Lump Charcoal
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YooperDog May be my cooking style but I never thought size disparity a disadvantage
I get longer cooks from cowboy but I note our variety here is limitedglen no it isn’t perfect and I have used some brands that delivered great heat and consistent product, but they aren’t sold around me. I have just learned to use what is available. I am okay with Cowboy when I can get it, some of the generic store brand stuff can be worse.
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I think I have seen B&B somewhere here I might give it a try
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I think everyone has an idea about which lump is their favorite. There is, however, one guy called the naked whiz who has, for many years, Impartially tested different brands, showing pictures of bag contents, rating brands, and listing other users ratings. He has even tested Cowboy more than once. If you want an interesting look at his lump charcoal database, give naked whiz a try.
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I think everyone has an idea about which lump is their favorite. There is, however, one guy called the naked whiz who has, for many years, Impartially tested different brands, showing pictures of bag contents, rating brands, and listing other users ratings. He has even tested Cowboy more than once. If you want an interesting look at his lump charcoal database, give naked whiz a try.
Robb said in Lump Charcoal:
Robb, thank you for this site. This is what I was hoping to find. -
Robb Thanks for the reminder about Naked Whiz. I used to look at the site a long time ago and had forgotten completely about it. It’s good to see that it’s still excellent.
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Glad you folks found it useful! I am not aware of anyplace that is more comprehensive than this site. Unfortunately my favorite lump for smoking in my clay Imperial Kamado (the Big Green Egg is a ceramic version of the old Imperial Kamado) is no longer available, but there are lots of good charcoals out there.
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Glad you folks found it useful! I am not aware of anyplace that is more comprehensive than this site. Unfortunately my favorite lump for smoking in my clay Imperial Kamado (the Big Green Egg is a ceramic version of the old Imperial Kamado) is no longer available, but there are lots of good charcoals out there.
Robb So, with all this research, what coal do you use?
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Glad you folks found it useful! I am not aware of anyplace that is more comprehensive than this site. Unfortunately my favorite lump for smoking in my clay Imperial Kamado (the Big Green Egg is a ceramic version of the old Imperial Kamado) is no longer available, but there are lots of good charcoals out there.
Robb So, with all this research, what coal do you use?
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Chef I was surprised at some of the ratings. My favorite for the money is still Western & I have received very good results from it. I was surprised at some of the comments for Western too as I did not experience that at all after purchasing it for many years. However, their rating was just not that good. Second or maybe even equal or better, but much more expensive would be B&B. However, their rating for B&B not all that good either & also had some strange comments, that I did not experience. Then there were some others that I don’t think are that good, that got some pretty decent ratings. I know I have tried some others, that were not on the list. However, I rarely see them, but did not recognize them in the ratings list, surprisingly. Most were from Mexico or down that way & I do not remember all the names. There were a vast number of brands in the ratings that I have never seen that looked very interesting & I would like to try some day. Then there is my own that I really like & have several bags of still, but do not make it much these days as I have just not been doing that type in a while. The rating report was indeed very intriguing.
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Chef I suppose, each to his or her own then!
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Chef
My favorite for smoking was Wicked Good Competition Blend. However it hasn’t been available for years. Their replacement is Weekend Warrior, which I like. I like Royal Oak too, which is usually available at WalMart. I have tried the Kamado Joe, which is pretty good too. I am looking for long burn times and little ash, and I have found these to do well. I certainly have not tried them all, by any means. I have found these to meet my needs, but there are plenty of others that I’m sure would be just as good. As you said: each to his or her own. -
Chef
My favorite for smoking was Wicked Good Competition Blend. However it hasn’t been available for years. Their replacement is Weekend Warrior, which I like. I like Royal Oak too, which is usually available at WalMart. I have tried the Kamado Joe, which is pretty good too. I am looking for long burn times and little ash, and I have found these to do well. I certainly have not tried them all, by any means. I have found these to meet my needs, but there are plenty of others that I’m sure would be just as good. As you said: each to his or her own.Robb Thanks again. I live in a very small community west of Houston with only Walmart to shop. They do carry the Royal Oak and I have been using it, very surprise at the rating.
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Chef - glad you can get Royal Oak there. I lived in Houston for a year; in fact I have a son born there. What is the small town you are from?
Robb I live in Sealy, about 30 miles west of Katy. About 6500 people, Got an old farmhouse on 2 acres with 10 Beautiful old oak trees. I look at it as my private park.
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Robb I live in Sealy, about 30 miles west of Katy. About 6500 people, Got an old farmhouse on 2 acres with 10 Beautiful old oak trees. I look at it as my private park.
Chef I passed by Sealy earlier today while driving my son out to the Hill Country for camp.
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Chef I passed by Sealy earlier today while driving my son out to the Hill Country for camp.
TexLaw Hope I-10 did’t present too much of a problem. Just where do you live?
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Chef Not at 6:30 AM, it didn’t.
I’m in Bellaire.
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This is a fun question to answer.
I have gone the full gambit on charcoal research. What I can tell you is 95% of it is marketing.
We went so far as to build a charcoal retort which used waste motor oil atomized through a pressurized tank and special spray nozel. We made about 200lbs of charcoal from various wood sources. Guess what we figured out. Its all charcoal. It all burned clean and at no noticeable/measurable rate to differentiate itself.
From that I learned 2 important things.
- Charcoal is charcoal.
- Marketing works.
Buy the least expensive lump charcoal you can find. Charcoal briskets are a bit different as its a manufacturing process with possible additives, but again allot of that is marketing also.
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