What price do pay for briquettes?

smoke ninja · Jan 24, 2014

I use Kingsford bb for most of my cooking. The main reason is cost, consistency, and availability. When blue bag 2 packs are on sale it cost $0.25 lbs.

What price per pound do other briquettes cost?
When, where can i get other brands on sale?
What do you use?

I stock up on Kingsford every year, but for the right price I would try another brand.

ButtBurner · Jan 24, 2014

try GFS

I think I paid $8.99 for 20 lbs for their house brand. They are better than KBB, made by Royal Oak, all hardwood no fillers

shagnasty · Jan 24, 2014

I use Stubbs. I get it at Lowes $8.99 for 15 lb bag I believe. I use royal oak as a back up if I cant get to the stubbs.. Its a little cheaper at $6.99 for 18lb.

ButtBurner · Jan 24, 2014

shagnasty said:
I use Stubbs. I get it at Lowes $8.99 for 15 lb bag I believe. I use royal oak as a back up if I cant get to the stubbs.. Its a little cheaper at $6.99 for 18lb.

I agree with that. I did not have a Lowes handy so I tried the GFS briqs and they are pretty good.

Not as good as Stubbs though

But he was asking for cheap...

Bludawg · Jan 24, 2014

HEB brand> No fillers, No coal dust, No stink, 18 lb/5.95

grillinguy247 · Jan 24, 2014

^^ I second what shagnasty said. 8.99/16# bag of stubbs and 6.49 for royal Oak lump.

Goyo626 · Jan 24, 2014

Kbb $19.99 for 40lbs most of the time and $15.00 for 40lbs when on sale.

ssv3 · Jan 24, 2014

Stubbs 15lb for 7.87 at Wally World $0.52/lb

Lowes started to carry Stubbs again 15 lb for $8.99 $0.60/lb

Coshell coconut briqs at Lowes 18lb for $9.99 $0.56/lb

smoke ninja · Jan 24, 2014

Looking at briquettes. Does royal oak do briquettes? How much?
Lump has too many irregular pieces and too much dust for me.

Like I said above most cooking I do is by live fire, even more than my oven. I doubt I'll find anything cheaper, just looking for a reasonable alternative

ajstrider · Jan 24, 2014

Yes Royal Oak makes briquettes, I wish I could find them locally here. I go with the Stubb's from Lowes for 8.99 per 15 pound bag. I buy KBB when it goes on sale for $.25 a pound for grilling.

Swine Spectator · Jan 24, 2014

I don't always use briquettes, but when I do I use Stubbs...

shagnasty · Jan 24, 2014

ajstrider, not sure where in KY you live but Menards in Ownesboro carries Royal oak briquettes. Only place Ive found them close to me.

ak56 · Jan 24, 2014

Home Depot around here has Embers briquettes - made by Royal Oak. Don't know how they compare to Royal Oak branded briquettes.

$5.99 for 16.7 pounds.

I've only tried them once; seemed to work OK.

I've got some more to try this weekend.

pjtexas1 · Jan 24, 2014

Bludawg said:
HEB brand> No fillers, No coal dust, No stink, 18 lb/5.95

+1 on the HEB Grand Champion for the same reason Blu listed but I think in my local HEB it comes in 16.6lb bags.

smoke ninja · Jan 24, 2014

pjtexas1 said:
+1 on the HEB Grand Champion for the same reason Blu listed but I think in my local HEB it comes in 16.6lb bags.

Unfortunately HEB is not in Michigan

dano · Jan 24, 2014

I like Humphrey's Briquettes.
$14.95 for 18lbs....all natural...good stuff.

ButtBurner · Jan 25, 2014

smoke ninja said:
Looking at briquettes. Does royal oak do briquettes? How much?
Lump has too many irregular pieces and too much dust for me.

Like I said above most cooking I do is by live fire, even more than my oven. I doubt I'll find anything cheaper, just looking for a reasonable alternative

re read my first reply to you. Go to Gordons Food Service.

Teebody · Jan 25, 2014

I have never tried Stubbs,
do you think they are better than Kingsford or just cheaper?

smoke ninja · Jan 25, 2014

Thanks for the resopnses. Kind of knew the answer, but it's good to get it out there. Hope this post helped others.

One possibility not mentioned is making my own charcoal. I have seen/read this done.

Is it hard to do, cost effective?

thin.blue.smoke · Jan 25, 2014

To my fellow Michigander, around Labor Day and 4th of July, Home Depot will sell there 40lb. pack of Kingsford Briquettes for around $8. I believe Walmart does the same thing around the same time of year too. I'll just buy a crap-ton then and it'll last me all year long.

What price do pay for briquettes?

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