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I've only had my Camp Chef pellet smoker for about 6 months, and have done 5 or 6 smokes. I just bought a bag of Traeger gourmet blend pellets at Costco, and I'm a little worried. These pellets, most of them, are about 1 to 2 inches long. My previous camp chef and Traeger pellets were all around 1/2 inch long. Will I have a problem using these new, longer pellets? I'm doing a 14 hour pork butt tomorrow, and don't want to have the fire go out because the pellets don't feed.




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While they're not my favorite I have never had any problems with the Traeger pellets feeding in my Green Mtn Grill. Can't see why the auger wouldn't just snap them if it needed to.
 
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They'll work fine but are not quality pellets. The auger will break them up easily.

Find some Lumberjack pellets and you'll be set.


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Wouldn't think there'd be a problem. Pellets break pretty easily.




 
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Originally posted by LBTRS:
They'll work fine but are not quality pellets. The auger will break them up easily.

Find some Lumberjack pellets and you'll be set.


This.

The only thing I liked about the Traeger pellets I tried was the thick, resealable storage bag. Big Grin

I kept the bag, and use it to store other better pellets that come in flimsier non-resealable plastic sacks.

My pellets of choice are Lumberjack as well. Smoke Ring pellets are good too. B&B will do in a pinch... not as good but more widely available than the prior two.
 
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Thanks everyone - the pellets seem to be working fine. I've had the pork butt on since 3 am and it's looking good.

I'll have to look around for some Lumberjack pellets.



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