Just this summer I ordered some B&B Briquettes from our local Ace Hardware. IMO they are one of the best for the money I've tried so far. I will order more when I get low on inventory. They stock B&B Lump which is one of my favorites for my BGE.
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Nothing but B&B briquettes for me along with B&B Char-logs for the long SnS cooks. I am also using FOGO lump these days intermittingly with B&B briquettes...it's whatever suits my fancy that particular day.
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B+B is hard to find where I am (Calgary) but I'm with you on the larger size...used Kingsford obviously for years, then tried Weber once when it was on sale and had no idea they were that much bigger. I still buy a bag or two of Kingsford whenever they're cheap, as they're nice if you want something just for burgers and whatever, but for anything "serious" in my kettle or barrel cooker, the larger Weber ones are my preferred. Definitely keep an eye our for B+B though, always interested to try something new.
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Have never used their briquettes but I love their lump charcoal. It is great stuff for kamados. And it s cheaper than FOGO. Now if I could get a merchandise banner for the BBQ room, from them............
I have never had any luck with RO. I always find junk in the bag. Not to mention dust and tiny pieces. There is a reason that stuff is cheap.
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OMG Doc!!! At Spinaker and Steve B urging I ordered the Smokey mountain this time. I’m hooked!! I love sauce on ribs n such (no hate email please.. I also like soggy day old sandwiches and salads too) and this one is great. Tried the 50/50 yesterday with the Tennessee red. Real good but I’ll use less red next time.
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Appreciate the commentary. Ordered from local ACE at $13,.99 for the 17.6# bag. Did 1 bag to see how it does. Based on your input, I expect it to be a go to. Picked up today. Hope to use it soon. Is the $ I bought at, is that a good price?
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I’m still doing a brisket cook on my PK. I stacked two layers of B&B char-logs & filled in the gaps with a single layer of KBB & wood chunks.
I’m closing in on 15 hours, the fan hasn’t run essentially at all this cook and isn’t on now. Sitting at 282 F. Plenty of charcoal left. I think you can surmise my opinion of this stuff
ETA: it’s been raining off and on all day, 60F right now and humidity is 83%
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Update, I’m past the 20 hr mark now. I had to use an ash tool to clear the bottom air intakes as the fan couldn’t get it past 245. I was trying to take it up to 300. I opened the lid to take a couple pics, to show there’s plenty of charcoal left to go a couple more hours.
heading outside to close up the bottom vent as we’ve cleared 340 degrees and the fan turned off. 90 degrees ago and the lid detection prevented it from kicking back on.
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My Dad came back from Vietnam in '69 and got a PK. It was his first and only grill until he died. I was away, and when all the original legs and grills rusted out the body was consigned to a lonely section of the back property behind an out building. I wish I had known it was there before my Mom sent it to the curb.
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My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron GriddleGrill Grate for SnSGrill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:Extreme BBQ Thermometer PackagePit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:Thermapen MK4 (pink)Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
I fired up Mr. Fancypants (WSCGC) with 3 scoops B&B briquettes and 1 scoop KBB. I really liked the way it came up to temp pretty quickly and is holding steady at 250. I especially liked the fact that the billowing white smoke that is often the hallmark of KBB cooks until the kamado temp hits 230 or so was non existent. Just pretty smoke. I was so excited that I added my 3 chuckies at about 200° and let Mr. Fancypants and the chuck roasts climb together the rest of the way to the 250ish ambient plateau.
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The first time I fired up a batch I went inside to finish tending to the meat and came back outside to find no smoke. Ah CRAP!!! The fire went out! Nope, it just burns that clean. Any more I catch myself doing the same thing as you putting the meat on earlier than normal to get a little cold-ish smoking in until the grill/smoker comes up to temp.
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I am not completely sold on B&B as you can buy Royal Oak all natural for half the price and it burns the same as B&B. It is made of oak and hickory and provides a wonderful smoke flavor with no additives or chemicals added. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Royal-Oak...SIZE/406873334
B&B is a fine charcoal and I have used it but $ for $ I will use the Royal Oak.
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I too buy Royal Oak (briquettes) and like the smell and smoke aroma much better than KBB. That said, in my testing, it is the shortest burning for a load of fuel in my Kettle+SnS. I get about 6 hours from Royal Oak, 8 from KBB, and 12 from Weber charcoal. I have yet to try B&B, but plan to get some from Academy when my Weber runs out. I use the Weber for overnight cooks. I'll use KBB until my stockpile from 2018 runs out. I'll use Royal Oak for ribs and shorter cooks.
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RichieB I use locally made. Missouri has decent choices. But I do have KBB Mesquite and Royal Oak lump in stock too. At any given time I've got 150 Lbs. of charcoal, and a hundred pounds of oak, hickory, pecan and mesquite fist-size chunks.
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