Local place to buy cooking wood pellets? (Raleigh, Cary: fence, price)

[hazother1]

I'm new to the area. This summer I purchased a Traeger wood pellet grill from Costco. I know there are place online I could order them from, but I was wondering if anyone has any local places within an hour radius from Raleigh to save on shipping. I'm not a pellet snob, so I don't care which brand....just so they are cooking pellets and not just regular wood stove pellets. Thanks so much !!!!!

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by hazother1

I was wondering if anyone has any local places within an hour radius from Raleigh to save on shipping.

The Traeger dealer locator turns up Hudson Hardware in Clayton, Town and Country Hardware in Cary and B&W Hardware in Wake Forest. Ace hardware also turns up in Google, but I would telephone before travelling. P.S. I was interested because I had never heard of them. However, it sound like a great way to use waste wood.

BTW, why did you choose the pellet grill instead of a gas grill?

[hazother1]

I checked out Ace Hardware on Kildaire Farm Road. You're absolutely right. They had 1 bag pf Mesquite traeger pellets. I asked the mgr if it's a regular item and he said that he usually tries to keep 3 of each kind, Mesquite & Hickory, on a weekly basis. He can also special order other kinds if they're available for the same price of $19.99. The 2 other kinds he mentioned were Pecan & Cherry.
As far as the choice of Traeger pellet grill....I was on the fence between the Weber Smokey Mountain (referred to as WSM) or the Traeger grill, and I chose the Traeger when I saw it for about $300 and pellets for about $13. You can't beat how easy it is to smoke with the digital thermostat and the pellets. Once you smoke any meat, I catch myself questioning my wife anytime she's cooking any meat...."Can we smoke it instead?"