
Traeger Grills Signature Blend 100% All-Natural Wood Pellets for Smokers and Pellet Grills
- Grilling Pellet
- Wood
- 1
- 18 pounds
- Better rated than 85%
- More reviewed than 95%
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How it ranks among the 20 grilling pellets we track
4.8★ across 50,900 Amazon ratings, Bayesian-smoothed toward the category average.
50,900 Amazon ratings, weighted on a log scale so huge counts don't drown everything.
100+ bought on Amazon last month.
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Overview
An 18 pound bag of Traeger's Signature Blend hardwood pellets, mixing hickory, maple, and cherry into an all purpose smoke that reviewers run across brisket, poultry, fish, vegetables, and baked goods.
Signature Blend is Traeger's everyday, do everything pellet rather than a single wood specialty flavor, and reviewers treat it that way, using it on everything from pulled pork to pizza. The main drawback that comes up is handling: it ships as an 18 pound bag with no built in pour spout. Several buyers who have owned a pellet grill for years also point to it as the reason they have avoided auger jams through repeated exposure to rain, snow, and temperature swings.
- Hickory, maple, and cherry hardwood blend
- 18 lb bag, made in the USA
- No binders or fillers in the mix
- Traeger branded, also reported working in other pellet grills
What buyers say
From Amazon customer reviews.
Buyers describe a steady, versatile smoke that reviewers have run on pulled pork, steaks, vegetables, cheese, and even pizza with few complaints. The most repeated praise is low ash and reliability, including one owner reporting zero auger jams across five years of year round outdoor storage. The main gripe is handling the bag itself, one reviewer wished it had a pour spout like a birdseed bag instead of needing to be cut open.
Strengths and trade-offs
Drawn from this product's published specifications.
- Burns steadily through long, multi hour smokes
- Leaves less ash than other brands, per reviewers
- Works across brisket, poultry, fish, and vegetables
- Heavy 18 lb bag with no pour spout
- Ash builds up more on very long cooks
Performance notes
The pellets are described as having a compact cell structure tuned for a balanced burn, and reviewers back that up with long cook reports, including one buyer noting no auger jams in five years of year round outdoor use. A 12 hour brisket cook and a 16 hour smoke were both mentioned without major ash complaints, though very long sessions do produce more ash than shorter ones.
Specifications
| Model | PEL402 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions & fit | |
| Item Weight | 18 pounds |
| Construction & materials | |
| Material Type | Wood |
| Included components | |
| Unit Count | 1 |
| Other details | |
| Flavor | Signature Blend 18lb |
| Item Form | Pellet |
| Item Type Name | Grilling pellets |
How it compares
This product against the closest alternatives we track in grilling pellets.
| Product | Amazon rating | Ratings | ProductDome score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traeger Grills Signature Blend 100% All-Natural Wood Pellets for Smokers and Pellet GrillsThis product | 4.8 / 5 | 50,900 | 4.4 / 5 |
| CookinPellets Perfect Mix Natural Hardwood HickoryCookinPellets | 4.7 / 5 | 5,800 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Pit Boss 100% All Natural BBQ Hardwood Pellets for CookingPIT Boss | 4.7 / 5 | 2,100 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Bear Mountain All Natural Wood Pellets for SmokerBear Mountain Premium BBQ Woods | 4.6 / 5 | 14,100 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Kingsford Craftsmoke Premium Grilling Wood PelletsKingsford | 4.7 / 5 | 310 | 4.2 / 5 |
Questions about the PEL402
Common buyer questions answered straight from the product spec data - no fluff, no "it depends".
What wood flavors are in Traeger's Signature Blend?
Hickory, maple, and cherry hardwoods combined into a versatile, full bodied smoke.
Will Signature Blend pellets work in a non Traeger pellet grill?
The bag is made for Traeger grills, though reviewers report using it successfully in other brands such as recteq.
How big is the bag, and what is the model number?
It ships as an 18 lb bag, model PEL402.



