On Tue, 9 Apr 2019 06:29:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Been wondering about throwing some traeger pellets onmy charcoal grill. At my farm I have about all the cooking Woods I can cut. Cherry, wild plumb, Apple, persimmon, pecan, walnut, etc. one thing I don’t have is mesquite. So I thought after I got the charcoal and royal oak going I’d throw on some mesquite pellets. Then I hear that you need to soak them in water and wrap them in punctured tin foil and let them smolder. Then I’m told not to do it at all.

As long as they make smoke who cares. Oh well. I guess I’ll try something to see what doesn’t work..

On charcoal, I would much prefer chunks or chips of pure cherry, hickory, or whatever. Very few
pellets are pure - usually a combination of hickory, or whatever, and a filler wood. Why pay the
extra money for pellets when you've got the real thing right there?

Whatever you use needs to smolder - not flame up. Then you burn 'em up fast and get no smoke. And,
if you don't care about having any smoke flavor at all, just say 'no'!