**Charcos Coconut Shell Briquettes Test Cook #2- Backwoods Gater**

swamprb · 02-16-2013, 01:31 PM

Submitted for your approval: This is the second cook using a mere 10 lbs. of Charcos Coconut Shell Briquettes. The first test cook can be seen in this thread: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ell+Briquettes

So I started out with 6 lbs of Charcos stacked neatly end to end in the charcoal tray of the BWS Gater, it covered a little over half the tray, and fired it off in the left rear corner and BBQ Guru powered it through the cook at 250* with a dry waterpan foiled over.

Added some Cherry chunks

Superior Farms Beef back ribs and Prairie Fresh Spares trimmed to St. Louis cuts.

** For eatin' -not competin'!!*

Beef Ribs top rack done in 2.5 hours

St. Louis Spares and rib tips on 2nd rack done in 3.5 hours no foil.

Shut the BWS down and here is how the charcoal burn looks. These burn Flameless!

Next day I sift the briqs and shovel the ashes and see how much Charcos was used in this controlled cook.

Weighed the remainder of the usable Charcos and have 3 lbs. leftover.

This is how much dust was left in the 10 lb. package of Charcos.

Two cooks starting with just 10 lbs. (half box) and there is still more cooking to be done! Stay tuned......

**Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Charcos, and I am not a Blogger that was given this product to review. I paid for it and the results posted are not scientific of professionally photographed.**

just sayin'!

BobM · 02-16-2013, 01:41 PM

Very nice!

NickyG · 02-16-2013, 01:51 PM

Did you notice any difference in taste?

swamprb · 02-16-2013, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickyG

Did you notice any difference in taste?

None that I could tell.
The Naked Whiz review says they have "the sweet smell of coconut charcoal",
since I've never experienced that I have nothing to go by.

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpdatabase/lumpbag96.htm

Phubar · 02-16-2013, 02:18 PM

Cool you're posting these reviews Swamp!

Seems like those Charcos handle exact the same as the Ecobrasa.

swamprb · 02-16-2013, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phubar

Cool you're posting these reviews Swamp!

Seems like those Charcos handle exact the same as the Ecobrasa.

Next time, I'll just dump them in the tray and not arrange them end to end.

The big test will be on a Drum Smoker cooking direct.

gtr · 02-16-2013, 03:31 PM

I've got a box and used 'em a couple times and was impressed with the results. I actually forgot I had 'em. I need to get those and the WGA out and channel my inner Phu.

Untraceable · 02-16-2013, 04:07 PM

Where are you getting these?

swamprb · 02-16-2013, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Untraceable

Where are you getting these?

A few of us in PNWBALand went in on a pallet group buy in.

I bought a 6 lb box during the holidaze from Amazon.

02-16-2013, 01:31 PM	#1
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Charcos Coconut Shell Briquettes Test Cook #2- Backwoods Gater Submitted for your approval: This is the second cook using a mere 10 lbs. of Charcos Coconut Shell Briquettes. The first test cook can be seen in this thread: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ell+Briquettes So I started out with 6 lbs of Charcos stacked neatly end to end in the charcoal tray of the BWS Gater, it covered a little over half the tray, and fired it off in the left rear corner and BBQ Guru powered it through the cook at 250* with a dry waterpan foiled over. Added some Cherry chunks Superior Farms Beef back ribs and Prairie Fresh Spares trimmed to St. Louis cuts. ** For eatin' -not competin'!!* Beef Ribs top rack done in 2.5 hours St. Louis Spares and rib tips on 2nd rack done in 3.5 hours no foil. Shut the BWS down and here is how the charcoal burn looks. These burn Flameless! Next day I sift the briqs and shovel the ashes and see how much Charcos was used in this controlled cook. Weighed the remainder of the usable Charcos and have 3 lbs. leftover. This is how much dust was left in the 10 lb. package of Charcos. Two cooks starting with just 10 lbs. (half box) and there is still more cooking to be done! Stay tuned...... Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Charcos, and I am not a Blogger that was given this product to review. I paid for it and the results posted are not scientific of professionally photographed. just sayin'! __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

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Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,The NetherPharkinglands Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cool you're posting these reviews Swamp! Seems like those Charcos handle exact the same as the Ecobrasa. __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by Ecobrasa Coco Briquettes Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012 *Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2013 Low 'n Slow

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gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I've got a box and used 'em a couple times and was impressed with the results. I actually forgot I had 'em. I need to get those and the WGA out and channel my inner Phu. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?

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Untraceable is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-19-11 Location: mn Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Where are you getting these?