Royal Oak Briquette--Review

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Same exact story here..bought a bunch of bags of the RO "Ridge" briqs...thought I scored a deal. First cook was a bad sign...Tons of white smoke and the briqs never really lit. Usually a chimney full of anything decent will light fine. Not these. The smell was on par with an old bag of KBB that had been sitting in swamp water. I thought maybe it was a bad bag. Opened another tonight...same thing. Sorry RO...I love your lump, but these briqs are utter garbage. Sorry I bought so many bags...they're going to end up in a landfill.

I am surprised by this. All I use is RO briquettes. I think they perform really well - never had an issue with them not lighting. I also think they have a pleasant smell. Those same red bags are what I haul to competitions, too. I guess judges around here love the swamp water aftertaste.