Keep your grill pellets dry
Dry Pellet Notes explains why wood grill pellets swell when they get damp. It covers how to store them, how to spot damp ones, and what to do when they end up in the hopper.
All the pellet notes
- Why Grill Pellets Absorb Moisture
Why wood grill pellets swell, crumble and turn to sawdust when they get damp, and why that matters inside a pellet grill hopper.
- How to Store Grill Pellets
Where and how to keep grill pellets between cookouts. Covers a dry spot, a sealed container and keeping pellets away from heat, based on maker guidance.
- Signs Your Pellets Have Gotten Damp
How to check grill pellets for dampness before loading the hopper. Covers sheen, the snap test, sawdust and clumps, as makers describe them.
- Damp Pellets in the Hopper
What damp or wet pellets can do inside a pellet grill hopper and auger, and the steps one maker lists for clearing a jam. Follow your own manual.
- Storage Containers for Pellets: Bins, Buckets and Bags
Compare bins, lidded buckets, totes and original bags for storing grill pellets, with what makers say about each and the trade-offs.
- Pellet Hopper Care Between Cooks
Should pellets stay in the hopper between cooks? What Traeger, Pit Boss and Z Grills say about leaving them in, emptying, and weather.