A smoke tube is a stainless steel mesh tube that can be loaded with pellets and ignited to smolder. The smoke tube is then typically placed on the cooking racks next to the food.

Now, you're probably thinking, why would a pellet grill/smoker benefit from a smoke tube full of pellets since the pellet fire is already producing smoke?

Well, part of the answer is that some people are looking for a boost of smoke, so choose to place a smoke tube into a pellet grill/smoker to achieve that boost of smoke.

However, another scenario needs to be considered. A pellet grill/smoker produces most of its smoke at lower temperature settings as that's when the pellet fire is its least efficient, and the pellets will be smoldering for longer and hence produce smoke.

Therefore, when a pellet grill is set to a temperature above 300 degrees, the pellet fire is more efficient, and less smoke is produced from the burn pot.

Now, adding a smoke tube loaded with pellets onto the cooking racks is one method to produce more smoke. However, we are now starting to see pellet grills/smokers with Smoke Boxes, which can be loaded with wood chips, chunks, and charcoal for a boost of smoke, which you can find through our database, link below.