Kona 100% Apple Wood Smoker Pellets for Ninja Woodfire & Smokers

Kona 100% Apple wood pellets are pure apple hardwood, no fillers and no sprayed-on flavor oils, made for sweet, mild smoke that suits poultry, pork, and seafood. They're sized for the Ninja Woodfire's smoke box, where you burn only about half a cup per cook, so a little goes a long way.

Flavor profile

Apple is the gentle one. Light, slightly sweet, and fruity. It adds aroma and color without overpowering delicate food, and it's the easiest fix when other smoke has tasted too sharp.

Best for

Chicken and turkey, pork chops and ribs, salmon and white fish, and anything you want to keep mild. It also pairs well with a bolder wood like hickory when you want more punch.

Why the wood matters

Most of what goes in a smoke box is fuel. This is flavor. Kona uses real, mature hardwood that's actually the species on the label, with no fillers, binders, or flavor oils. I spent a decade as a polymer chemist before this, and the lesson stuck: raw material decides the finished product. Clean wood gives you thin blue smoke instead of the thick white smoke that turns food bitter.

How to use it

In the Ninja Woodfire, load one scoop, about 1/3 to 1/2 cup, into the smoke box for roughly 30 to 90 minutes of smoke depending on temperature. Works in other smokers too: drop it in a smoker tube or sprinkle over charcoal. Not designed for hopper-fed pellet grills like Traeger.

The details

• 100% apple hardwood, food grade, no fillers or additives
• Resealable 2 lb, 8 lb, and 16 lb bags (about 80 cooks per 8 lb)
• Clean-burning, low ash, low moisture
• Compatible with the Ninja Woodfire and most smokers and smoker tubes

Common questions

Can I use apple pellets in a Ninja Woodfire? Yes. Apple is one of the easiest woods to start with in the Woodfire smoke box. One scoop per cook.

What does apple wood taste like? Mild, sweet, and fruity, with a light smoke that suits poultry, pork, and fish.