Stubbs charcoal, anybody used recently?

QTEX · 01-19-2013, 10:19 AM

Saw it at Lowes the other day and was wondering if anybody had used it before? Does it burn as hot or last as long as Kingsford?

Found an old thread here from like 2008 or 9, just looking fior more recent reviews like this one.

http://grillofmydreams.blogspot.com/...al-review.html

BigBellyBBQ · 01-19-2013, 10:30 AM

as a back up its okay, but I think its made by cowboy..I try to stay with lump by royal oak

BigDaddyJT · 01-19-2013, 10:33 AM

Good stuff, all natural, not too much ash. It does burn a little hotter than KB. I use it almost exclusively in all of my verticals. Give it a try.

JT

smokeyw · 01-19-2013, 10:56 AM

I love it, especially in my vertical smoker. All natural and clean burning.

Carbon · 01-19-2013, 11:06 AM

I like them. I stock up on them only when Lowe's occasionally puts them on sale at 2 for the price of 1 deal.

caliking · 01-19-2013, 11:41 AM

I still have some from the 2011 sale that I have been using sparingly. I like it better than Kingsford - no weird chemical odors and it seems to produce less ash. I am thinking of switching to all lump though rercently because of the cleaner burn and low ash production.

IamMadMan · 01-19-2013, 12:03 PM

I use it when I am using the minion method, otherwise I use lump charcoal.

jrn · 01-19-2013, 01:03 PM

Different manufacturers, same distributor. Stubbs is good stuff. I'd stay away from cowboy though.

Mdboatbum · 01-19-2013, 02:43 PM

I've used it a few times. I really liked it. Great heat, little ash and loooong burn times in my mini. A tiny bit slow to get started, but I think that's just because it's so dense. Side by side, the briquettes are two thirds the size and twice the weight of KBB.

Smoking Westy · 01-19-2013, 09:06 PM

Use it exclusively in my WSM...love the stuff!

flyingbassman5 · 01-19-2013, 09:30 PM

+1 for the Stubbs. Used Kingsford for years until I tried Stubbs because I caught a bag on sale at Lowes. Been using it ever since. Way less ash and burns similar to Kingsford but just a tad hotter like others have said.

Ole Man Dan · 01-19-2013, 11:10 PM

In my smokers...
I like to use 'RO' Lump, but if RO is short, I go with Stubs Lump.

mbshop · 01-19-2013, 11:48 PM

stubbs to me is to $$$$$ and i've only seen it on sale once when i got a few bags. got one left. its ok stuff.
so mostly i use ro briq and lump as i can get it locally without to much problems.

jrn · 01-20-2013, 12:37 AM

[QUOTE=Ole Man Dan;2334443]In my smokers...
I like to use 'RO' Lump, but if RO is short, I go with Stubs

Yep. Me too!

TosaJake · 01-20-2013, 09:58 AM

Been using the stuff for 3 yrs. now in my WSM's. Burns long with less ash. Consistency is its name! Only problem I have is some of the Lowe's don't carry it in winter!

01-19-2013, 10:19 AM	#1
QTEX Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-25-12 Location: Edinburg Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Stubbs charcoal, anybody used recently? Saw it at Lowes the other day and was wondering if anybody had used it before? Does it burn as hot or last as long as Kingsford? Found an old thread here from like 2008 or 9, just looking fior more recent reviews like this one. http://grillofmydreams.blogspot.com/...al-review.html

01-19-2013, 10:30 AM	#2
BigBellyBBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-15-08 Location: Lake View, New York Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	as a back up its okay, but I think its made by cowboy..I try to stay with lump by royal oak __________________ TwinTech Pro Double, Backwoods Fat Boy, TwinTech Hawg Kooker, FE 400, SP SPK 700, Empty check book and understanding wife...sometimes..

