Stile88 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/15/2018 at 9:37 PM, Pequod said: Yes, the difference between pellets and chips is remarkable. However, not all pellets are created equal. I tried pellets when I first got my cold smoker two year ago and found that they left an unnatural, tar-like residue. Cheap, no-name pellets. Tried pellets again earlier this year, but sought out higher quality pellets from cookinpellets.com. Worked like a charm. No going back. smoke ring pellets are even better then cookingpellets but you are so right they are not created equal probably the tar like residue is from flavor oils that a lot of cheap manufacturers put in there pellets treager pellets is notorious for doing that they also add fillers. just like lump you have to watch what you buy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Awesome write up CK i need to get one of these myself and get that extra port as well i will get around to ordering one of these days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 @tekobo, like Mac, I have the guru port access smoker, but it seems to me your proposed solution is appropriate or at least the one I would use. Stability but also ease of removal for cleaning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequod Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Stile88 said: smoke ring pellets are even better then cookingpellets but you are so right they are not created equal probably the tar like residue is from flavor oils that a lot of cheap manufacturers put in there pellets treager pellets is notorious for doing that they also add fillers. just like lump you have to watch what you buy lol No, not Traeger! Everything they make is awesome! I saw it on Instagram!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 33 minutes ago, Pequod said: No, not Traeger! Everything they make is awesome! I saw it on Instagram!!! I cooked ribs this weekend using the cold smoker and the fruit blend cookingpellets. The tar residue was aweful! Following the cook I pulled the cold smoker out and the part that inserts into the guru port was coated in tar. I put my plug back in and yesterday it was essentially glued into the KK. I was spinning a chicken last night and wanted to remove the plug to get the coals up to temp faster. It wouldn't budge. I tried again once the KK got up to temp and it came right out but had the tar all over it. The first time I used the cookingpellets I did not have any tar residue. Not sure what changed this time around. They were from the same bag as last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Just now, Keith B said: I cooked ribs this weekend using the cold smoker and the fruit blend cookingpellets. The tar residue was aweful! Following the cook I pulled the cold smoker out and the part that inserts into the guru port was coated in tar. I put my plug back in and yesterday it was essentially glued into the KK. I was spinning a chicken last night and wanted to remove the plug to get the coals up to temp faster. It wouldn't budge. I tried again once the KK got up to temp and it came right out but had the tar all over it. The first time I used the cookingpellets I did not have any tar residue. Not sure what changed this time around. They were from the same bag as last time. Oops, I was actually using Lumberjack pellets and not CookingPellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stile88 Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 23 hours ago, Pequod said: No, not Traeger! Everything they make is awesome! I saw it on Instagram!!! ha ha ha lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 5:50 PM, tekobo said: I am wondering if I need to drill a round hole at the bottom of each of the two vertical slots in the bracket to make it easy to slip the smoker off when done i.e. without needing to fully remove the bolts. Having examined the smoker properly I now know that my proposal, as set out above, was flawed. The tube that fits into the KK means you cannot "slip the smoker off" without undoing the bolts (see picture below). I am now more relaxed about all of this. I load the smoker with just the amount of pellets that I think I need, they burn out and I leave the smoker to cool before unbolting from the KK. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 Seeing the pictures, I now know why this didn't make sense to me when you first talked about it, as mine doesn't attach to the grill at all, the tube just slides into the Guru port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 My old post higher up in this thread illustrates the "problem" that I had. I wanted to be able to slide the hot/cold smoker off the KK without having to undo the bolts. I came to the conclusion that was not possible. Until now. Dear Dennis came to my (our) rescue and sent me the new parts on the left in the photo below. I replaced the part on my hot/cold smoker and now have this really elegant solution. IMG_7693.mov I love @DennisLinkletter 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Slick as a whistle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Oh my gosh, I want one! I was just exchanging emails yesterday and today with another member about the retrofit bolt-on smoker attachment. I’ll have to see if Dennis will make one of these brackets for me when I order the retro port and straight smoker tube. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted July 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Late to my own party - LOL Now that I see the last few posts, I want one of those fancy plates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
