Lumberjack 100% Cherry pellets are pure cherry wood pellets in a 9.07 kg bag. They give a mild, fruity smoke and the deep rose colour cherry is known for on ribs, chicken and pork. Lumberjack recommends them for all meats, vegetables and seafood, so they're one of the easiest bags to leave in the hopper.
It's cherry and nothing else: no filler woods, no flavouring oils and no binders. Lumberjack makes them in the USA from whole northern Wisconsin trees, chipped green with the bark on, so the fruit-wood flavour comes from the wood itself.
Smoke most weekends? The 2-bag cherry pack costs less per bag. For a sweeter fruit-wood smoke with more heat, compare the Lumberjack Apple Blend.
Cherry Wood for Smoking: What It Does
Cherry sits at the gentle end of smoking woods. Its smoke is mild and slightly fruity, so it flavours food without the bite of hickory or mesquite. It also gives meat a reddish, rose colour, which is why a lot of pitmasters use it on ribs and poultry.
Because it's mild, cherry is easy to pair. Run it on its own for chicken, fish and vegetables. For beef or pork shoulder, mix it half and half with Lumberjack 100% Hickory to get hickory's punch with cherry's colour.
What to Cook With Cherry Pellets
- Pork: spare ribs, baby back ribs, pork belly and ham.
- Poultry: whole chickens, wings, turkey and duck.
- Seafood: salmon, trout and prawns.
- Beef: burgers, short ribs, and brisket when mixed with hickory.
- Vegetables: capsicum, corn, mushrooms and onions.
Why Whole-Tree Cherry Pellets
A tree's flavour is concentrated in its bark and the cambium layer underneath. Pellets made from mill sawdust lose most of that, which is why some brands add flavouring oils. Lumberjack chips whole cherry trees, so the bark and cambium go into every pellet.
The pellets are pressed thinner than many brands too. They light faster, reach temperature sooner and give off more smoke.
Burn Time
Lumberjack estimates about 0.45 kg an hour on a low or smoke setting and up to about 1.4 kg an hour on high. One bag gives roughly 20 hours of low-and-slow smoking or 6–7 hours of high heat, depending on your grill and the weather.
Fits and Compatibility
- Any brand of pellet grill or pellet smoker, including the Green Mountain Grills Ledge Prime 2.0.
- Gas, kettle and charcoal BBQs with a 300 mm smoker pipe.
- Pellet cold smoke generators.
- A few grill makers recommend only their own pellets for warranty cover. Check your terms if that applies.
Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Lumber Jack (LumberJack BBQ) |
| Product | 100% Cherry BBQ Grilling Pellets |
| Type | Hardwood BBQ smoking pellets |
| Wood | 100% cherry, whole trees with bark on |
| Bag weight | 9.07 kg (20 lb) |
| Additives | None: no filler woods, oils or binders |
| Burn rate | Approx. 0.45 kg/hr low to 1.4 kg/hr high (varies by grill) |
| Suits | Pellet grills and smokers; smoker tubes; pellet cold smoke generators |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Manufacturer code | 5053 |
| Barcode | 859988006098 |
Storage
- Store the bag dry and off the floor.
- Seal an opened bag in a lidded bin or clip it shut.
- In humid weather, empty the hopper between cooks. Damp pellets swell and can jam the auger.
- Keep away from heat and open flame.
100% Cherry or Apple Blend?
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|---|---|---|
| Wood | 100% cherry | 60% red oak, 40% apple |
| Smoke | Mild and fruity | Mild and sweet, with oak's heat |
| Colour on meat | Rose-coloured tint | Not noted by Lumberjack |
| Lumberjack recommends | All meats, vegetables, seafood | Pork, seafood, smoked cheese |
| Bag size | 9.07 kg | 9.07 kg |
| Also sold as | 2-bag pack | 2-bag pack |
| Additives | None | None |
FAQs
Does cherry wood change the colour of meat?
Yes. Lumberjack notes its cherry pellets can leave a rose-coloured tint on meat. It's one of the main reasons people choose cherry for ribs and chicken.
Cherry or Apple Blend?
Both are fruit-wood smokes. 100% Cherry is pure cherry with a mild, fruity flavour. Apple Blend is 60% oak and 40% apple, so it's sweeter, with more heat from the oak. See the comparison below.
Is cherry strong enough for beef?
On its own it's mild. Many people mix it with hickory or oak for brisket and beef ribs to get a stronger smoke and cherry's colour.
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