Traeger takes pride in the fact that all of our rubs and shakes are made in our own facility. Because the ingredients are so fresh, you'll find that you only need to use a little bit at a time. We think you'll truly enjoy the way each of our unique Rubs & Shakes brings out the best in everything you cook. Rinse meat, poultry, fish and lightly towel pat dry. Wet hands, shaking off excess water. Hands should be slightly wet. Sprinkle a small amount of rub or shake into palm of your hand and rub hands together to get a light coating on each palm. Rub hands over the entire piece of meat, chicken or fish-making sure to coat all sides. On larger cuts of meat; rub the meat, place into a plastic bag and refrigerate over night. *One way to coat a fairly large cut of meat is to place it in a resealable bag, add shake or rub. Seal the bag, then vigorously shake the bag until the meat is coated with the seasoning. Remember, a little bit of our seasonings goes a long way to producing maximum flavor enhancement. To ensure that your Traeger seasonings stay fresh, store them in a cool, dark area.

Traeger Sauces

Apricot
Our most popular sauce by far! Wonderful fruit flavor which enhances pork, chicken, whitefish. Caution! This sauce is highly addictive!

Chili
Get the warmth of chili flavor without the volcano effect. Zesty and flavorful. You'll find this sauce compliments just about every type of meat, poultry and seafood.

Mandarin
The exotic Far East meets West. Sweet and hot. Just right for that Oriental flair. If you enjoy our Apricot sauce, you'll love this one!

Regular
Our original sauce. A good, basic sauce with rich flavor. A departure from traditional tomato based sauces.

Texas Spicy
If you love ribs, you'll definitely want to use this sauce. The first tomato based sauce to receive our stamp of approval. There's a nice zing to this sauce.

The right time to add sauce to your meat is AFTER you take it off your Traeger. Many of our sauces contain sugar. When sugar is exposed to high or prolonged heat it caramelizes and burns. We strongly recommend that you pour the sauce on the meat after it's cooked.

Traeger Wood Pellets

Traeger brand barbecue pellets are no larger than the eraser on the end of a pencil. People who see them for the first time think they look like rabbit food, but there is nothing small about the heat energy in a barbecue pellet. Over 8500 BTU's per pound! Wood pellets are not new, they have been around for a long time used in industrial, commercial, and residential heating appliances and applications. There are over 100 fully operational pellet mills in the United States. Traeger Industries was the first company to use them for cooking. Only the finest hardwood raw materials are sourced from all over the country. The pure, raw material (sawdust) is then pulverized with hammer mills and dried. The dried material is then processed under heat and pressure. Lignin, which is the natural glue which holds plant fiber together, softens above 100 degrees Celsius, permitting the material to change shape. The hot lignin then acts like a glue to bond the pellet together. Pelleting employs a hard steel die which rotates against rollers forcing the material through the die with pressures of over 10,000 PSI. As the pellet is forced through the die it is sheared off at the specified length, cooled, screened, and bagged into 20 lb bags.

General specifications for barbecue pellets are: 100% hardwood, 1" long or less in length, 1/4" diameter, less than 2% ash content, less than 2% fines, 10% moisture content, 8500 BTU's per lb, and about 40 lbs per cubic ft. density.

Hickory and Mesquite pellets are the most popular, however many of our customers are now using fruit woods for specialty smoking and gourmet cooking.

Barbecue pellets may be purchased from local outlets, or for the ultimate convenience ordered Toll-Free direct from the Traeger factory and conveniently delivered to you by UPS or freightline.

No one supplies finer quality hardwood barbecue pellets than Traeger. Remember, if it doesn't say Traeger on the bag, you don't know what's inside.