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08-18-2013, 03:28 PM | #1 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 04-04-12
Location: Dutchess County, NY
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Recent Wicked Good Charcoal...
Has anyone bought wicked good charcoal recently? If so, what was your experience?
I used it for a while, but my last batch was terrible. I had three bags with a lot of small pieces, bad burn and real sparky. I'd like to try it again, but want to make sure they got their quality back up. Thanks, j
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08-19-2013, 11:17 AM | #2 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 04-04-12
Location: Dutchess County, NY
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bump.
surely someone has purchased wicked good recently.
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08-19-2013, 11:31 AM | #4 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-10-11
Location: East of Atlanta, GA.
Name/Nickname : Colin
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I've only bought one 22#'er last year. I was not impressed with it. Burned up fast, not great heat, and lots of sparking.
For the $$$, I'll just stick with RO lump.
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08-19-2013, 12:00 PM | #5 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 11-16-12
Location: Birmingham, AL
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I have not been able to find it for a few months now.
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08-19-2013, 12:26 PM | #6 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-29-11
Location: Lincoln, NE
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I got a bag a few months back from Ace when they were still selling it, and it was the dense, heavy WGWW people love and the burn was great for slow cooks, but I didn't like it for quick, hot cooks, but the worst part was it smelled like an ashtray. Not the flavor I'm looking for in my food.
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08-19-2013, 01:29 PM | #7 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-11-11
Location: North Pole, Alaska
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I get it by the pallet, I haven't noticed a change overall. Still super dense, long burns low ash. I get a random bag that a bit more sparky but overall I haven't noticed a change
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08-19-2013, 02:05 PM | #8 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 04-04-12
Location: Dutchess County, NY
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When was your last purchase?
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08-19-2013, 03:01 PM | #9 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 07-03-12
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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I bought 4 bags of it at the end of spring. I have went through only 2 of the bags, as I have cowboy lump and kbb from the sales that I am going through right now.
The bags from the spring are the same great quality that WGWW has been since i started using them last summer.
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08-19-2013, 03:03 PM | #10 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-29-11
Location: Lincoln, NE
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It probably all depends on when the store you are buying from got their shipments from WG. Some could be older stock with the "better" charcoal, and some newer with the "lesser" charcoal.
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08-19-2013, 03:52 PM | #11 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-11-11
Location: North Pole, Alaska
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08-19-2013, 08:11 PM | #12 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 04-04-12
Location: Dutchess County, NY
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Good to know. I got mine from them before that. Seems like there were some other people here complaining right after that purchase. Up until that batch I was planning to graduate to pallet to reduce costs. That batch was the worst of any brand I've used.
The stuff before was great. I may order another round and see how it goes. Thanks for the feedback everyone!
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08-19-2013, 08:23 PM | #14 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 12-23-12
Location: Marietta, GA
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I managed to come across a couple bags at Ace Hardware one day a couple months back.
No complaints here from me. Lots of big pieces, little ash and not a whole lot of sparking when I was light it with the torch. I would give it another shot, with charcoal you're going to run across a bad batch every now and then no matter if it's RO, Stubbs, WG, or B&B. Only issue I have is that it's kind of expensive and Academy sports has a really good price point with B&B down here. |
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08-19-2013, 08:36 PM | #15 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 04-04-12
Location: Dutchess County, NY
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Hey Neil,
I have heard that too. Are you buying local or do you have a good on-line source? Anyone have feedback on fogo?
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