Remember those flavored Kingsford briquettes?

[Michael_in_TX]

I guess they didn't catch on. Home Depot is clearing them out.



To be fair, it was a clever marketing gimmick, but eventually we had to catch on that burning one's spices is not good eats, as it were.

[DaveD]

Never had the slightest interest in trying those...

[Panhead John]

Not trying to pile on or anything, and I’ve never tried it, but I always thought of it as a gimmick. Even if it did impart the flavors advertised, what are you supposed to do, buy all these different flavored charcoal bags depending on what protein you’re cooking?……🙄🙄🙄 Who the hell would want basil, sage and thyme on a brisket?!?! Or a steak?!?!

[MBMorgan]

Ditto ... except for basil. I do generally season burgers and steaks with a bit of onion salt, garlic salt, and dried basil. It sounds weird but it works really well if you don't overdo it.

[Panhead John]

The other thing is, if you wanted those flavors anyway, it’s MUCH cheaper to have the spices on hand to use yourself, instead of paying a ridiculous price for their charcoal.

[mrteddyprincess]

This is me piling on. Dumb @ss idea from the start.

[Huskee]

My scientific paper on these would get an F because I've never tried them and my opinions are purely anecdotal, but I still formed said opinions. I have chosen to stick with the "'if I want my meat to taste like garlic & onion, I'll use 8 cents worth of garlic & onion powder on it and not $30 worth of "flavored charcoal"" mindset on this one. Get off my lawn.

[HotSun]

Agreed....though I'd say, "if I wanted my meat to taste like burnt garlic & onion".

[texastweeter]

8 cents buys a lot of bulk garlic and onion powder.

[Sweaty Paul]

+1

[realdocBBQ]

Ditto the above - I never understood. I had one guy I asked about it when he posted on FB or something, he said he liked them - but of course, we can convince ourselves of a lot if we spent money on it and have an investment we want to 'pay off'.

[Huskee]

Confirmation bias.

[captainlee]

Tried them once while in the Keys at our units grill. I think that i got Hickory for our burgers. If i remember correctly all the Hickory smoke had vanished by the time the charcoal got to cooking temp, thus no smoke or flavor. I wasn't impressed. Also summer is coming to an end and retailers are trying to clear out inventory. Our local Ace has Trager 20 lb bags at 17.00. Normally about 24 here.

[Bbqmikeg]

A guy I know who was on the team at Clorox said they pushed the flavored briquettes through even though the scientists were not happy with them. Doomed from the start.

[Spinaker]

Yeah, to me this was a joke from the get go.

I bet they would make for some nice incense to have burning during an outdoor party. (yes, I saw them on sale and I thought about that.)

[Spitts57]

I did too!!

[Spinaker]

Hahaha, glad I was not the only one. Spitts57

[Attjack]

I kind of want to try one just to see if they would smell as good as it seems like they might.

[captainlee]

They do smell good on the initial lighting.

[Clawbear57]

Great way too burn money.

[JLR]

That was a hot pun.

[Jerod Broussard]

As long as you added a little salt I didn't find them all that bad.

[Michael_in_TX]

Certainly cheaper than a steak....

[Spitts57]

They were on clearance at Sam's the other day. Geez....

[acorgihouse]

Maybe in the firepit as ambiance?