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A BOUT WOOD PELLETS
They are no thicker than the eraser on the end of a pencil, people who see them for the first
time think they look like rabbit food, but there is nothing small about the heat energy in a
wood pellet. These clean burning wood pellets generate about 8200 BTU’s per pound with
very little ash and low moisture content.
Barbeque wood pellets are produced in the same matter as wood pellet fuel is produced for
home heating. Pure raw material (sawdust) is pulverized with a hammer mill and then dried.
The dried material is then processed under heat and pressure. Lignin, which is the natural
glue, which holds plant fibre together, softens above 100º C, permitting the material to
change shape. The hot lignin then acts like a binding agent to bond the pellet together. The
heated material then goes through a hard steel die, much like a meat grinder, which rotates
against rollers forcing the material through the die with pressure over 3 000 PSI. As the
pellet is forced through the die it is sheared off at a specific maximum length, cooled,
screened, vacuumed, and then bagged into 10, 20 or 40 lb bags.
General specifications for barbeque pellets are: 100% pure hardwood, no additives, 1”long or
less in length, ¼” diameter, less then 2% ash content, less then 2% fines, under 10%
moisture content, approx. 8200 BTU’s per lb. and about 40 lbs per cubic ft. density.
WARNING! Using other brand Barbecue Pellets may only enhance your
grilling experience. (and will not void your warranty)
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Mesquite, from the Aztex “mizquiti” (which means “the honey tree”); true to its name gives a delicate, subtle, sweet
flavour to grilled foods- especially good with poultry and seafood.
Hickory intensifies the flavour of food with a robust, tangy taste that is better suited to red meat than to poultry and
fish.
Apple or fruitwoods, many from orchards destroyed by fire or old age, are a big hit. Like its mesquite counterpart,
the heaviest branches of the apple tree is heated to kill insects, then chipped, made into pellets, and packaged for
retail. Apple or any fruitwood, adds a mild sweetness to everything that you cook and is highly recommended for any
baking.
Be brave, think outside the bag, try different varieties or mix them together to customize your blends.
Check our website www.countrysmokers.com for other
barbecue pellet manufactures.
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Buffalo Lamb Pork Poultry Fish Vegetables Baking
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Beef
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Hickory
Mesquite
Alder
Apple
Cherry
Pecan
Oak
Maple
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Orange
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TIP Always store your pellets in a dry area. Avoid any
contact or exposure to moisture. This will cause the
pellets to absorb the moisture and will result in lower
BTU output or the pellets to swell and break apart. Use
a moisture proof re-sealable tub or bucket.
Mesquite
Hickory
Ald e r
Oak
Apple
Cherry
Pe c a n
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