I recently bought my first bag of Kamado Joe Lump Charcoal. Some of the pieces are pretty huge, up to two times the size of my fist. Do you guys just dump them in this size or break them down to smaller chunks?
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I use a lot of lump, and usually pull the larger pieces out when filling a chimney. I have a COS so the larger pieces are fine for me once the cook is underway. -
dajoker ... Some lump is too big to use in your size of cooker. I sometimes find it necessary to use a heavy hammer to break big chunks down to a useable size.
Here a link to a thread that CeramicChef did on building your lump pile. I contributed some pictures and information for how I do it in my large BGE. On my post #7 I posted a link to an article of how to build a lump pile for long low and slow cooks. Click on that and read how Elder Ward does it. That will answer all of your questions on lump size. https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/fo...-the-lump-pileComment
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​dajoker - Like my buddy above, Breadhead, I'd urge you to read that thread. While Breadhead carefully lays in a lump pile, I'm a "Dump The Lump" kind of guy; I just shake the bag a couple of times and dump it in the cooker.
I use FOGO Lump Charcoal. It has a great size distribution, about 75% XL and L, 20% Medium, and about 5% Small and Fines. I've used FOGO exclusively for a few years now and it really fits my requirements for lump. FOGO consistently has great size (as above), it lights easily and really has very little to no sparking, it burns hot and long, produces very little ash, and has very little odor so that I can lay on the smoke aroma/flavor I want. FOGO is 100% lump in every bag; there are no foreign objects in any bag like concrete, metal, mills scraps, etc.
You can break up large pieces if you like. No big deal. What you can't do is glue together smalls and fines to get decent size!
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