What is a food grade pellet?
Pellet prices, bargains and suppliers
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What is a food grade pellet?
I would imagine it's pellets made from timber that has never had any type of chemical treatment done to it. You wouldn't grind up old fence palings or floor boards and use them to make compressed pellets, as they'd have had some sort of chemicals through them during their life.
Would be perfect for a heating pellet though.
Just my take on it.
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No additives, fillers or sawdust from the floor I imagine.
Many "Heating" pellets for indoor heaters in most cases state that they are not food grade or suitable for pellet grills.
That about the best I can answer that Bentley Meredith .....others may be able to add more.
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Unless there have been drastic changes in the last 5 years I am not aware of. There is no such official designation in this country, I do not believe the USDA or FDA have any guidelines for wood pellets used for cooking. There is no such thing here. You have pellets that are heating pellets and you have pellets that are sold as BBQ pellets. The heating pellets actually have more regulation then the "BBQ". They have standards that they have to meet for fines & ash content. Also are they a soft or hardwood. Food grade is a term that is used here by some BBQ folks, but it means dick.
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By saying something isn't food grade the manufacturer is saying
- that the chemicals used in the processing and manufacture are not suitable to be in food
- that the processing line will have contaminates and isn't cleaned and maintained to the level necessary to process food
- that the hygiene standards of the facility and the supply chain are not to food grade standard
This means that if your food tastes bad after using them, if there are insects or faeces in them, if your machine gums up, or if you get sick after eating the food then stiff bikkies. I wouldn't use them commercially for these reasons but the chemical and bacterial composition of the inside of the average smoker would kill a black dog anyway.
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The interesting point is that if there were chemicals they wouldn't be able to sell them as heating pellets either. Not sure if you guys have a slow combustion fireplace, but if you do you'll know you only ever put a piece of treated pine in it *once*.
Personally like with meat I let my nose be the guide. I had a good sniff and they were fine to me. I probably won't purchase again as I've seen "food grade" pellets for $25/15kg.
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Costco in Ipswich QLD has 18kg for $44. $2.44/kg.
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The interesting point is that if there were chemicals they wouldn't be able to sell them as heating pellets either.
Doesn't have to be used to manufacture eg pesticides, herbicides, oils, manufacturing lubricants, cleaning chemicals etc. There are different standards of cleanliness legislated and followed for food grade products than for household products.
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Found these gmg pellets going for $175 which works out to be $35 a bag
https://www.outdoorelegance.com.au/gmg-pellet-fla…TxoCyncQAvD_BwE
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Plus delivery, unless you can pick them up (Melb or Newcastle).
That's about what we pay now for good pellets. Sometimes a lot cheaper if they are on special like when BBQs Galore usually go down to $30/bag.
I've still got plenty from my raid on Bunnings when they were quitting them out.
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Anybody tried this brand ?
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Have not tried yet but hearing mixed reports......dust & ash high...
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Have seen them up here as well.
Haven't tried them yet. Went to get some a while ago and ended up walking out with some GMG pellets instead.
Maybe next time.
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Used them all the time when I lived on the West Coast. Great pellet, the Maple is really good!
Edit: Opps, this is not the company in Oregon?
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While not 'cheap', Costco (at least at Bundamba) now stock Traeger Signature pellets. 15kg for $50.
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ASMOKE 5lbs*4 bags now sales on $39.
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ASMOKE 5lbs*4 bags now sales on $39.
so that 20lbs for $39?
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I found this online lumberjack 40lbs for $50.
I plan to makes run over there at some stage (Brisbane) once I figure in happy with these pellets
I haven't been able to find anything cheaper.
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Let's talk kgs shall we.....so looking at the recent posts......
Lumberjack 40lbs = 18kg for $50....... $2.77/kg
Traeger 15kg for $50....$3.33/kg
Asmoke 5lbx4 = 20lb = 9kg for $39......$4.33/kg
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I found this online lumberjack 40lbs for $50.
Where is this from?
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