain is out East. They haven't started producing the diffrwnt products at the other plants. Imo, that's a good thing and leads to a better, more consistent product.
How did you decide on the best pellet? Smoke content, flavor, or price?
Taste.
Great channel and thanks for taking the time for this non biased double blind effort. As for content...drink more rum ! LOL
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I use lumberjack almost exclusively. But I picked a bag of pit boss because it was convenient and same price point. Competition blend on both. Very comparable. I will not use traegar. Too much ash for me.
Yeah and Traeger has little flavor. You can get Bear Mountain at Lowe’s now which is handy. 🍻
So now I am confused should I go from Bear mountain to Lumber Jack or go to Kingsford or just stick with Bear Mountain I am searrching for the pellet that will deliver the best smokey flavor on a Traeger you don't adress the flavor on each brand just smoke production
I said Bear Mountain, Lumberjack and Kingsford were the best. BM and LJ were neck and neck. I’d choose one of those personally. I’ve been running BM since.
Also check out my 11 secrets to more smoke flavor video. It will be helpful. 🍻
@@RumandCook I just bought 2 more bags of BM thanls for the reply
@steveandrushko75 no prob! 🍻
When tasting multiple wines they use animal crackers to cleanse the mouth of the previous sample. Testing multiple smoked meats is also effected by smell so if you have multiple senses involved it could effect it also.
Yeah I tried a few things including bread and cheese. Tough to reproduce the same results each time. I guess I don’t have the taste buds for it 😁. 🍻
Wonder what’s the best pellet when you want to grill and sear.
I wonder how much different flavor and heat you get.
Majority of the cheap pellets have a bunch of filler in them. This part of the reason they lack smoke flavor.
When searing, the fire is burning so clean there isn’t a ton of added flavor. I haven’t noticed a difference in temps across several brands although I haven’t seared with any of the very cheap brands. I think it will still get quite hot, maybe just need some additional pellets. Tough to say!
@@RumandCook that’s what I was wondering. I see a lot of clearance or super cheap brands. That would be a great use for them. But nobody really did a test vid on that yet.
Heck even with charcoal it’s all for smoking or length it burns but none on grilling/sear performance and flavor
Cheap lump is terrible. It doesn’t burn as hot or as consistent. Might not be the same with pellets though.
In my personal experience I like the lumberjack and bear mountain pellets in my pit boss. I will not buy traeger pellets anymore because they provide very little smoke flavor and also burn faster than any other pellets I have used and produce the most ash by a significant amount
Yeah, Traeger is way over rated on many levels. 🍻
Costco has really great pellets. I mix them with miskete pellets
You can get some mixes of Bear Mountain at Lowe’s and Walmart now. Might be worth checking out. 🍻
Bear Mountain got their money worth with you. I’ll be shopping with them going forward.
Hah glad you found it useful. You can now get them on Amazon, at Lowe’s and Walmart, although Walmart has their own unique blends. 🍻
Where do you buy Bear Mountain pellets to get the best deal?
Lowes carries them and generally a good price.
Also just saw Rum and Cook has a 20% off code in his description for bear mountain direct. That’s probably the best deal there.
Yep Lowes just started carrying them with is convenient. The code is first time only so be worth stocking up. They won’t go to waste 😀
If you have a Coastal Farm & Ranch in the area. They always have great sales.
I grab the 40lb bags off Amazon when they offer 50% off coupons
I have been looking for a video like this. I'm new to smoking and I was curious about how big the difference was between brands. Gonna give bear mountain a try next!
Edit: Discount code is not valid
For the code you have pick individual bags because the 2 packs are already discounted. I just tested and it works.
Thanks for watching!
You need to try Smokering out of Michigan. I’ve tried them all and Smokering is by far above all. Burn cleaner,burn hot.
Thanks for the tip!
Do you want burn cleaner with a pellet grill? don't you want a little bit of dirtier smoke for more wood flavor?
@@user-et3kk4tn4s I have that the Smokering are named that for the huge Smokering it produces. Burn clean I mean you shop vac less like every 10 cooks or more cause there’s no sawdust. It’s real 100% wood not all these additives like the other brands that claim 100% real wood. They are incredible if you can find them where you live.
Smoke ring is no longer around unless something changed very recently.
@@phunkyp-nut9210 your right they are not making pellets anymore so luckily I still have a pallet left. I’m bummed out
You've got to try the Royal oak charcoal pellets!
