This is the place to talk about our results in using fuels other than KO in our PBCs. I hope it will fill up with good info quickly!
First of all, when considering charcoal other than the Kingsford Original briquettes, required reading should be Meathead's Zen of Charcoal at http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_tech..._charcoal.html
In this post I'll be consolidating some results posted on the general PBC forum and elsewhere on The Pit:
B&B (100% natural oak and Quebracho Blanco wood) charcoal briquettes:
Royal Oak: (from David Parrish over on another topic here in The Pit)
"I personally cannot recommend Royal Oak. I used to like it quite a bit, but the past several bags I've purchased had foreign objects in them. One of those objects was a rock the size of two human fists. In the latest bag I found a melted pile of plastic in my ash pile. Who knows what that was and how it made it through their manufacturing process... Next few times you cook with Royal Oak check your ashes. It would not surprise me if you found a few rocks or other materials leftover."
That's all I have time for at the moment. I'll add more info to this post as I come across it.
Kathryn
First of all, when considering charcoal other than the Kingsford Original briquettes, required reading should be Meathead's Zen of Charcoal at http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_tech..._charcoal.html
In this post I'll be consolidating some results posted on the general PBC forum and elsewhere on The Pit:
B&B (100% natural oak and Quebracho Blanco wood) charcoal briquettes:
- larger briquette than Kingsford Original
- less ash than KO
- runs hotter than KO
- JerodB says his first single brisket cook with it ran at 315-330 without cracking the PBC lid.
- lasts longer than KO
- JerodB has done 4-5 briskets at a time for 9 hour cooks and the B&B was running strong. Most of his multi-brisket cooks are in the 225-250 range.
- Additional notes from Jerod:
- The B & B briquettes are more brittle than the KO. Something to consider when handling the briquettes themselves.
- I have started leaving just enough room at the top for a layer of KO since it seems to start better using the lighter fluid method, with a 20 minute preheat at sea level. This 20 minute preheat would be too much for a basket of KO at sea level and result in a lower than optimal pit temp.
Royal Oak: (from David Parrish over on another topic here in The Pit)
"I personally cannot recommend Royal Oak. I used to like it quite a bit, but the past several bags I've purchased had foreign objects in them. One of those objects was a rock the size of two human fists. In the latest bag I found a melted pile of plastic in my ash pile. Who knows what that was and how it made it through their manufacturing process... Next few times you cook with Royal Oak check your ashes. It would not surprise me if you found a few rocks or other materials leftover."
That's all I have time for at the moment. I'll add more info to this post as I come across it.
Kathryn
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