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Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby Professor Bunky » Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:57 am

So my old gas grill is on its last legs and I’m toying with the idea of replacing it with a pellet cooker.

One question I have is how many cooks can I expect to get from a bag of pellets? Let’s assume I’m just using it to smoke pork ribs at 250 degrees for about 4 hours each time.

Thanks for your help.
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Re: Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby Rambo » Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:23 am

Sounds like a question you’ll get plenty of responses on
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Re: Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby OldUsedParts » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:02 pm

I have never had to add Pellets when Cooking on my Pit Boss 340 - - - the red numbers on the hopper indicate inches and my best ?guess? is it holds around 225 cubic inches (I'm no mathmatician by any stretch of the imagination) Even with a 3-2-1 cook on 2 racks I have never had to add pellets.
Hope the helps and Good Luck with your Pellet Poopin
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I have only used B&B Pellets from Academy Sports and have been very happy.
This 20# bag usually runs around $15 to $18 and I usually get 2 to 3 cooks from it.
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Re: Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby Chasdev » Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:23 pm

Four hours of cooking should be about 1/3 bag.
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Re: Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby Professor Bunky » Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:04 pm

Thanks for the answers, everyone. :salut:
This gives me a clearer picture of the amount of pellets I’ll need.
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Re: Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby OldUsedParts » Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:36 pm

IMHO - there's lots of good woods such as Hickory, Oak and ETC but don't count out Apple when you've got Pork on the Pit. :cheers:
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Re: Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby Sailor Kenshin » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:39 am

We love apple with pig and chicken.
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Re: Question on Amount of Pellet Usage

Postby OldUsedParts » Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:42 am

I've got some Baby Backs Pelletizing today and decided to use that new bag of Post Oak - - - time will tell :dont: :salut:
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