Thanks for the tip! 🍻
I love Royal Oak lump-it’s as good as it gets for the price-but the 100% charcoal pellets burn a little bit too clean in my experience. They don’t give a lot of flavor. The only reason to use them is the water resistance. If you need that, it’s the best pellet. If not, meh. YMMV
I’m in Montreal just wondering where could I order bear mountain pellets from?
Unfortunately they are not in Canada yet. I know they are growing their retail presence so hopefully soon. 🍻
So what would be the best option for us northerners?
@JimmyJones85 see if you can find Lumberjack, Kingsford, or Weber. 🍻
Found a local dealer with lumberjack 🤙🏻
Why didn't you test the Recteq pellets?
The pellet grill companies aren’t in the pellet business, they are just trying to drive revenue with a branded pellet.
In my experience there isn’t a branded pellet worth testing. Most of the brands I tested are focused on pellets specifically. 🍻
Do all brands have a flavour? What if you want to taste the flavour of seasoning you prepared?? It a brand you bought and usually use when bbqinh on a gas grill?
I answered your other comment. Use Oak or Pecan. Flavor will be mild. 🍻
How do you become a ambassador, and what are the benefits
I emailed them via their website and asked how we could work together since I liked and was using their product.
Best to reach out to them to learn more as I don’t know everything about their program and don’t want to misspeak. 🍻
Louisiana grills hickory are really good too
Haven’t tried those. 🍻
What you think if pit boss pellets
I haven’t tried them, but I watched a video a while back and they placed low in his test.
I’m of the general mindset to stay away from a pellet grill’s brand. They generally aren’t in that business and it’s just a way for them to make more money.
@@RumandCook just saw this video. I don't care who you suport or pick as a winner. A fair test would be the big box stores. Walmart has Pit Boss and always easy to get. I've gotten great results. Burn good. Hickory works great. Home Depot has Traeger and I've had way less success for flavor and burn. Also Royal oak and a few others are readily available. I've tried Walmart Expert Grill brand for 6.88 and the hickory is nice.Maybe you should consider doing the big hardware and Walmart available brands so people can see how they stack up.
I use either Bear Mountain or Pit Boss brand and I’m very pleased with both brands.
Why is traeger pellets not in your test?
Traeger pellets are one of the lowest quality pellets out there. They frequently come in very low in a taste test. I’ve used them in the past know they would have placed in the bottom two. 🍻
Pellet grills are an interesting creation. Using the pellets for heat means that the pellets are being burned as efficiently as possible, unfortunately the smoke flavor comes from inefficient wood burning.
That’s why you have to use lower temps to maximize smoke. 🍻
Great research, very well done, BUT. Where are the results on AROMA, TASTE and FLAVOR???????? I thought that was the whole point. Even the aroma of the smoke. I'm not so sure that how much smoke you can see directly correlates to those parameters in the food, which is really what matters. OR if there is a good comparison of those, if you folks could kindly point that out, I'd appreciate seeing what you've found. Thank you.
I used all the same flavors so it was similar taste, just varying levels of the flavor. The amount of smoke I could see directly translated to the result. Been using Bear Mountain since and have no complaints! 🍻
Not surprised about Lumberjack and Bear Mountain. Am surprised Kingsford was 3rd. Unfortunately also not surprised LJ didn't respond. They seem to have very poor marketing/customer outreach.
Yeah for sure. 🍻
I use put boss pellets cause that’s what’s at Walmart.
Lowes sells Bear Mountain. Way more flavor and still easy to get.
I would say quality of the pellets would determine why you need to try so many to find one that works which leads me to think that there is no quality control during the manufacturering of wood pellets for smokers... It is an uncontrolled industry and the manufacturer can put on the outside of the bag anything he wants to get you to believe they're buying the best but when you get home I put them in the smoker all they do is create white smoke.. If I use a cheaper quality would I can save money since the manufacturer to himself but as long as people keep buying them and they gotten used to white smoke all over their meat I'll keep making them the same way then everybody's happy that likes white smoke...
Much like the lump industry, quality greatly varies depending on the brand and how much you spend.
Since a pellet grill doesn’t put out the most smoke to begin with, it’s important to use high quality pellets. Thanks for watching. 🍻
I love your scientific approach. Any experiment should be done in a way that results can be reproduced!
Sorry for the really bad autocorrect in my original reply hopefully that's gone forever!
