Sam's Club 100% Mesquite Lump Charcoal (w/chicken pron)

bigabyte · 03-11-2010, 12:00 PM

I have seen these at Sam's for a while now and only recently pulled the trigger on some. I got a 40 pound bag for $12, and the pieces in this thing are HUGE!

I fired up a chimney full to cook up some chicken leg quarters and wings for lunch on my kettle. This stuff popped like crazy. When I dumped it from the chimney into the kettle it was like dumping a chimney full of sparklers, I singed hairs on my arms from the sparks flying. There was also a lot of smoke coming off of it for lump charcoal.

After letting the coals settle down in the kettle for about 10 minutes, I went to put the chicken on, and there was still quite a bit of smoke coming out of the kettle for being pure charcoal.

Anyone tried this stuff yet? I will have a more firm opinion after the chickens done, but so far, despite the wonderfully large chunks (love that), it seems the downsides from the sparking and smoke are making it seem like not such a great buy. I'll keep y'all posted.

bigabyte · 03-11-2010, 12:04 PM

I just went to flip the wings, and the smoke has died down now that the lump has been in the kettle for about 20 minutes. Smells fine...the final tastes of the chicken will be the key...

smoke it if ya got it · 03-11-2010, 12:06 PM

I've used it for years now and I love it!

bigabyte · 03-11-2010, 01:05 PM

I give two thumbs up to this lump, in fact it may very well be my new standard lump but I would like to use a couple more bags before saying that for sure.

After an hour of cooking there was still fuel left, so I shut the kettle down to save for next time. On my next cook I'll get to see how much of a chimney was left over, and how well it relights. Next time I will know to give it 15 to 20 minutes for the smoke to clear after dumping it in the kettle, although having the chicken in the smoke did not seem to hurt anything flavor wise, it tastes GREAT!

The chicken turned out delicious!

Here's the wings using butter and Franks...

Here's 2 of the leg quarters, rubbed with Pot's BBQ Chicken Turkey Rub, and glazed with Williamson BBQ Sauce. Thanks MattG for the rub and sauce, they were delicious!

Here's the other 2 leg quarters, rubbed with the same rub, but glazed with Danny Gaulden's Mustard Glaze. It is delicious!

barbefunkoramaque · 03-11-2010, 01:11 PM

I can't believe you are doing this. I wrote down this exact thign and was going to ask if anyone had done it but ours here is hickory... 40 pounds from mexico. big bag.

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Originally Posted by bigabyte

I have seen these at Sam's for a while now and only recently pulled the trigger on some. I got a 40 pound bag for $12, and the pieces in this thing are HUGE!

I fired up a chimney full to cook up some chicken leg quarters and wings for lunch on my kettle. This stuff popped like crazy. When I dumped it from the chimney into the kettle it was like dumping a chimney full of sparklers, I singed hairs on my arms from the sparks flying. There was also a lot of smoke coming off of it for lump charcoal.

After letting the coals settle down in the kettle for about 10 minutes, I went to put the chicken on, and there was still quite a bit of smoke coming out of the kettle for being pure charcoal.

Anyone tried this stuff yet? I will have a more firm opinion after the chickens done, but so far, despite the wonderfully large chunks (love that), it seems the downsides from the sparking and smoke are making it seem like not such a great buy. I'll keep y'all posted.

barbefunkoramaque · 03-11-2010, 01:11 PM

the sparks are from the pressure treated remnants they use

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 03-11-2010, 01:11 PM

Man, that chicken is a great sales job for the mesquite lump. Too bad there isn't a single Sam's Club in Vermont.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 03-11-2010, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by barbefunkoramaque

the sparks are from the pressure treated remnants they use

Although, I wouldn't be one bit surprised if the mesquite source is from all those piles of poisoned mesquite from clearing land down there in Texas.

cardiac_cadet002 · 03-11-2010, 01:15 PM

I checked naked whiz and no mention of it. Thanks for the heads up tho, I'll look for it next time I go.

bigabyte · 03-11-2010, 01:25 PM

I could not find a brand name on it anywhere. It just said "100% Mesquite Charcoal", and had a bunch of stuff in Spanish too.

So I'm sure it was Hecho'd in good ol' Mehico. I did not take a pic of it in the bag, sorry. Bag is long gone and I have the lump in a storage container.

thomasjurisd · 03-11-2010, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by HeSmellsLikeSmoke

Although, I wouldn't be one bit surprised if the mesquite source is from all those piles of poisoned mesquite from clearing land down there in Texas.

The things we tend to focus on amuse me sometimes. For instance, my wife (a safety specialist at MD Anderson here in Houston) has this thing about PCB's in plastic food containers (like the one's microwave meals come in) and worries about the chemicals that leach out of this stuff when you microwave food in it. Anyway, she was discussing this with a cancer doctor a few weeks ago and his comment was (I'm paraphrasing here) "People worry all the time about toxins in food, water, toys you name it etc. but the air we breath everyday contains more toxins than all these combined." I don't know if he meant the air in Houston (which is worse than most thanks to the refineries in Deer Park) but I would agree that in general we tend to focus on red herrings when it comes to what is actually killing us. .02.

Chef Jim · 03-11-2010, 01:31 PM

Chris, good lookin stuff!

Smokey Al Gold · 03-11-2010, 01:55 PM

Looks awesome Chris! I see this same 40lb mesquite bag at sam's everytime I go but I haven't tried it yet. I'm gonna have to pick up a bag next time I usually grab the 2 pack of K instead. But it won't hurt to have a 2 pack of k and 40lbs of lump :)

bigabyte · 03-11-2010, 02:02 PM

The big chunks in this stuff (at least in the bag I got) are the biggest I have ever seen in any lump I have ever owned before. Previously B&B had the biggest chunks I had seen. I have one piece from this bag that is almost as big in diameter as my chimney, and is about 8 to 9 inches long. It's a short charred unsplit log basically.

