Kingsford "long burning"... I've never seen it before Friday....

[JPP]

Except for a five slc rack cook I did in early January, things have been kind of quiet. However as it's 50 degrees here in the greater Boston area, ones thoughts go to the stuff cryovac'ed in the freezer. In any event I found myself at Lowe's trying to find a replacement dimmer switch since the one in my dining room died out... and of course I had to wander by the bbq aisle, so I could sneer at the cheap smokers and whatnot. I then saw these bags of Kingsford Long Burning charcoal next the the usual blue stuff. I've never seen that stuff before and while I've been using the so called professional charcoal in my weber for grilling and thought hmmm... I wonder if long burning my have some advantage in the trusty PBC... so the question goes out there... anyone try that? The main reason I'm asking is that the rib cook I did in January seemed to go very quickly as far as the charcoal was concerned. I was very out of practice of course and had to crack the lid alot.... but it seemed that the charcoal still went faster than it should have.

Thoughts are appreciated...

[tbob4]

I haven't seen it before but went to the web and found this as their claims: https://www.kingsford.com/products/k...GQjrGTW4rZ8.97

[phoccer]

Interesting. I hadn't seen them. Did a quick search and came across this very interesting comparison which looks like it was just posted recently.

[tbob4]

Very good find - thanks. It is a must read for anyone wanting to try it out. Danjohnston949 noted below that he found it to be expensive. Based on what you found it's not worth it.

[Lowjiber]

Great comparison. Thanks much for the link.

[Danjohnston949]

JPP, I saw my first Bag of the Weber Long Burning Charcoal last Week at Scheels Ace Hardware in Fargo ND! The BBQ Salesman for Scheels told me it supposed to have less Filler than the KBB and burn hotter and Cleaner! At $20.00 for 20 Lb Bag when this Old Scotchman is Used to Getting 40 Lbs of the KBB for the Same $20.00 on Sale! Me Thinks We'll Ponder on This For Awhile? 🤑 💸💰💸🤑
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[Jerod Broussard]

KBB should be plenty for a rib cook unless it is very humid and very cold.

Anytime I think a cook might not make it with KBB I switch to B & B Briquettes.

[Danjohnston949]

Willy, I think that's the Bed & Bath Briquets? Many Colors an Scents are Available? I understand the Ladies Like them, but they Make My Dogs Sneeze!
From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[Willy]

@Danjohnstone949 LOL!

[Atalanta]

Yes, the country lemon is to die for. LOL

[fuzzydaddy]

Willy http://www.bbcharcoalproducts.com They can be hard to find. Academy carries them at some of their stores. I've not found B&B in my area.

[fuzzydaddy]

tbob4 I'm also on a Mac using Safari and no issues. I recently cleared my cache so don't know if that makes any difference. I do have a couple of sites I frequent that only work correctly on Firefox.

[tbob4]

Some days my stinking computer drives me crazy!

[fuzzydaddy]

tbob4 if only they would fix themselves when we yell at 'em!

[JPP]

Would love to get my hands on some b&b, but from the availability maps I've seen, it looks like they don't sell it anywhere up around here...

[Jerod Broussard]

Would love to get my hands on some b&b, but from the availability maps I've seen, it looks like they don't sell it anywhere up around here...

The briquettes are hard to find here as well. I local grocer just happens to carry the 8.8 pound bags, but I try to get the 17.6 pound bags from an Academy that is one hour from here when I make a trip there for other reasons.

[webwolff]

What is the advantage of B&B briquettes? I have both these and the Char-logs at my local Wal-Mart.