Does anyone know if the manufacturer uses any additives to hold the pellets together (glues, etc)? Or, are the pellets 100% pressed wood? Thanks in advance for your answer.
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I believe they use the sap from the tree to hold the pellets together. They do not use glues or chemicals, that would be unhealthy and make the food taste bad. I love cooking with wood, because I don't get the chemicals that propane and charcoal put in the food. Much more health to cook with wood.
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not up to speed on the pellet making process. i would think you would have to use something to bind but i do not know that for a fact. i can tell you this they are top notch for flavor,smoke output and low ash.
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Hi,The pellets are held together from a natural binder within the wood (Lignin) the when heated under pressure escapes to the surface and when it gets formed and exits to the finish side of the die it gets hard and keeps the pellet together. Simple put a natural accruing glue within the wood.
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These pellets are high quality all hardwood and no fillers or binders. They are very good pellets.
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Far as I and any other forum members knows, 100% hardwood. This is one of the best pellet companies around. No affiliation...
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Hi, The pellets are held together from a natural binder within the wood (Lignin) the when heated under pressure escapes to the surface and when it gets formed and exits to the finish side of the die it gets hard and keeps the pellet together. Simple put a natural accruing glue within the wood.
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Sorry Brandon I don't know. I only shoot it with air soft pellets and they alway stick. Great target for that.
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hello todd here in wichita i always get the pecan chunks from a nursery in the south end of town very reasonable. if you go to a smoke shop can be costly for a small amount of wood. i use the pecan because it is not as strong as hickory soak them for a day or two last much longer and does a better job than chips in my masterbuilt gs40.
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%age not listed on package. I now use a different brand;it also does not . The size of the pellet may be indicative. It is also available as a powder. A compounding pharmacist might be able to help.
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We use FP in our Breeze box and it works just fine. Right now we have a combo of FP, Yesterdays News and the Breeze pellets just because that's what I've bought. I don't like how much the FP pellets disolve into sawdust but it goes right through the grates really well. The YN pellets don't turn to sawdust and stay pretty intact so they work a little different/better.We have 3 cats and 3 boxes and have tried everything out there and this is by far the best system. If the Breeze pellets were less expensive we'd stick with that only though.
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My husband was pleased with the pellets. Not sure if they are the same, I couldn't find what he wanted and decided on these. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.
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Pine is a primary wood. What they are implying is that it could be made from any of several woods. Note: Bought this set (and from looking at other reviews), there seems to be a quality control problem with Tot Tutor. Our son loves it but several of the wood brackets were cracked and there were paint smears (from the chairs) on the tabletop. I have fixed the brackets and son has made his own paint smears now.
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A lot of people use pine pellets for the chicken coops, since they are dust free it is actually fine. I have been trying to find plain wood stove pine pellets or pine pellets for horse bedding to use in my coop. The only reason I will not use these, is the price. You should be able to find pine pellets for wood burning stoves or for horse bedding, if you are near any kind of tractor supply, home depot etc.... sadly we live 50 miles from any place that sells them. The price difference will be 5 bucks for 40 pounds....vs 15.00 for 25 pounds.
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Traeger wants you to buy there pellets as they're a money maker. BIG money.They are either oak or alder (depends on where you live) and contain flavored oils.Claiming it would void the warranty is akin to Chevron Oil making a car and telling you you had to buy their gas.A pellet is a pellet. There is no such thing as a 'food grade' pellet so everyone falls back to PFI standards.http://pelletheat.org/pfi-standards/
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I was really excited to read that wood pellets sold at the feed store were the same as the Feline Pine I have been using at half the price. I paid $8 something for a 35 lb bag. I'm just getting ready to try it and will comment later. I don't see a difference except in the way the stuff is packaged. Who knew??
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Ill tell ya what Wanda, the best thing to do is sit down and punch some holes in paper. cant tell you 100%, but they would definitely be worth a try. I am sold on em, best pellet ive shot. Hope this helped
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Date codes on a powdered product are not too concerning. Although you are probably misreading the code, they use Mfg months, weeks or days of fiscal years. Just mix up a batch and follow directions explicitly, then you can see how the best wood glue makes a wood bond like no other. I've used it for over 50 years. The only way to fail is to get it wet, spill it or contaminate it with oils, solvents or whatever.
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I would suggest attaching them prior to seasoning the wood, as you don't want to have liquid where the glue sticks to the wood. That will not help with the bonding process.
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I would still recommend bedding. I use Feline Pine for mine. There are cheaper equivalents out there and they all work great. When the pellets get wet they turn into a powder and dry into dust. I still have some stains on the bottom but we've never had anything leak through. I found using this type of product as a bedding greatly reduces any smells that can get trapped in them. I would stay away from anything that just absorbs it like cloth products because although it absorbs it the smell stays in that cloth. I say "yes" to bedding.
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In my experience Standard wood pellets don't absorb liquid very well or neutralize odors efficiently. Pellets are fine if you use more and are prepared to change the litter every day. I might go back if I had a cheap enough source.
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You can shake out the pellets to remove solid waste (assuming Feline Pine is the non clumping variety). I use both Yesterday's News which is like Feline Pine I think and The World's Best Cat Litter (which really is the best hands down).
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The pellets are in a mesh bag that is sewn. No tie off. I suppose you could cut it and then re-tie it somehow if you wanted to.