I'm kinda new to the pellet grill world, but I've see lots of warnings NOT to use stove pellets in a smoker due to the binders used in them that are dangerous for humans.
I do not know if some use binders but I have found a manufacturer who does not and they also make grill pellets. There is no such thing as a 'food grade' pellet despite what grill pellet pressers try to tell you. The USDA has no guidelines regarding them. Furthermore, in CN they have restrictions against adding fillers of any kind into their pellets.
This from one pellet manufacturer:
I don't doubt that but pine and spruce are not hardwoods and won't be found in quality hardwood pellets. I don't make or sell pellets and it doesn't matter to me if you don't believe what I have found after research.
I'm concerned that someone might take your "information'" literally, go out and buy a bag of stove pellets, and make people sick from the result. If you have found a manufacturer that you trust, then go for it.
So.... Did you try them?
Did you notice any more or less ash from the cook? or burn at a different rate? Less likely to jam an auger by the looks of them!
They say it will, but how would they know what I put in my hopper? Unless they have a hidden camera in everyone's grill, they couldn't know what we put in it....
