Pellets for mak

[Lemonhead78]

Are you mak owners using any special pellets for higher temps ? I’m gonna go with cookin pellets.com for flavor and most cooks. I was just wondering if I should have a bag of something else for high heat cooks. I’m assuming it won’t make much of a difference but I figured I ask 

[TentHunteR]

We use either 100% oak, or Lumber Jack "Charblend Hickory" for high temp grilling.

[fryfour]

i always use 100 % oak for high heat in my 2 star

[smokeasaurus]

i always use 100 % oak for high heat in my 2 star

Great minds think alike...................  Oak!!

[Dave R.]

Yep, what they said.

[Harriska2]

I’ve gone through over 10 bags of Bear Mt hickory that I got for about $8.50 per 20# bag at bulk price from local feed/farm store, Wilco, in Oregon. I cook at smoke all the way to 400 and this does it all well with very few, if any, uncooked pellets.  I’m no professional but I am a bit cheap.

[Salmonsmoker]

Are you mak owners using any special pellets for higher temps ? I’m gonna go with cookin pellets.com for flavor and most cooks. I was just wondering if I should have a bag of something else for high heat cooks. I’m assuming it won’t make much of a difference but I figured I ask

Here's a link to the BTU ratings of North American woods in million btu/cord of wood. It's divided into eastern hardwoods, softwoods and western hardwoods,softwoods. Hickory, both Shagbark and Bitternut, have a higher BTU rating than oak, but from experience, hickory produces somewhat more ash than oak.
http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/