Thanks much, appreciate that! 🍻
For those who don't watch the whole video. I approached Bear Mountain several months after these tests. I explain that near the end. ❓ What Video Do You Want To See Next ❓ - Comment below
Do a whole meal. From some of your other videos talking about going above and beyond making your own bread and all.. really would like to see like a “dinner party” meal! See how all out you go.
Great suggestion, thanks!
I'd like to see a video with some veggie options please. Not talking about burgers with plant patties (though I'm sure someone would be interested in that as well), but something to throw on a side while you have your grill nice and hot from whatever you cooked there - to please vegetarians and provide extra variety. Interested both in ideas and in techniques - there definitely is a room for errors ) I tried veggie skewers - mushrooms turned into a brown foam completely ruining everything around it, grilled corn dried out and tasted like plaster, haloumi cheese either got burned, or melted through grates or didn't taste grilled at all. Yes, I'm very novice and that's why I'm here - thank you for what you're doing!
I’ll see what I can do. Thanks for the suggestion! 🍻
I'd like to see a video explaining the airflow in the Yoder 640s. I'm not sure I get why you recommend keeping the damper in the middle. Cook on top shelf? Bottom shelf? Thanks Jake!
Lumberjack is rumoured to make Weber....
Yeah I heard the same. They look very similar.
What dose a bear mountain ambassador mean?
Because I was really happy with the product, I asked them to be an ambassador.
It means a few things really. I help represent the brand. I get discount link people can use to save on their first purchase and they help support the channel.
I will also be involved in any events in my area as needed. 🍻
Long time experienced stick smoker here. Using quantity of smoke as your only metric is not a good idea. Too much smoke is bad, you do not want your smoker rolling like a freight train. What you want is what's called TBS, thin blue smoke. A little smoke over a longer period of time is much better than pouring the smoke on thick.
You can certainly over smoke something and it will taste terrible lol.
This is why I said don’t use a secondary smoke source for more than half the cook, a few hours (depending on length of cook) is more than enough.
That being said, TBS is great for 1/2 - 3/4 of a cook, but some mildly dirty smoke in the beginning is beneficial and adds a great layer of smoke that won’t be bitter or over smoked in the end. Many have changed to that or are talking about it. I’ve tried both ways on my offset and it does taste better.
Thanks for watching! 🍻
Royal Oak for me every time
Should try some Bear Mountain. Might surprise you. 🍻
Put charcoal pellets and apple wood pellets in a smoke tube and thank me later 😊
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Wood pellets here aren't cheap and hard to light
Easier to use a torch to light. They usually take a bit to get going. 🍻
Perhaps I brought a bad batch
What a shocker the company you are an ambassador of won 🤣
Clearly didn’t watch the whole video 🙄 If you did, you would know I approached them after doing my test.
@@RumandCook I did watch it. It's just a joke. Bear and lumber make a great product no surprise your conclusion had them both ontop.
Fair enough. Hard to tell sometimes
😀. I always try and be a straight shooter. 🍻
YEP I say buy a bag of each and do you own analyis. Sure it may take some time but at least you will know. Jake love your channel and videos , But not sure how you can seriously lend any credabilty to the subject when you honestly say your an ambassador. Of course thats what you will be cooking with. Like a politician. SMDH
I was not an ambassador when I ran these tests. I approached Bear Mountain months AFTER I ran these tests. I clearly explained that in the video near the end when I discussed how I became an ambassador.
I also said I was not planning on doing the video based on my tests. People kept asking so I put it out. There is nothing but 100% straight forward honesty in this video.
No knottywood? The green screen is lame.
Great screen?? It’s called a backyard 😀 Knottywood wine I might try, the other one doesn’t interest me. I did my tests many months ago before people were taking about them much.
@@RumandCook Yeah...nice green screen and photo of a back yard. Crappy video.
Well it’s not a green screen. Lighting is off because it was super bright out in the am sun and I was under an umbrella. Glad you enjoyed the video lol
I can tell you just from the thumbnail. Kingsford is the worst
Lol actually wasn’t too bad, but others beat it. 🍻
When you say heavy smoke, is that because some of these are producing white smoke which is more visible? Compared to a cleaner burn that produces a blue smoke that often “looks” thin? Too much white smoke produces acrid flavor.
None of these produced white puffy smoke. Some you couldn’t even see the smoke. You can’t get enough dirty smoke out of a pellet grill to make it acrid unless you run a pellet tube the entire cook. 🍻