Charcoal

[Harbormaster]

First choice, hands down, Maple Leaf lump.
Second choice would be Grove lump or Rancher briqs (if I had to use briqs)

 

[Ashmont]

1st choice Royal Oak, 2nd choice Royal Oak

What Sled said....................

 

[Jeff_in_KC]

Wicked Good Weekend Warrior Briquettes for comps. For home, I'll throw most anything, including generic stuff, in the firebox.

Can you even buy Rancher around Kansas City? I'd like to try it just to see what all the fuss is about.

 

[afreemaniii]

Wicked good weekend warrior all the way. Hard to find in Wisconsin, but well worth it as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Smokin' Gnome BBQ]

Why do you think that?

I like how it burns, but the odor is something I cant deal with, actually burned my nose..

 

[This Is How We Que It]

Natural Lump Charcoal from "Chigger Creek"

 

[chris1237]

1. Royal oak chef select
2. Rancher

I will never buy nature glo birqs or regular royal oak briqs again they suck.

 

[Sledneck]

1st....B & B lump

2nd...Royal Oak

I used the B & B twice and it was like the 4th of july crackling and shooting stuff all over

 

[Neal]

1. Nature Glo briquettes
2. Sam's Choice briquettes
3. Royal Oak briquettes

From what I have been told, the Nature Glo product we use is R.O.'s food service line brand. So the R.O. Chef Select may be similar...not sure, never heard of it until your post (above).

Can you even buy Rancher around Kansas City? I'd like to try it just to see what all the fuss is about.

Jeff - they had Rancher twin packs at Costco in Lenexa earlier this summer. I didn't get any as I don't use lump, but the last time I was there it was gone and all they had was Kingsford, as usual.

 

[chris1237]

1. Nature Glo briquettes
2. Sam's Choice briquettes
3. Royal Oak briquettes

From what I have been told, the Nature Glo product we use is R.O.'s food service line brand. So the R.O. Chef Select may be similar...not sure, never heard of it until your post (above).



Jeff - they had Rancher twin packs at Costco in Lenexa earlier this summer. I didn't get any as I don't use lump, but the last time I was there it was gone and all they had was Kingsford, as usual.

You may be right, the stuff I got may have just been a bad batch. No matter how much I would lite I could not get the smoker past 225. With chef select if I was lighting that much my smoker would be at lest 300.

 

[Neal]

The Nature Glo coal we use (and Sam's for that matter) are much larger briquettes than Royal Oak. We use about 1/3 less charcoal since we swithed from regualr Royal Oak.

You may be right, the stuff I got may have just been a bad batch. No matter how much I would lite I could not get the smoker past 225. With chef select if I was lighting that much my smoker would be at lest 300.

 

[Chipper]

Wicked Good, then Royal Oak. Never have used briquettes. I tried Cowboy lump once. it was awful.

 

[JD McGee]

Kingsford...it's cheap and available out here...(no more Rancher...:frown!

 

[GratefulSmoker]

Royal Oak Lump and Briquettes

 

[swamprb]

I think Stubbs is made by Rancher. What differences have you noticed?

Less ash, no odor, I can use it in the Drum Smokers with no swirling ash, it fires and gets the WSM's up to temp faster than Rancher. And BTW Rancher does not exist! Never did and never will! I think I only have 7 bags of it left out of 60. I've only seen the Stubb's at QFC (Krogers) $5.99 bag.

 

[JD McGee]

Less ash, no odor, I can use it in the Drum Smokers with no swirling ash, it fires and gets the WSM's up to temp faster than Rancher. And BTW Rancher does not exist! Never did and never will! I think I only have 7 bags of it left out of 60. I've only seen the Stubb's at QFC (Krogers) $5.99 bag.

Hey bro...I've not seen that one. 6 bucks for 9 lbs is kinda pricey though...how does it burn?

 

[KC_Bobby]

Can you even buy Rancher around Kansas City? I'd like to try it just to see what all the fuss is about.

HD was carrying in in 2007, something like $3 a 20 lb bag. I still have a bag or two in my garage. If you like mounds of ash, it's a great charcoal. Since it makes my BWS look like Mount St. Helens ... I just use a little here and a little there to fill in around the large azz WG lump.

In summary, in this case - you get what you pay for.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

I use RO. Would like to find wicked briquettes. I uase to use lump but could not keep the heat down with my meadow creek

 

[Rub]

Rancher.

 

[oceanpigassassins]

alwalys used kingsford