01-19-2013, 10:56 AM	#4
smokeyw is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-03-11 Location: Smithfield, North Carolina Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love it, especially in my vertical smoker. All natural and clean burning. __________________ Smokey W's Pit Que NCPC Competition Team / 2011 NCPC Whole Hog State Champion

01-19-2013, 11:06 AM	#5
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like them. I stock up on them only when Lowe's occasionally puts them on sale at 2 for the price of 1 deal. __________________ ....UDS....Mini-WSM....Midi-WSM....Mod-ECB....22.5-OTG....34"wood fired pizza oven....

01-19-2013, 11:41 AM	#6
caliking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-13-10 Location: Houston, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I still have some from the 2011 sale that I have been using sparingly. I like it better than Kingsford - no weird chemical odors and it seems to produce less ash. I am thinking of switching to all lump though rercently because of the cleaner burn and low ash production. __________________ EZ wood handled 3 wheeler \| OTS \| OTS mod to OTG \| Ladybug SS Performer \| UglyDrumTandoor \| UDS v1 \| midi UDS with red nipples \| SJG smoker mod \| Simpsons SJS \| Simpsons OTG \| WGA charcoal \| SJP \| Stacked brick WFO \| Lodge Logic Sportsman's Grill cast iron hibachi/sigri \| LBGE

01-19-2013, 10:33 AM	#3
BigDaddyJT On the road to being a farker Join Date: 12-08-10 Location: San Jose, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good stuff, all natural, not too much ash. It does burn a little hotter than KB. I use it almost exclusively in all of my verticals. Give it a try. JT

01-19-2013, 12:03 PM	#7
IamMadMan is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 07-30-11 Location: Southern New Jersey Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use it when I am using the minion method, otherwise I use lump charcoal. __________________ Humphrey's DownEast Beast W/BBQ Guru

01-19-2013, 01:03 PM	#8
jrn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-30-12 Location: Quitman, Ms Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Different manufacturers, same distributor. Stubbs is good stuff. I'd stay away from cowboy though. __________________ UDS, mini wsm

01-19-2013, 02:43 PM	#9
Mdboatbum Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-07-12 Location: Washington, DC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've used it a few times. I really liked it. Great heat, little ash and loooong burn times in my mini. A tiny bit slow to get started, but I think that's just because it's so dense. Side by side, the briquettes are two thirds the size and twice the weight of KBB.

01-19-2013, 09:06 PM	#10
Smoking Westy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-10-12 Location: Bloomington, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Use it exclusively in my WSM...love the stuff! __________________ WSM 22.5", One-Touch 22.5", Redhead 18.5" Smoke Joe Silver, Q200, "Mr. T"

01-19-2013, 09:30 PM	#11
flyingbassman5 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-26-12 Location: Saint Louis MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	+1 for the Stubbs. Used Kingsford for years until I tried Stubbs because I caught a bag on sale at Lowes. Been using it ever since. Way less ash and burns similar to Kingsford but just a tad hotter like others have said. __________________ 18.5" OTS, 22.5" OTG, CB Silver(Rip), Vintage Coleman Bullet, Pit Barrel, UDS

01-19-2013, 11:10 PM	#12
Ole Man Dan is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-24-11 Location: Gadsden, Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In my smokers... I like to use 'RO' Lump, but if RO is short, I go with Stubs Lump.

01-19-2013, 11:48 PM	#13
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	stubbs to me is to $$$$$ and i've only seen it on sale once when i got a few bags. got one left. its ok stuff. so mostly i use ro briq and lump as i can get it locally without to much problems. __________________ george spam, can't live without it

01-20-2013, 12:37 AM	#14
jrn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-30-12 Location: Quitman, Ms Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	[QUOTE=Ole Man Dan;2334443]In my smokers... I like to use 'RO' Lump, but if RO is short, I go with Stubs Yep. Me too! __________________ UDS, mini wsm

01-20-2013, 09:58 AM	#15
TosaJake Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 08-13-12 Location: Wauwatosa, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Been using the stuff for 3 yrs. now in my WSM's. Burns long with less ash. Consistency is its name! Only problem I have is some of the Lowe's don't carry it in winter! __________________ "Keep calm and carry on" - WSM 22.5, WSM 18.5, OTG, and a Guru for when I feel lazy!