Shadowdog500
is One Chatty Farker
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2012
- Location
- Down the Shore!!!
Last summer I bought a pit boss on sale to see what pellet smoking is all about. I must admit it is a breeze to use when compared to my two WSM smokers and I can easily make the most tender, pull clean from the bones, ribs just like my WSM, but I never get that deep satisfying smoke flavor that I want in my ribs that I always get in my WSM. The smoke ring is pretty pathetic as well.
I’ve tried pit boss pellets and tregar pellets because they are readily available. I’ve tried different p-settings. I’ve tried a Litzy Q 12” tube and had so much smoke coming out of the smoker that I thought the ribs would be nasty, but it only added a little bit more smoke flavor. Yesterday I tried Lumberjack competition blend in the smoker and tube and the smoke was a little bit better but not even close to the rich deep smoke flavor that I get in my WSM. I mail ordered some Lumberjack Hickory pellets which I will try tomorrow. If that don’t give me the flavor I want I’m going back to my WSM for ribs and brisket cooks.
Any tips would be appreciated.
Chris
I’ve tried pit boss pellets and tregar pellets because they are readily available. I’ve tried different p-settings. I’ve tried a Litzy Q 12” tube and had so much smoke coming out of the smoker that I thought the ribs would be nasty, but it only added a little bit more smoke flavor. Yesterday I tried Lumberjack competition blend in the smoker and tube and the smoke was a little bit better but not even close to the rich deep smoke flavor that I get in my WSM. I mail ordered some Lumberjack Hickory pellets which I will try tomorrow. If that don’t give me the flavor I want I’m going back to my WSM for ribs and brisket cooks.
Any tips would be appreciated.
Chris
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