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Information About BBQ Cooking Pellets
Flavored pellets come in a variety of flavors such as Mesquite, Alder, Apple, Hickory, Maple and Cherry to
name the most common. They contain approximately 8,200 BTU’s of heat per pound, have very little ash
and a low moisture content.
Always use Premium BBQ Pellets in your grill. Premium BBQ pellets have a
maximum length of 1.5” and burn more cleanly. Long pellets and excessive sawdust can greatly effect
pellet feeding and temperature consistency.
Wood pellets have been in existence for over 200 hundred years and there are currently more than 125
active pellet mill operations in United States and Canada, producing millions of pounds of pellet each
year. "Natures Way" 100% hardwood BBQ pellets are produced in the much the same manner as wood
pellet heating fuel is produced. Sawdust and clean wood chips are pulverized and dried. The dried
material is then processed under heat and pressure. This material is forced through a hard steel die
rotating against rollers and then forcing the material through the die with pressure over 3,000 PSI. As the
pellet is forced through the final die it is sheared off at a specific maximum length, cooled, screened,
vacuumed, and then bagged or boxed.
Caution: some wood pellets produced for heating fuel have a high
content of softwood or even recycled wood furniture which can include pitch, chemicals or glues and
should not be used for cooking. For optimum performance and to ensure you are using clean burning
pellets manufactured for cooking, purchase "Natures Way" 100% hardwood BBQ pellets
.
Using low
quality BBQ pellets may also adversely affect your grilling temperature performance – especially at low
temperatures.
Hearthland Products assumes no responsibility for problems associated with the
use of lower quality or heating pellets.
Store pellets in a dry location for optimal performance.
Flavored Pellet Guidelines
Mesquite, yields a woodsy flavor to grilled foods and is often used with poultry. Hickory intensifies the
flavor of food with a robust, tangy taste suited to beef, pork or lamb. Apple or most any fruitwood, adds a
smoky, mild sweetness and is highly recommended for baking bread, chicken and pork.
Flavor is an individual taste and we suggest you try the different flavors or combination of flavors to find
the combinations that suit your needs and tastes. (See you local dealer or go to
www.natureswaypellets.com to order individual pellet flavors)
