Hi all! I am discussing importing a few new charcoal brands to Europe with a bbq store owner here in Sweden. I’m real keen on getting a load of Fogo premium lump charcoal. Are there any fans here among us pit members? Good or bad experiences?
The other brand I’m looking into is Jealous Devil charcoal, used by Harry Soo I believe. It seems more expensive though.
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I really like Fogo and it is the brand I buy. If I remember correctly we have(had) some members from Fogo itself here on the site. They should get up with you if they are lurking.
I love FOGO. It is the best Lump I have found. With a good range of sizes in the bag. IMHO, it does not get any better. It always burns wonderfully in my kamados.
Spinaker I hear ya, I have more burn holes in my golf shirts to prove it. I will say, I have had less sparking with KJ XL. I will give these two bags a go and will probably reorder in a week. You can't beat $40 delivered to your front door from our friend David Parrish .
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I just started using FOGO myself. Thanks to so many pit members saying how good it is. Let me tell you Henrik. It is all that its cracked up to be. I love so much that I just bought 8 bags. 140lbs worth of it. 4 premium and 4 super premium. The super premium pieces are much larger than the premium. A friend of mine mixes the two in his kamados with great success.
I just finished my first bag of Fogo Premium & I like it a lot (more than Jealous Devil). I bought my bag from Amazon but it appears that they aren't currently selling it. Where do you guys get your bags from?
Hey kenrobin Check out FOGO’s sight. I just got a bunch of their lump bags for way less than Amazon. 8 in total. 4 super premium and 4 premium for an average price of $23 a bag shipped.
But they were having a sale.
Might still be going on.
But ABC might be cheaper still.
You gotta shop it around.
Last edited by Steve B; September 11, 2019, 10:21 PM.
The flavor is definitely neutral--as this group advised me when I started using it, that gives you the opportunity to fine-tune the flavor note you prefer with chunks or chips. I often use FOGO to grill low and slow and Rockwood to sear at the rear for a nice hickory note.
Definitely neutral. I love FOGO. It's neutrality means you can "custom smoke" by adding chips or chunks starting from scratch. I also burn Rockwood, which does have a light natural smoke and is my go-to for foods where I just want a touch of smoke and not risk oversmoking, like the scallops I grilled last night.
I use FOGO when I can't get KK Coffee Wood lump. The FOGO Super Premium blocks can be so large it is like dumping a small tree into my charcoal basket -- don't get this trend towards larger and larger blocks. Followed to it's logical conclusion, all I really need is one large, charcoal basket sized chunk with a wick on top. I prefer more normal sized with lots of exposed surface area and airflow.
The FOGO smoke smell can be a bit intense, but pretty typical of other lumps. KK Coffee Lump has more normal sized blocks and the smell and flavor it imparts on chicken in particular is spectacular. No other smoke woods needed.
Spinaker - It ships from the KK warehouse in California. Shipping is definitely cheaper to a business address. Generally, Dennis gives us a heads up at the KK forum when he has a shipment inbound from Indonesia. That's the time to get your pre-orders in.
It ships specifically from a warehouse in Cerritos, CA. (Close to the Orange County/Long Beach area). I will-called 10 boxes from Dennis and avoided the shipping costs. Still haven't tried it out yet.
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