Has anyone tried using hardwood pellets instead of wood chips? How well did it workout? Anyone tried a combination of wood chips and pellets?
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I have not used pellet...I use hard wo o d chips, Apple,cherry. These are great
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I wouldn't want to trust hardwood pellets around my food unless I could be certain of their contents. I use apple wood chips from a farmer who probably just chipped up all his pruning scraps and bagged them.
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There are posts on various forums describing how to make your own bisquettes from sawdust. Do a search on "make bradley bisquettes". Wood chips would not be a viable option, as noted by Jeffrey, dragon, and Robert.You would have to determine what your time is worth to go that route. For me, the bisquettes are not that expensive.Larry
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I never used soaked wood chips but char broil has a full time chat service person on their website where you can ask questions like that.
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No. Not for wood chips. Wood chips should go in a metal box close to or on top of the heating element. I use this for smoking various vegetables (try roast/smoking fresh asparagus rubbed with a little olive oil and hint garlic . . . better than what I remember about sex.) and a few other things where you want to smoke things that might fall through a normal grate. NOT good for smoking fish...the fish sticks and is nearly impossible to clean. I threw mine on an ant hill for a couple of days and let the bugs clean it. Could have put it in a fire and burned it off, but didn't want to chance warping it. Works good for strip jerky but not for ground jerky. No. Not for wood chips. Wood chips should go in a metal box close to or on top of the heating element. I use this for smoking various vegetables (try roast/smoking fresh asparagus rubbed with a little olive oil and hint garlic . . . better than what I remember about sex.) and a few other things where you want to smoke things that might fall through a normal grate. NOT good for smoking fish...the fish sticks and is nearly impossible to clean. I threw mine on an ant hill for a couple of days and let the bugs clean it. Could have put it in a fire and burned it off, but didn't want to chance... » Read More No. Not for wood chips. Wood chips should go in a metal box close to or on top of the heating element. I use this for smoking various vegetables (try roast/smoking fresh asparagus rubbed with a little olive oil and hint garlic . . . better than what I remember about sex.) and a few other things where you want to smoke things that might fall through a normal grate. NOT good for smoking fish...the fish sticks and is nearly impossible to clean. I threw mine on an ant hill for a couple of days and let the bugs clean it. Could have put it in a fire and burned it off, but didn't want to chance warping it. Works good for strip jerky but not for ground jerky. « Show Less
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Hi, Shawn,No, you don't have to use the wood chips in the Masterbuilt...I've cooked many turkeys, ducks and chickens in mine without smoking them, and they come out moist and delicious! Smoking is totally optional. Good cooking! Tony
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Tomorrow my son n law will be using his Kettle as a smoker and be using some wood, not sure how all wood will work. Are you going to smoke or grill using wood?Question for you, what do you cover your Smoker with? I can not find a cover for this monster. Thanks Don
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Far as I and any other forum members knows, 100% hardwood. This is one of the best pellet companies around. No affiliation...
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probably not but worth trying. I do use hickory wood chips. got 2 of them, one for home and one for the lake plus neighbor at lake has one.love it.
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I have no experience with wood pellets. I can only say FP is better, from many perspectives than clay. Does wood absorb urine?
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Does very well with hardwood -- almost no chipout. Plywood is a little more difficult, so I sometimes score the wood with the blade set very low before cutting the full depth.
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Hi, Shawn, No, you don't have to use the wood chips in the Masterbuilt...I've cooked many turkeys, ducks and chickens in mine without smoking them, and they come out moist and delicious! Smoking is totally optional. Good cooking! Tony
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Mine is still new so I wouldn't expect chips, but do be wary about what you put on them. Make sure you oil/treat it before you use it, as it makes the boards so much easier to work with. If you don't, your meats might stick to the board, which is a pain. Also be mindful of how rough you cut. I've always used a glass cutting board so I'm very forceful with my cutting action. Doing this on the bamboo leaves it scarred with cuts and nicks. Just be mindful of the material and you shouldn't have any issues. They really are lovely and the sizes are fantastic!
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More chips than dust. I was not very impressed with this when working with hardwoods - the skipping is a problem. On softer wood it does great.
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In my experience Standard wood pellets don't absorb liquid very well or neutralize odors efficiently. Pellets are fine if you use more and are prepared to change the litter every day. I might go back if I had a cheap enough source.
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It's fairly small, but works very nicely with the recommended wood pellets. Not sure how it would work with wood chips, but the pellets work very well.
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Same results. i use Kingsford, Walmart, Grocery store etc... Make sure it is actual charcoal and not the charwood. some places sell the wood pellets, which have a much lower heat.
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I only use CHUNKS,and also place the chuncks on a Cast iron fry pan and place the fry pan on top of the ring that comes with the smoker. and there are pros and cons on weather to soak your wood, I dont, but that will be your call.