charcoal

Ordered a Que-Deville this summer and just heard back from Rob that it will be shipped out this next week - I am beyond excited to receive it finally! I am upgrading from my homemade UDS trio. I know there will be a learning curve, but anyone have tips on how to run this the most effective...

Made my first smoked/grilled turkey for Thanksgiving - best bird I've ever made by a significant margin. I spatchcocked the bird and did a simple salt dry brine about a day before Thanksgiving. I decided to do an indirect grill set up on my old Weber Kettle, as I've read that the skin can...

I made a run to CostCo this morning. Amongst the few things I needed to grab, I discovered a big-arsed 40lb bag of El Diablo Charcoal for $13. Needless to say, I put one in the cart. I've had good experiences in recent couple of months cooking over all mesquite charcoal from the local El...

For years I used Ozark Hardwood lump charcoal made right close to where I live in Arkansas. All of the sudden it was gone so I contacted the buyer where I used to get it and he told me they ar now an exclusive supplier for s steakhouse chain in the NE . He said they would be carrying Cowboy...

Our Walmart Neighbor Mart has B&B Oak Lump Charcoal for $12.88 for a 20lb. bag. The newest review on Naked Wiz was in 2004 so I thought I would do an updated one here. This review is cooking a brisket on a Humphrey Battle Box with a Stoker ATC. Lump Condition - Some nice chunks in the bag...

I've had some KJ Big Block Lump Charcoal for a while now and finally got around to opening up a few bag. Here is a review of it. Two out of the 4 bags I have. One was out in the sun as you can see from the faded bag. Cut the top of the bags off. Pushed the large pieces to the left to get a...

I'm not trying to start a battle between the sides. I'm asking this question because I have never had a gravity pit before. I have used both before and both have pluses and minuses. I guess I'm leaning towards lump because you can get it without additives. But I'm worried about it getting caught...

Morning all, coming up on 5am here on the east coast and I'm about 6 hours into a cook of 2 beautiful pork butts totaling around 18lb. Temps are great, smoke is great, basically everything is running right except that I'm running low on charcoal. I'm smoking on the tried and true weber kettle...

So I've done some research on the 26" Weber Premium Kettle - not really interested in buying it, just some b.s. research - and I see that there is a lot to like about it. The size is great, and the bottom-mounted airflow and ash clean out gimmick that Weber has on the Kettles now is great, to...

I used to use the Sam's brand that was available at Wal-Mart, but I haven't seen it there in a couple years now, so I'm guessing they don't make it anymore. I think they had Royal Oak make it, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I'm mostly using RO now, but I'm curious...what is everybody using?

Hello all, happy Friday. As I've read through this forum, it doesn't appear to be a secret that you all prefer true wood-fired BBQ, which is great because so do I. But I would be lying if I said I didn't use charcoal more often than wood, just because of convenience and availability in my area...

Does anyone know where I can pick up some Royal Oak Chef's Select in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago? I have used Embers Charcoal Briquettes from Home Depot which are exactly the same as standard Royal Oak Ridge, and wonder if there is a big difference between the two. Thanks!

So...we have a Backwoods Competitor insulated vertical cabinet smoker with a water pan, and looking for your opinion on the best charcoal briquette. We are looking for a clean flavor, consistent temp, and longest lasting. Let us know your thoughts and why.

So over the years I have bought hundreds and hundreds of pounds of mesquite lump charcoal. Always from the same manufacturer. And I have never gotten anything like this before. The truck dropped off three 40#, bags of lump and in one of them there was this. A 36# Stump! And 4 other small sticks...

First Hello to the board from a total newb.. Has anyone used one, and if so how did you like it vs a charcoal fed unit? I'm trying to narrow down my search base. I've been looking at many different types of smokers from pellet to RF to vert off set you name it. This will be my first smoker so...

This is my first post, but I have been reading and learning from so many of you over the past year. Today, I finally have something to share that I think some of you may find interesting. Ever since I learned about the gravity smokers when I saw a "Stump" at a local BBQ competition, I knew I...

Here's an interesting fuel I came across. Wonder if it will work as advertised. http://dailycoffeenews.com/2015/08/21/seed-to-cup-to-grill-coffee-coals-turn-spent-grinds-into-bbq-fuel/

Hi All, New to the board, excited though to be a part of such a large community. I have made my first batch of bamboo lump charcoal! I would like to ship bags to about 20 people here (I will pay shipping). PM me if interested. I would like for you to compare and contrast to other lump...

I was starting to run low on charcoal. I picked up a bag of BOTW charcoal and did an evaluation of it. Here I've cut open the bag to reveal the contains. I separated it and put it into my storage container. Here are the pictures (Business card and 6” ruler for reference) and my general...

My wife and I and some friends are having a community/club barbecue event weekly for 100-150 people throughout the summer and early fall and we’ve never barbecued for this many people at once. HELP! We’ve been educating ourselves, got a big charcoal grill and are going to a big barbecue...