Competition Blend

[Kp33]

Anyone know what’s in the competition blend unlike all the other bags there’s nothing saying what flavor woods are the blend. Also is the competition blend bags the same at walmart and lowes or does each competition blend at each store have different flavors.

 

[brewersfan73]

The old-style bag at Walmart said hickory, maple, and apple. Not sure if that's still the case:

As far as your question about Lowes having a different blend, that sounds vaguely familiar. Maybe they use cherry instead of apple in their blend? Please don't quote me on that - my memory isn't as good as it used to be, and I don't remember where I may have seen that. I could have just made it up.

 

[Kp33]

The old-style bag at Walmart said hickory, maple, and apple. Not sure if that's still the case:


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As far as your question about Lowes having a different blend, that sounds vaguely familiar. Maybe they use cherry instead of apple in their blend? Please don't quote me on that - my memory isn't as good as it used to be, and I don't remember where I may have seen that. I could have just made it up.

Yeah the bag I just got from walmart didn’t have anything like that on it just has competition blend.

 

[Kp33]

Yeah the bag I just got from walmart didn’t have anything like that on it just has competition blend.

Even said made from north woods of America but no wood types anywhere on bag.

 

[Kp33]

The old-style bag at Walmart said hickory, maple, and apple. Not sure if that's still the case:

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As far as your question about Lowes having a different blend, that sounds vaguely familiar. Maybe they use cherry instead of apple in their blend? Please don't quote me on that - my memory isn't as good as it used to be, and I don't remember where I may have seen that. I could have just made it up.

Is that a 40lb bag that’s the one I just got.

 

[Mike From R.I.]

Bear Mountain and Lumber Jack is all I use in my vertical smoker.

 

[Kp33]

Bear Mountain and Lumber Jack is all I use in my vertical smoker.

Well not really helpful to my question but thanks anyway.

 

[Sodaking27]

Does your bag look like this?

• MIXED FLAVOR: Blend of maple, hickory, and cherry wood sourced from across North America
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[Kp33]

Does your bag look like this?

• MIXED FLAVOR: Blend of maple, hickory, and cherry wood sourced from across North America
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Yes it does where on the bag does it say that?

 

[Sodaking27]

Yes it does where on the bag does it say that?

It’s not on the bag. I had to google it to find the info. The old bags had what the pellets were made of printed on the bags.

 

[Kp33]

It’s not on the bag. I had to google it to find the info. The old bags had what the pellets were made of printed on the bags.

Ah I see so hickory maple and cherry ok thanks

 

[Cowboy1955]

Anyone know what’s in the competition blend unlike all the other bags there’s nothing saying what flavor woods are the blend. Also is the competition blend bags the same at walmart and lowes or does each competition blend at each store have different flavors.

I’ve used both store brands and don’t see any difference
Hopefully this helps you

 

[Kp33]

I’ve used both store brands and don’t see any difference
Hopefully this helps you

It does thank you

 

[Private]

My experience, if a company won't say on the bag what the blend is, it is because the blend changes from time to time and/or area to area. I use lumberjacks. they are 1/3 Maple, 1/3 Hickory, and 1/3 Cherry. Says so on the bag.

Pitboss is in a transition. They used to buy their pellets from several regional suppliers, so the content of the blends (and the quality) was all over the place. Some were oak based, some were alder based - a real mess.
Dansons (which owns pitboss, Louisiana Smokers, Country smoker, etc.) bought a big pellet plant recently and is making its own pellets now. I don't know if they supply nationally yet. They are also reportedly making pellets for Costco. So, I think they are moving to the blends others have mentioned, but I don't know how far they are in their transition.

Sorry - I know this isn't that helpful in answering your question directly, but if you get bags that don't match what others have posted, you will know why.

 

[MKinHB]

I don't buy any pellet that says blend (hickory blend, apple blend etc.) if they don't put it in writing what is in the blend, they probably cut it with other cheap woods (alder etc.) sometimes I find at Walmart, pit boss bags that are pure, like Apple, Hickory Mesquite. those I will buy and you can tell the difference.