Kingsford Comp vs Pro

I've been buying the Pro since my Costco carries it. Haven't tried the Comp because I've never seen it in my area.
Personally, I can't tell any difference in the Pro vs the regular Kingsford.

BuffettFan said:

I've been buying the Pro since my Costco carries it. Haven't tried the Comp because I've never seen it in my area.
Personally, I can't tell any difference in the Pro vs the regular Kingsford.

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Except for the inflated price.

Pro = Comp - it's just a rebrand. I found that Pro/comp burned hotter and much faster than KBB, and with less ash. Good for grilling hot, but not so good for low-n-slow. If I remember correctly, Pro also put out a ton more smoke when initially lit.

SMOKE FREAK said:

Except for the inflated price.

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It's cheaper than the regular stuff at Wally World or Kroger when not on sale. I avoid Wally World like the plague.
If the 2 were side by side, I'd pick whichever were less expensive.
Kroger has had the ~18lb bags of KBB for $11.99 all spring, just saw it drop to $5.99 in the last week. Seems they weren't selling much. But now, it's been moved around the store so many times, all the bags are looking beat and I imagine the briquettes are mostly dust.
Cheapest in my area is Royal Oak. ~$6/bag. Cooks just fine, but leaves a ton of ash. Not really an issue on the Weber, pretty easy to dump the ash.
On a longer cook, I can see where it may be a problem choking the fire.
I did pick up a bag of RO Lump a while back, biggest lumps I've ever seen. Some won't fit into the chimney.
So far, no trash either. But I'm not to the bottom of the bag yet.

EDIT: upStomp, Now I'm curious, I may have to do a side by side comparison this weekend!