First ever brisket

[Tym2Fish]

I concur, our Ace hardware has very expensive Treager pellets, our Sam's Club has a competition blend which h is inexpensive and I use it alot. On here I heard about Bear Creek, they had a BOGO deal so I gave it a try and liked it. My 4 bags had very little dust considering the torture of home delivered pellets. Maybe the manufacturer should put fragile on the order! LOL

Right on. I use Pit Boss competition blend from Lowe's. I've used Costco comp blend and can't tell a difference. Last I heard everyone thought they were the same. Not sure if that's been verified.
Just realized you're in Chapin. Growing up my family had a place out on Well's Point near Dreher Island. I'm in my 50's now so it was quite different then. My mother lived there until a few years ago and now lives in Irmo. I'm down in South Florida but will always be a Kakalaki guy. Small world.