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[rhaney02]

Got the Pitboss Competition pellets for now. Also have a bag of the Recteq on the way that should arrive later in the week. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Obligatory pic of the 590 and the first cook of the recommended chicken thighs for initial seasoning.

 

[GAK9]

Got the Pitboss Competition pellets for now. Also have a bag of the Recteq on the way that should arrive later in the week. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Obligatory pic of the 590 and the first cook of the recommended chicken thighs for initial seasoning.View attachment 3461655View attachment 3461672

How did you like the PitBoss pellets? Those are all I use. I’ve tried Traeger, but they leave way too much ash. I haven’t tried RecTeq pellets yet though.

 

[rhaney02]

How did you like the PitBoss pellets? Those are all I use. I’ve tried Traeger, but they leave way too much ash. I haven’t tried RecTeq pellets yet though.

PitBoss working great. 2/3 through the bag so far. The Recteq pellets are up next afterwards. Unless the Recteq pellets are markedly better, I'll be sticking with the PitBoss since they're half the price.

 

[superprime]

The PitBoss pellets seem bigger and I've heard can jam the auger unless you break them up. I've been using the Lumberjack brand before and will probably go back to them once this bag of pellets is used up.

 

[rhaney02]

The PitBoss pellets seem bigger and I've heard can jam the auger unless you break them up. I've been using the Lumberjack brand before and will probably go back to them once this bag of pellets is used up.

I'll try to get a comparison between the PitBoss, Traeger and Recteq pellets and post a pic later. So far, no problem with the PitBoss pellets. Almost run the hopper dry last cook and no problem so far.

 

[John5757]

Got the Pitboss Competition pellets for now. Also have a bag of the Recteq on the way that should arrive later in the week. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Obligatory pic of the 590 and the first cook of the recommended chicken thighs for initial seasoning.View attachment 3461655View attachment 3461672

Next time start those skin side down. It will make the skin crispy.

 

[John5757]

PitBoss working great. 2/3 through the bag so far. The Recteq pellets are up next afterwards. Unless the Recteq pellets are markedly better, I'll be sticking with the PitBoss since they're half the price.

If you go to RecTec they are $20/40lb bag.

 

[rhaney02]

Next time start those skin side down. It will make the skin crispy.

Definetly will try that next time. The biggest reason for starting them like I did was to initially season the smoker for the first time using it.

 

[rhaney02]

If you go to RecTec they are $20/40lb bag.

Out of my travel range to drive to Recteq. With gas and time expenditure, that would cost even more than the $38.51 I paid for a 40# bag shipped.

 

[rhaney02]

The PitBoss pellets seem bigger and I've heard can jam the auger unless you break them up. I've been using the Lumberjack brand before and will probably go back to them once this bag of pellets is used up.

Size comparison between Recteq, PitBoss, and Traeger. Tried to pick out the largest piece I could easily see from each bag.

From left to right:
Recteq, PitBoss, Traeger