Pellets Magnetized Pellet Type "Flag/Marker" Reminder, for Pellet Hopper ..

[Kwmck]

Any suggestions as to what one would use to show what blend of wood pellet is loaded in the hopper. After a busy schedule, ya come home to do a cook and don't know what blend of wood pellet's is sitting in the hopper. ie. oak, cherry, pecan....
Something magnetized would work well?!

 

[RayClem]

If you use Traeger pellets, eBay has some that are Traeger specific.

If you use other brands of pellets, you can get generic magnets from Amazon.

If you keep your pellets in containers, you can also purchase waterproof labels to stick on the containers for organized pellet management.

 

[GrillMeister]

Any suggestions as to what one would use to show what blend of wood pellet is loaded in the hopper. After a busy schedule, ya come home to do a cook and don't know what blend of wood pellet's is sitting in the hopper. ie. oak, cherry, pecan....
Something magnetized would work well?!

Here's what I did. When you buy a new Traeger, there are loads of magnetized marketing materials on the grill. I just cut them down to size and added a label for what I needed. They stick to the underside of the hopper lid just fine. I then move them around to show what is current in the hopper.

 

[BobbyQ]

Probably my sense of smell but as far as pellets go I find it very difficult to tell one type of smoke from another except maybe mesquite. Real logs are another story. When I heated my house in NY with a wood stove I could definitely tell oak from maple and hickory. Same would go for a stick burner. Depending on the manufacturer pellets have hardwood fillers added to even out burn times among the different varieties. I just use what I have and maybe mix a few types. I'm favoring Bear Mountain and Pit Boss because they are easy to find in my area.

 

[RayClem]

Probably my sense of smell but as far as pellets go I find it very difficult to tell one type of smoke from another except maybe mesquite. Real logs are another story. When I heated my house in NY with a wood stove I could definitely tell oak from maple and hickory. Same would go for a stick burner. Depending on the manufacturer pellets have hardwood fillers added to even out burn times among the different varieties. I just use what I have and maybe mix a few types. I'm favoring Bear Mountain and Pit Boss because they are easy to find in my area.

There are a few pellet brands like Knotty Wood that are supposed to be 100% pure wood species. They have a Plum Wood and an Almond Wood. A pure wood, whether pellets, chunks or logs is going to have more specific flavor.

I think most brands tend to be blends with either alder or oak as the base. I understand that many brands are produced regionally based on species prevalence, so a specific pellet brand might be different in one area of the country vs another. For example, Alder grows primarily in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana and is uncommon in the Southeast where oak is abundant.

 

[Greg S]

Any suggestions as to what one would use to show what blend of wood pellet is loaded in the hopper. After a busy schedule, ya come home to do a cook and don't know what blend of wood pellet's is sitting in the hopper. ie. oak, cherry, pecan....
Something magnetized would work well?!

Where I store the pellets, I make sure to place the pellet container I just used closest to the grill. Then I know what’s in the hopper. It’s simple & easy. I tried labels on the grill but often forgot to change them when I had too many things going on at once. I also tried putting a tag on the container but but forgot to change it sometimes.