Woodreaux BBQ · 03-11-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by barbefunkoramaque

the sparks are from the pressure treated remnants they use

U crack me up.

03-11-2010, 12:00 PM	#1
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	Sam's Club 100% Mesquite Lump Charcoal (w/chicken pron) I have seen these at Sam's for a while now and only recently pulled the trigger on some. I got a 40 pound bag for $12, and the pieces in this thing are HUGE! I fired up a chimney full to cook up some chicken leg quarters and wings for lunch on my kettle. This stuff popped like crazy. When I dumped it from the chimney into the kettle it was like dumping a chimney full of sparklers, I singed hairs on my arms from the sparks flying. There was also a lot of smoke coming off of it for lump charcoal. After letting the coals settle down in the kettle for about 10 minutes, I went to put the chicken on, and there was still quite a bit of smoke coming out of the kettle for being pure charcoal. Anyone tried this stuff yet? I will have a more firm opinion after the chickens done, but so far, despite the wonderfully large chunks (love that), it seems the downsides from the sparking and smoke are making it seem like not such a great buy. I'll keep y'all posted. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh. Last edited by bigabyte; 03-11-2010 at 01:14 PM..

03-11-2010, 12:04 PM	#2
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	I just went to flip the wings, and the smoke has died down now that the lump has been in the kettle for about 20 minutes. Smells fine...the final tastes of the chicken will be the key... __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

03-11-2010, 12:06 PM	#3
smoke it if ya got it Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-10-09 Location: Way out there!	I've used it for years now and I love it! __________________ 2-UDS, 2-Brinkman smoke and grills, 1-Char Broil offset, 1 Gourmet Brinkman, 1 Turkey fryer and Freckles the cattle dog, also a proud member of the Smoke it if ya got it Competition BBQ team [COLOR=red]Rub it till it smokes![/COLOR]

03-11-2010, 01:05 PM	#4
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	I give two thumbs up to this lump, in fact it may very well be my new standard lump but I would like to use a couple more bags before saying that for sure. After an hour of cooking there was still fuel left, so I shut the kettle down to save for next time. On my next cook I'll get to see how much of a chimney was left over, and how well it relights. Next time I will know to give it 15 to 20 minutes for the smoke to clear after dumping it in the kettle, although having the chicken in the smoke did not seem to hurt anything flavor wise, it tastes GREAT! The chicken turned out delicious! Here's the wings using butter and Franks... Here's 2 of the leg quarters, rubbed with Pot's BBQ Chicken Turkey Rub, and glazed with Williamson BBQ Sauce. Thanks MattG for the rub and sauce, they were delicious! Here's the other 2 leg quarters, rubbed with the same rub, but glazed with Danny Gaulden's Mustard Glaze. It is delicious! __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

03-11-2010, 01:11 PM	#6
barbefunkoramaque Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-11-07 Location: Gone	the sparks are from the pressure treated remnants they use __________________ Popdaddy is Dead - 1933-2011 - Pitmaster T is a free agent

03-11-2010, 01:11 PM	#7
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	Man, that chicken is a great sales job for the mesquite lump. Too bad there isn't a single Sam's Club in Vermont. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

03-11-2010, 01:15 PM	#9
cardiac_cadet002 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-02-07 Location: Carthage, TN	I checked naked whiz and no mention of it. Thanks for the heads up tho, I'll look for it next time I go. __________________ Large BGE 22.5 WSM 14.5 WSM Old Country BBQ Pits Smokehouse 36" Blackstone Griddle 1 U.T. Orange Thermapen

03-11-2010, 01:25 PM	#10
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	I could not find a brand name on it anywhere. It just said "100% Mesquite Charcoal", and had a bunch of stuff in Spanish too. So I'm sure it was Hecho'd in good ol' Mehico. I did not take a pic of it in the bag, sorry. Bag is long gone and I have the lump in a storage container. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

03-11-2010, 01:31 PM	#12
Chef Jim Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-07-10 Location: Tequesta, Florida	Chris, good lookin stuff! __________________ Judge Jim, Given to me by Terry @ Git R Smoked. Chef Jim, Gym, Jim, or CJ. [B][COLOR=Black] I'm not a Chef, but I play one on the internet.[/COLOR][/B] [URL]http://www.chef-jim.com[/URL] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma]A veteran is Someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are far too many people in this country who no longer understand it. Author unknown.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=Red][COLOR=Black] [/COLOR][/COLOR]

03-11-2010, 01:55 PM	#13
Smokey Al Gold is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-13-08 Location: San Antonio TX	Looks awesome Chris! I see this same 40lb mesquite bag at sam's everytime I go but I haven't tried it yet. I'm gonna have to pick up a bag next time I usually grab the 2 pack of K instead. But it won't hurt to have a 2 pack of k and 40lbs of lump :) __________________ 22.5 OTG, 18.5 SJP (modded), 14.5 SJS, Weber Q 100, TX Longhorn Camper grill TL 21 [URL="http://www.elcapoteranch.com"]www.elcapoteranch.com[/URL] [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/group.php?groupid=39"]ZERO[/URL] Club Member (2) Creator of: "The Great Chicken Sammich Debacle of 2010"

03-11-2010, 02:02 PM	#14
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	The big chunks in this stuff (at least in the bag I got) are the biggest I have ever seen in any lump I have ever owned before. Previously B&B had the biggest chunks I had seen. I have one piece from this bag that is almost as big in diameter as my chimney, and is about 8 to 9 inches long. It's a short charred unsplit log basically. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

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