Okay, here is the bad part...
Traeger pellets are not what they claim. They are alder with all sorts of nasty schit additives to make it taste like different woods. Throw whatever pellets you have away. Unless they are alder...
If you cannot taste the difference in pellets cut off your head and throw it away. It obviously was not working anyway...
I had been looking at buying a pellet smoker for a year or three. Cost of the smoker and my wife not being fond of smoked food made me pull up short.
After a family Thanksgiving last week where various dishes came out of the smoker, I decided I'm gonna get one. I bought a used Traeger Elite 34 that had the update controller and two temperature probes. I gave $450 which included a hopper full of hickory pellets and a smoker cover.
I'm looking forward to using the smoker. Wife is very unhappy I got it. She's not listening to any of it.
Any advice on using a pellet smoker? Different woods? Pros and cons of my smoker?
Simple fact is a box with shelves and a smoke source is not a difficult parameter to get over.
I suggest a batch of pastrami followed by a batch of smoked salmon...
