**Canadian Charcoal Motherload**

swamprb · 03-06-2009, 04:38 PM

Check this out!

I picked up 24 bags (8.8lbs) of Maple Leaf Natural Hardwood briqs from a craigslist ad in Seattle today. Did a quick Google search on it and came up with a couple forum hits with good reports, the Naked Whiz recommends the Maple Leaf Lump but not much info on the briqs.

Turns out the guy is an Egghead and bought up the remaining stock of an out of business Spa & Stove shop in Eastern Washington and loves the lump and used the briqs in his Weber, but found he was using the Egg more-claims these have a sweet flavor to them, I think I got a sweet deal $2.50 a bag you do the math, I will give them a try this weekend.

Anyone ever tried them?

Midnight Smoke · 03-06-2009, 05:11 PM

$60.00 not to shabby, if it works out for you.

rocketmanray · 03-06-2009, 05:50 PM

'bout what ever I git is what they have al Wally's world.... :(

I guess I best find a mailorder if I want to try something different than Kingsford.

RMR

JD McGee · 03-06-2009, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocketmanray

'bout what ever I git is what they have al Wally's world.... :(

I guess I best find a mailorder if I want to try something different than Kingsford.

RMR

Nice find bro...I'm lookin' forward to a play-by-play on it. FYI...Costco has twin packs of K for 14.99 (40 lbs).

Professor Salt · 03-06-2009, 07:34 PM

That's a great price. Hope it burns nice. Good score!

The Pickled Pig · 03-06-2009, 08:06 PM

I used to use that stuff exclusively Brian. It's a great, clean burning briq with natural binders that don't need to be pre-burned. When the stores stopped carrying it out here, it was $11.50 a bag so you done real good.

Bbq Bubba · 03-06-2009, 09:25 PM

You bastige!

ZBQ · 03-06-2009, 09:36 PM

My god Brian!!

Do you have some kind of magnetic force that draws bargains right to you????

Great score!!

Phesant · 03-07-2009, 09:34 AM

Great score hope it works for ya

milehigh · 03-07-2009, 10:24 AM

Score!! Guess you won't be needin any of that Rocky Mountain charcoal

Pau;

swamprb · 03-07-2009, 11:45 PM

Tried it in the drum this afternoon with some Apple chunks for smoke.

First impression: Took a bit longer than the other "natural" charcoals (I'd say about the same as Rancher) to get up to temp, and it had a real strong smell at the start. Laren (Hog-Que-Holic) can attest to this, but he felt it was crud burning off the charcoal basket. When the drum hit @225* it was burning nice and clean and I added the Apple chunks and it did have a nice sweet aroma to it. Cooked 2 Turkey Breasts and 2 soaked Corned Beef Points for Pastrami.

So- the temps held rock steady for 8+ hours but it burns faster than the others. No "flying ash" from the fats dripping on the coals like Rancher. I only used one bag (8lbs) and will probably have to finish the points in the oven if they don't smash through their plateau soon. The turkey was fantastic! I think I'm going to like this in the drum, but will need to use more next time.

Norcoredneck · 03-08-2009, 12:27 AM

Hell at $2.50 I'd make adjustments. How much ash left?

swamprb · 03-08-2009, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norcoredneck

Hell at $2.50 I'd make adjustments. How much ash left?

My sediments exactly! Hard to tell on the ash, but it looks like it could be substansial. I just cleared the ash from my last cook to the sides away from the basket and vents and loaded the Maple Leaf in, the coals died out and I'm finishing the points off in the oven (not the first time today) but it looks to be up to the bottom of the basket. Gotta try it in the WSM, I can already see it'll be good for grilling.

03-06-2009, 04:38 PM	#1
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA	Canadian Charcoal Motherload Check this out! I picked up 24 bags (8.8lbs) of Maple Leaf Natural Hardwood briqs from a craigslist ad in Seattle today. Did a quick Google search on it and came up with a couple forum hits with good reports, the Naked Whiz recommends the Maple Leaf Lump but not much info on the briqs. Turns out the guy is an Egghead and bought up the remaining stock of an out of business Spa & Stove shop in Eastern Washington and loves the lump and used the briqs in his Weber, but found he was using the Egg more-claims these have a sweet flavor to them, I think I got a sweet deal $2.50 a bag you do the math, I will give them a try this weekend. Anyone ever tried them? __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/Pellet Pro WSM/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Cookshack 008/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

