Originally Posted By fredk

Some people claim they cannot taste the difference between a quality 'heating' pellet and the 'food grade' pellets out there. Others claim they can. I wonder if it is one of those things where you have to do side by side tastings to tell the difference.


Your comments about the failing electronics is interesting. I have not seen any similar comments in the pellet grill discussions I've read, and I've done a LOT of reading in the last week. When you look at it, what you have is a simple control board, PID and a couple of thermometers. This is not bleeding edge tech, so it should not be hard to manufacture reliable electronics.



Ahh..."quality" heating pellet! That's where the confusion comes from. Most "standard" heating pellets are made from softwood which you DON'T want to use in your smoker. As you point out, because they are not regulated there could be anything in them.

If you want to kill a few hours Fred, just google "traeger controller problems". wink

Last edited by Andrew; 07/10/15 06:51 PM.