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Old 01-03-2012, 01:54 PM   #1
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Can anyone tell me if they have used this before and if it was any good?
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Old 01-03-2012, 01:58 PM   #2
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Old 01-03-2012, 01:59 PM   #3
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I use it all the time in my WSM and Kettle and highly recommend.

A popular web review from Naked Whiz:

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpdatabase/lumpbag11.htm
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Old 01-03-2012, 01:59 PM   #4
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What Royal Oak product are you asking about? They make a few.

I've used their lump charcoal in the red bag and haven't had many issues. Once in a while I find a rock, but that's pretty typical of a lot of lump charcoal.
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:10 PM   #5
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I like it for the price, but I don't get nearly as long of cook times compared the Wicked Good. That being said, WG is like 3 times the price of RO.
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I've been using B&B for years, and am a big follower of the Naked Whiz website and their reviews. I finally found some of the Royal Oak Red bag made in the USA last Friday at a Wally World close to my house. I bought 8 bags and fired up my Lang Sunday. It was easier to manage the 10 pound bags, and it was a nice hot fire, and I may have seen a slightly longer burn time, but nothing that really jumped out at me. With that said, I'll use it if I can find it.
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:13 PM   #7
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I use RO lump in the big red bag quite a lot. I like it. Good stuff.


AND since I can get the giant bag at RD for pretty cheap I can't complain about the price either.
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:13 PM   #8
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Use the lump all the time - once in a while I get a rock, but nothing unusual. We like it.
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:16 PM   #9
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RO makes the lump sold as Big Green Egg lump. They also use the best pieces for BGE... so, it does cost more.
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RO in the red bag is the only thing I use, its cheap and works very good!
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once in a while I get a rock, but nothing unusual.
I don't know why, but this video comes to mind

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown I Got a Rock - YouTube
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:39 PM   #12
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I've only been doing this for about a month, and only have a little more than 19 hours in on the smoker. That said, I've fired up my Keg several times now, and I'm still on the same first load of RO lump I started with. I've got nothing else to compare it to, but I can't say I've had any problems with it, and it's been easy to work with. I don't think I can ask for more than that.
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:45 PM   #13
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I think it's good workhorse kinda stuff - good price, no issues, easy to get. I use it a lot - pretty much my go-to lump.
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:52 PM   #14
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I've been using RO Briquettes the last 2-3 time I've smoked or grilled & it seemed to do well. I didn't really notice much difference between RO & Kingsford, except price.
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Old 01-03-2012, 03:19 PM   #15
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RO red is the most consistent and available lump in my area that I know of. I believe they also make the GFS black bag lump, and as others have said, they make the BGE brand coal.

When I first bought my egg, I bought the BGE lump from the place I bought my egg, but noticed 2 issues...1, it was WAY too expensive, and 2, it had an odd smell, one that also gave everything I cooked a strong flavor, not bad nescessarily, but powerful. I believe it is the same lump as RO markets in the blue bags, normally for export to Canada I think. But I'm not 100% sure.

All in all, RO red is my go to most of the time. Many of the other brands I see on the Naked Wiz site and here are not available in my area
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