Question for those moving to a pellet smoker

[Clint62]

I have 3 grills..a Traeger, a small Weber gas grill for quick stuff, and a Weber coal grill. I dont cook steaks on the Traeger. I use smoke tubes in the Traeger, but thats a different smoke than you get from coals.

 

[Clint62]

I use a smoke tube all the time and still do not get a really heavy smoke taste. Pellet grills are a more subtle smoke flavor. If you are looking for that heavy smoke flavor you get from a stick burner or charcoal with wood chunks added I don't think you will be happy with a pellet smoker. Don't get me wrong, I love my pellet smokers and use them all the time. They are precise and don't need to be watched every minute. In my opinion they turn out great BBQ, but not that heavy smoke flavor some want. In talking to competitive cooks, they concede that they cannot get the heavy smoke flavor out of a pellet smoker that others get out of a UDS. But they can still win by turning out a better product, perfectly cooked with subtle smoke flavor.

I never had a problem with the smoke tubes not making enough smoky flavor, at least not so far.