Description
These are hardwood BBQ pellets sold by the pallet: about a tonne of cooking pellets for pellet grills and smokers. They’re made for food, not for heating, and they give the steady temperature and clean, mild smoke that long cooks depend on. A pallet suits caterers, restaurants, barbecue teams and anyone who smokes food often enough to go through bags quickly.
If you only cook at weekends, a tonne will last you a long time. If you run a food truck or cook for events, it’s a sensible way to stop buying small bags at retail prices.
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What’s on the pallet
| Product | Hardwood BBQ pellets |
| Use | Pellet grills, pellet smokers, smoke tubes |
| Quantity | About 1 tonne on one pallet |
| Packing | Bagged and wrapped on the pallet |
| Flavour | Mild hardwood smoke, suited to most meats, fish and vegetables |
| SKU | HW-BBQ-1T |
Want to know the species mix in the current batch, or the bag size? Ask before you order. Wood type changes the flavour, and serious cooks like to know what they’re getting.
Why hardwood for smoking
Pellet grills work by feeding small amounts of fuel into a fire pot, with a fan and controller holding the temperature you’ve set. The pellets do two jobs at once: they make the heat and they make the smoke. Hardwood does both well. It burns evenly, it doesn’t flare, and the smoke it gives off is the thin, bluish kind that flavours food without making it bitter.
That’s why most grill makers tell you to use hardwood BBQ pellets rather than heating fuel. Heating pellets are made to warm a house. They may contain softwood or other material that’s fine in a boiler but not something you want on a brisket. Our hardwood heating pellets are for stoves only, so keep the two apart.
Getting the best from hardwood BBQ pellets
- Keep them dry. Damp pellets swell and jam the auger. Close bags properly and never leave pellets in the hopper outside for days.
- Empty the hopper after long cooks. Leftover pellets pick up moisture overnight.
- Clean the fire pot. Ash build-up starves the fire of air and causes temperature swings.
- Go low for smoke, high for searing. Most smoke comes off at lower temperatures, roughly 100 to 120°C. At high heat you get less smoke flavour but a better crust.
- Sieve the bottom of the bag. A little dust is normal. Tipping it into the hopper isn’t a good idea.
If you’re new to the subject, the smoking (cooking) article explains the basics of hot and cold smoking well.
What to cook with them
A mild hardwood smoke works with almost everything, which is why a general hardwood blend is the default fuel in so many kitchens. As a rough guide to grill settings:
| Food | Typical grill setting | Notes |
| Brisket, pork shoulder | 110–125°C | Long cooks; hardwood smoke builds the bark |
| Ribs | 110–135°C | Steady temperature matters more than speed |
| Whole chicken | 160–180°C | Higher heat gives crisper skin |
| Salmon and other fish | 90–110°C | Light smoke, short cook |
| Vegetables, cheese | Low heat or cold smoke | Use a smoke tube for cheese |
Always cook meat to a safe internal temperature and use a probe thermometer rather than the grill’s own display.
Why buy hardwood BBQ pellets by the pallet
Buying bag by bag from a shop is fine for occasional use. Once you’re cooking every week, or for paying customers, a pallet makes more sense. You get the same fuel from one batch for months, so your cooks stay consistent. You stop running out halfway through a weekend. And you’re not paying retail margins on every bag.
Consistency is the part people underrate. Swap brands often and your timings, temperatures and flavour shift each time. One batch of hardwood BBQ pellets across a season takes that variable away.
Which grills they fit
Standard hardwood BBQ pellets suit nearly every pellet grill and smoker on the market, as well as smoke tubes and smoke boxes used on gas or charcoal grills. Check your grill manual for any fuel advice, especially if you’re still within the warranty period. Some makers ask you to use pellets of a particular size or type.
Storing a pallet of cooking pellets
Treat them like flour: dry, covered, off the floor. A garage or dry store room is fine. Keep the pallet wrapped until you need it and take bags off as you go. Hardwood BBQ pellets stored this way stay in good condition for a long time. Kept outside under a tarp, they won’t.
We store our own stock in a dry, humidity-controlled warehouse and wrap each pallet before it leaves, so it reaches you in good shape.
Ordering and delivery
Add the pallet to your basket and check out. We confirm the order and the delivery cost to your address, prepare the pallet, and send it by road. We deliver worldwide. Freight varies with distance and how many pallets you take, which is why we agree it before dispatch. Note any access problems in the order notes, or contact us first.
Running a business that uses a lot of fuel? Ask about regular deliveries through the season.
Hardwood BBQ pellets: questions
Can I use hardwood BBQ pellets in a pellet stove?
Technically they’ll burn, but it’s an expensive way to heat a room. Cooking pellets are sold for flavour. For heating, buy heating pellets.
What’s the difference between these and your softwood BBQ pellets?
Hardwood is the usual choice for low-and-slow smoking. Our softwood BBQ pellets burn hotter and faster, and suit quick, high-heat cooking. If you mainly smoke food, choose hardwood BBQ pellets.
Do I need to soak pellets?
No. Never soak pellets. Water turns them back into sawdust and will block the feed.
Where can I see your other hardwood products?
Browse the hardwood pellets category, the hardwood pellets guide, or the whole shop. If you also burn logs, our seasoned alder firewood is a traditional choice for smoking fish.
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