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Have you ever tried a smoked bologna chub on the pellet grill? You can eat this the way you eat a hamburger. However, you can also eat them for any other meal.

However, you can also eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even as a snack.

Remember that a Bologna is pre-cooked and all you need to do is bring it up to the temperature you like to serve it and I prefer a temperature above 145°F.

My experience is that it takes about 3 – 4 hours to get it up to 145 degrees internal and have the optional glaze set.

My go-to pellet flavor is Hickory although I have also used Oak. The reason I use a strong flavor is that the Bologna basically is not smoked that long to absorb the smoke flavor.

Tips For Smoking Bologna

Smoking bologna on a pellet grill is a simple 4-step process that only requires 4 ingredients.

Steps:

Remove skin
Cut slits in the bologna
Add mustard and seasoning
Smoke till 145°F
Add BBQ sauce
Crank up the temperature to set the glaze

Ingredients:

Bologna
Mustard
Hot sauce (optional)
Smoked Bologna rub
BBQ Sauce

Have a look at your grocery store and buy a whole bologna instead of pre-sliced.

When you add the mustard be generous since it does not add a lot of flavor and you need it as a binder for your seasoning to stick to the surface of the bologna.

Tip: I made this mistake the first time I smoked a whole bologna. I pressed the rub into the mustard coating. This made a mess and was an unnecessary step.

The best way is to sprinkle your seasoning on the mustard and move the bologna to the pellet smoker.

Internal Temperature

As I mentioned above I warm my bologna up to over 145°F. I like it to be nice and warm.

Although many of the latest model pellet grills come standard with at least one temperature probe many older models are not equipped with them.

For those, I recommend a wireless thermometer to keep an eye on your internal temperature.

bologna with the skin removed and slits.

bologna seasoned with rub and hot sauce.

smoke bologna with glaze and ready to be sliced.

I have seen people look for smoked bologna recipes for specific pellet grill brands such as Pit Boss and Traeger but this smoked bologna recipe can be cooked on any pellet grill.

To be honest, before I had my Pit Boss I also smoked bologna on my charcoal grill.

Smoked Bologna On A Pellet Grill

Eddie van Aken

How to smoke a bologna on any pellet grill

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4 30

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings People

Calories 45 kcal

Equipment

1 Pellet Smoker
1 Thermometer
1 Sharp knife

Ingredients

1 5 lb Bologna

Smoked Bologna Rub

2 Tbsp Mustard
1/4 Cup Your favorite Seasoning
2 Tbsp Hot sauce Optional

Smoked Bologna Glaze

1/2 Cup BBQ sauce Home made or store bought

Instructions

Remove plastic from Bologna
Make 1/4" slices around the Bologna
Keep them around 1/2" apart
Rub Bologna with mustard
(Optional) Rub with some hot sauce
Pre-heat pellet grill on the smoke setting
Place bologna on the pellet grill
Add a pellet tube with pellets for extra smoke (optional()
Smoke for about 3 hours
Rais temperature to 225°F
Wait till the internal temperature is 155°F
Apply your favorite BBQ Sauce as a glaze
Rais temperature to 350F to set the glaze
Remove bologna from the pellet smoker and slice
Serve warm

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Notes

Have you ever tried a smoked bologna chub on the pellet grill?

You can eat this Bologna sandwich the way you would eat a hamburger. With all the condiments and on a bun.

However, you can also eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even as a snack

Remember that a Bologna is pre-cooked and all you need to do is bring it up to the temperature you like to serve it and I prefer a temperature above 145°F.

My experience is that it takes about 3 – 4 hours to get it up to 145 degrees internal and have the optional glaze set.

My go-to pellet flavor is Hickory although I have also used Oak. The reason I use a strong flavor is that the Bologna basically is not smoked that long to absorb the smoke flavor.