I really liked the Lumberjack hickory pellets, so I picked up half a ton of assorted pellets from Lumberjack. I was really excited about the mesquite blend. I grew up in Arizona and that was common firewood. I know many people do not like the strong smoke, but it is something I grew up with. When I travel to the southwest, I even pack a few logs of it in my suitcase to use for smoking. I was especially excited to finally get down to a bag of the Lumberjack mesquite blend pellets to use in my MAK. Unfortunately, it was a major disappointment. Unlike the hickory, it does not have a strong smoke smell at all, and doesn't smell like the mesquite fires I'm used to. Worst of all is the ash production. I usually do half a dozen cooks between cleaning the firepot, but after one cook with a few steaks it was full of ash. The second time smoking pork butts the fire went out because there was so much ash. The pellets are basically unusable. Has anyone else had this experience with the Lumberjack mesquite blend before? Did I get a bad bag? Are there any others I should be ware of?