Watched a video on these and was sold. Have been using them for the last few cooks. BOTH cookers started acting crazy and forced me to scramble to save tomorrow’s lunch…. This is what was pulled out of each pellet cooker (Traeger and Recteq). Seems to be an offspring of plastic and sawdust. BUYER BEWARE!!!
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Looks like a clinker. They’re caused by impurities in the wood used for the pellets, like high mineral content or sand in the bark. They can also occur due to poor airflow during burning.
Getting them isn’t the end of the world, and they’re easy enough to remove from the fire pot.
That’s normal for fruit woods. You’ll see it on other brands with apple wood too. It’s from high silica content in the bark.