Jealous Devil Lump on sale at Home Depot

[Smoked Transistors]

Not sure if this sale is found in all Home Depots but our local stores here Long Beach CA. Is offering Jealous Devil Lump for $19.98 for 20 # bags, .or 99¢ per pound.Im a huge JD fan so I picked up 3 bags this morning to add to my summer supply of lump.

[hoovarmin]

Good find. I'm actually thinking of making the switch because the last two bags of FOGO I bought were LOADED with trash debris.

[Oak Smoke]

I really like the B&B Oak lump I get at Walmart for 14.96 a 20 pound bag. Once in awhile I get a bag that was apparently handled rough and has some small pieces but normally it’s the best for the money I can find.

[Greygoose]

I’m with you Dave.
I too am disappointed with FOGO lately and have moved on to JD.

[Uncle Bob]

And..............for about the same per lb. you can get JD in a 35# bag, delivered to your door via Amazon

[PNWBrandon]

Mine just showed up yesterday!

[Mosca]

It’s the same here in PA. hoovarmin, do you get the yellow bag or black bag FOGO? I used to get yellow but now get the black. It’s cheaper than the yellow by half, but it’s the exact same product, just smaller pieces. (Right now it’s $20/17.6lbs). I like JD and FOGO equally, no preference, but I haven’t had any problems with debris.

[Dewesq55]

+1

[hoovarmin]

Mosca I always buy the black bag. I get mine at ACE, because I would have to cross the bridge to get to Home Depot. But the past two bags have been incredibly disappointing.

[JeffJ]

My experience with Jealous Devil is that it burns clean but not only does it not burn hot but also burns out quickly. That’s based off 3 cooks from the same bag.

[FireMan]

I like it, yes I do.

[Smoker_Boy]

And..............for about the same per lb. you can get JD in a 35# bag, delivered to your door via Amazon

Or, with your Walmart+ membership, you can get 35# of JD delivered to your house free.
A Walmart+ account saves me a ton of money every year.

[Uncle Bob]

I have no vested interest in JD, only that I prefer lump to briquettes, so I use a variety of brands.

There are all manner of opinions on the interwebs, so, in the end you believe what you want to believe. For reference though, JD advertises itself as being made from quebracho wood, that name roughly translates to "axe breaker" referring to the hardness of the wood fiber. Several well known brands are also from the same wood.

Here's an article that may be of interest: Why It Pays To Grill With Quebracho Charcoal (tastingtable.com)

[J-Melt]

Do you now which other brand use it?

[Uncle Bob]

Fogo, KJ Big Lump, Marabu, and Amazon lists some others I haven't seen or used as well as can't remember right now.

[STEbbq]

This deal is still alive and probably national as I see it in IL. With Masterbuilt Lump disappearing from retail shelves, I will give the JD a shot.

[realdocBBQ]

I had 2 bags of this, waiting for me to get my stupid drum smoker put together and fired up.

I found them at WalMart (15 lb bags) on sale for $11.97 - so I picked up three more! lol

[LA Pork Butt]

I just checked out Jealous Devil Chux on the NakedWhiz.com website and their comparison puts it a notch above B&B but Jealous Devil’s other variety doesn’t rate as well. I use B&B so I think I will give Jealous Devil a try.

[Mosca]

I’ve used both, and really they’re both fine. I’ve found that once I get into the mid-high consumer quality stuff (FOGO, JD, Rockwood, B&B, etc), the differences aren’t that great. Drop down, and it’s a pretty big drop; go up, and you don’t get that much more. Middle ground is the sweet spot for me!