03-06-2009, 05:11 PM	#2
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert	$60.00 not to shabby, if it works out for you. __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

03-06-2009, 07:34 PM	#5
Professor Salt is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-23-07 Location: Orange County, CA	That's a great price. Hope it burns nice. Good score! __________________ 1/4 of the Four Q BBQ Team I write for the LA Weekly, OC Weekly and professorsalt.com I cook on two WSM's, 22 1/2" Weber kettle, a Komodo Kamado plus UDS. Super-fast purple Thermapen

03-06-2009, 08:06 PM	#6
The Pickled Pig is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-21-07 Location: Overland Park, KS	I used to use that stuff exclusively Brian. It's a great, clean burning briq with natural binders that don't need to be pre-burned. When the stores stopped carrying it out here, it was $11.50 a bag so you done real good. __________________ Paul Ostrom The Pickled Pig Twitter - @ThePickledPig CBJ, WSM, UDS Cookers, Weber Gasser, Weber One Touch Gold Kettle,

03-06-2009, 09:25 PM	#7
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi.	You bastige! __________________ Owner of Bubba's BBQ & Catering L.L.C. Beer Snob I cook the #bestbrisketnorthoftexas. Get over it. #detroitporkmafia BBQ Person of the Year 2013

03-06-2009, 05:50 PM	#3
rocketmanray Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-02-09 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL	'bout what ever I git is what they have al Wally's world.... :( I guess I best find a mailorder if I want to try something different than Kingsford. RMR

03-06-2009, 09:36 PM	#8
ZBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-17-06 Location: Chillicothe, Ohio	My god Brian!! Do you have some kind of magnetic force that draws bargains right to you???? Great score!! __________________ [FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B][COLOR=red]Big Z's Sweet Gold[/COLOR] -[/B] [COLOR=black]R[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Georgia]ich honey mustard flavor with a BBQ kick. [/FONT][/FONT] Great on chicken, burgers, brats, great on ribs too! Get ya some @ [URL="http://www.greatlakesbbqsupply.com/product.sc?categoryId=3&productId=10"]Great Lakes BBQ Supply Co.[/URL] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Palatino Linotype]WSM, Weber Gasser, Weber OTG[/FONT] [FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Garamond][COLOR=black]"Tilly"[/COLOR][/FONT] - Spicewine Single Axle[/FONT] [URL="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Zs-Sweet-Gold/115561446787?ref=nf"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Zs-Sweet-Gold/115561446787?ref=nf[/COLOR][/URL] [/FONT]

03-07-2009, 09:34 AM	#9
Phesant Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Appleton, Wi	Great score hope it works for ya __________________ Ken WSM Char-Griller Super Pro w/SFB Grill Sargent Turkey / Fish Fryer Weber Ranch Kettle "Lucky Girl" (A Stamp, 1979), [COLOR=darkorange][B]ORANGE THERMAPEN[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Proud member of the Zero's :thumb:[/COLOR]

03-07-2009, 10:24 AM	#10
milehigh is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-23-07 Location: Butte MT	Score!! Guess you won't be needin any of that Rocky Mountain charcoal Pau;

03-07-2009, 11:45 PM	#11
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA	First Cook Impressions Tried it in the drum this afternoon with some Apple chunks for smoke. First impression: Took a bit longer than the other "natural" charcoals (I'd say about the same as Rancher) to get up to temp, and it had a real strong smell at the start. Laren (Hog-Que-Holic) can attest to this, but he felt it was crud burning off the charcoal basket. When the drum hit @225* it was burning nice and clean and I added the Apple chunks and it did have a nice sweet aroma to it. Cooked 2 Turkey Breasts and 2 soaked Corned Beef Points for Pastrami. So- the temps held rock steady for 8+ hours but it burns faster than the others. No "flying ash" from the fats dripping on the coals like Rancher. I only used one bag (8lbs) and will probably have to finish the points in the oven if they don't smash through their plateau soon. The turkey was fantastic! I think I'm going to like this in the drum, but will need to use more next time. __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/Pellet Pro WSM/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Cookshack 008/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

03-08-2009, 12:27 AM	#12
Norcoredneck somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-11-06 Location: Norco, Ca.	Hell at $2.50 I'd make adjustments. How much ash left? __________________ *Low and Slow.....* *The Prontologist is in...* *Ok let's see your Butt!*

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