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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". 
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I'm looking at getting a new smoker and looked briefly at a pellet smoker but when they say 1 to 2 lbs of pellets per hour that turned me off. For a 14 hour brisket smoke that could get very expensive quick.
I think a front runner for me is a 22.5 WSM with a controller.
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WOOT! First smoke/grill is done. I did a couple of salmon filets. Unfortunately, after assembly and burn in, I had to rush the fish a little to get it done before I had to leave for work, but it was still tasty.
Assembly was simple. The only fiddly bit was getting all the protective plastic off the stainless pieces.
Startup and first burn was also simple: put the startup charge in the burn cup, press power, go make a coffee. Once a temperature displayed on the controller I cranked it up to 550 and let it run for 1/2 hour to burn off any manufacturing residue.
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I'm looking at getting a new smoker and looked briefly at a pellet smoker but when they say 1 to 2 lbs of pellets per hour that turned me off. For a 14 hour brisket smoke that could get very expensive quick.
I think a front runner for me is a 22.5 WSM with a controller. Since you already have the smaller version and like it, that sounds like a good plan. Is the controller something designed for the WSM or do you have to do a retrofit?
Fred
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Ahh..."quality" heating pellet! ...
Since I'm talking to quality people on a quality audio forum, I thought that went without saying.  Nothin' but the best here.
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Make sure you use Kimber Pellets.
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Mapleshade pellets are superior, since they are so thin.
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Dang it Fred..... Now I'm looking at pellet smokers..... After reading some articles on that rib web site Tom linked to, electric smokers don't sound so appealing. And then the controllers come into play. To get a stainless pellet smoker, I'm going to need to spend about $1500 or more... I think a need to visit Cabbalas.
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Dang it Fred..... Now I'm looking at pellet smokers... I'll follow up with some pictures of mouth watering Q just to seal the deal then?
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