B&B Charcoal briquettes - Flavor profile?

[Arsenlael]

Bummer! I’ve got Albertsons so need to see if they will order it as it isn’t a normally stocked item in the store. There is a Kroger (here, "Smith’s") that I can check. There is also a Big R I’ve never been to that I may as well try.

[JeffJ]

I really like these briquettes. They burn clean, hot and long. They are right up there with Weber briquettes.

[jfmorris]

I've used the B&B char logs, and they had a neutral flavor and smoke profile. I liked them very much for use in my small offset, but they were not a good fit for the SNS on the kettle unless using them in the bottom layer, and filling in with briquettes or lump. I've also used the B&B lump (both oak and hickory), and liked it a lot.

I am down to my last 2 unopened bags of KBB and opened my last back of Weber briquettes and dumped it into the Performer charcoal bin recently. I just checked the local Academy, who has been out of stock on B&B all last Fall, and they have the B&B briquettes in stock, at $8.99 for a 17.6 pound bag, which is pretty good. I've got to run some errands today, and think I will stop by and pick up a couple of bags, along with a 20 pound bag of B&B lump. I just want it in my garage for when the KBB runs out, and in case they go out of stock again...

I am not planning to hoard charcoal again like I used to, as my current inventory is still the charcoal I bought in 2018! That stack was mighty large, and got me through the past 2 years of cooking. My preferences have changed, and unless I see a clearance on lump or something other than KBB, I don't want 50 bags of KBB sitting in a shed again, along side 20 bags of Royal Oak and 10 of Weber....

[au4stree]

I much prefer B&B briqs in my PBC. Academy Stores seem to always have B&B charcoal, all the offerings of B&B. However, during a recent trip they didn’t have any briqs, but noticed Jealous Devil has come out with a briquette. I’ll be giving those a try as I’ve heard good things about their charcoal.

[tiewunon]

au4stree you will like the JD briquettes. I pretty much stole 40 bags of JD back in late Nov. I even brought it to the cashiers attention and got "it's what the computer says and that is what I am selling at". So I did no arm twisting.
BTW I am also a B&B briquette fan also

[TheQuietOne]

The only difference I find between B&B and Kingsford is less ash which I like.

[Polarbear777]

B&B Char logs and briqs gone at all ace stores within 100s of miles and unavailable to buy online.
I ordered 20 bags of char logs at a time for a couple years now.
mom hoping they catch up at some point. All they had in stock was lump, which doesn’t last near as long.

[Steve R.]

I recently bought my first bag of "orange bag" at Ace when I had enough in coupons to get a free bag. I love this stuff, but it can be a little hard to find. Lo and behold, my Academy has it available for in-store pickup today for $8.99. Going to pickup 3 bags today!

Ruh roh! I just noticed the B&B available at Academy isn't the Competition Oak, but the regular orange bag. Anybody know how the two compare?

[JeffJ]

Steve R. I've only used the Competition Oak for their briquettes (really like it) and was not impressed with their lump.

[FishTalesNC]

Good to know there’s an Academy Sports in Apex, NC... ~35 min drive one way, but it was worth it!


Got slightly sidetracked by their very solid lineup of rubs too... came home with a bottle of Meat Church The Gospel AP rub. Oops.

[HawkerXP]

Come on! Leave some for the rest of us!

Nearest Academy is 74 miles!

[Arsenlael]

Envious! (Me, that is)

[Rfhd69]

Nice!

[frailinryan]

Did my first cook with B&B briquettes this last weekend. I noticed each briquette was larger than KBB. It also had a better smell while lighting than KBB. The charcoal got plenty hot in the kettle, but didn't notice much difference in taste. Overall, I'm pleased with the product and plan to buy more if available.