B and B briquettes- thanks!

[stevenschwartz]

Hi Folks, A year ago I was thinking of moving to a wood offset, and after a bunch of thoughtful comments decided I didn't have the dedication to feed a firebox every 2 hours. Someone did suggest if I was going to stick with my Weber bullet smokers (which I love) to try B and B briquettes. For some reason or another, I never got around to trying them, but finally got a bag of Oak and Hickory briquettes at ACE. Figured a quick easy test was some St. Louis ribs, and I can tell you they are not only the best ribs I've ever made, but in the category of the best ribs I've had. Incredible what a difference they made. This weekend a brisket.

Thanks again to those who recommended.

Steve

[jfmorris]

Glad to know you tried and like them! I find them to burn longer and cleaner than Kingsford.

[Jerod Broussard]

Hardwood briquets in general should offer longer burn times than standard ones. B&B allowed me to run a COS for years.

Congrats!!

[Huskee]

Excellent! And good thing you didn't go the offset route, since you have to feed them more like every 20-30 minutes, not every 2hrs.

If you ever see Jealous Devil MAX XL briquettes, give them a try! IMO they're a notch above even B&B.

[jfmorris]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing - 20-30 minutes was the longest I ever "slept" when doing overnight butts with wood a couple of times.

[stevenschwartz]

Excellent! And good thing you didn't go the offset route, since you have to feed them more like every 20-30 minutes, not every 2hrs.

If you ever see Jealous Devil MAX XL briquettes, give them a try! IMO they're a notch above even B&B.

First, thanks for the tip - will look for them! Re the offset, how the heck do people do this? You have to sleep sometimes ...

Steve

[Panhead John]

Same here, my longest cook was 10-11 hours. I’d rather start early in the morning.

[jfmorris]

I got to where I only used my offset for shorter smokes that I could complete during daylight hours. In my 30's I was able to sit up overnight smoking 8-10 butts (84 one time with borrowed smokers!) and got through it with the dog and beer to keep me company...

[RichardK]

Wow, I have had Boston Butts that ran over 24 hours. The long cooks is why I have a fan and controller I use B&B, hot, long and low ash.

[RichieB]

Glad you tried and liked. See if can get their charlogs. I use with the briquettes. It's a nice supplement to them. I usually add 2 or 3 to my PBJ on long cooks. 1 in the chimney. 2 in the basket with the unlit briquettes prior to adding the chimney briqs. This is the Pit Barrel process to get the fire going. And don't forget pictures.

[Grillin Dad]

+1 on charlogs. They're absolutely great for the long smokes (8+ hours). I once filled my PBX with charlogs. After 12 hours, the charcoal box was still 1/3 full. I just let the lid open to burn the rest off.

[TripleB]

"feed a firebox every 2 hours"......... More like every 20 minutes.

Good to see you got what you wanted and meets what you want to do. Nothing like enjoying a BBQ, rather than fretting about temp, smoke, doneness, etc.

[Purc]

Always have been a fan of B&B Briquettes and Char Logs. Per Panhead John I just tried my first short smoke with Cowboys Briquettes I bought from Walmart. Pleased using them in the Weber and SnS for a rack of lamb. BTW, Cowboy and B&B both are owned by Duraflame.