Royal Oak 100% Charcoal Pellets?!

[STEbbq]

Available at HD.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Royal-Oak-20-lbs-100-Charcoal-Hardwood-Pellets-800000285/317198319

[Madsmoke]

I have been intrested. I may be buying pellets from low end sources since they all seem to degrade into saw dust and clog up smoker. How do these fair?

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

nowhere yet I don't think

[ssandy_561]

Hoping to try these myself. I can not find them anywhere in stores or on line. Does anybody know anywhere where they can be found?

Thanks

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Those are a blend like the others on the market.

[Northern lights smoke]

Pellet Pro @SmokeDaddy has been selling charcoal pellets for at least a few years or more. They advise to mix them with your regular wood pellets as they burn hotter {the charcoal pellets} You can buy them on Amazon also so I don't thinks this is something new with Royal Oaks announcement.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Steve R. that makes more sense especially since they don't expand. My brain was thinking more along the lines of some coating but just the inherent nature of charcoal being good after it dries out makes more sense

[Steve R.]

ItsAllGoneToTheDogs , I'm guessing "water resistant" in this case means they won't be ruined like wood pellets would be if they get wet. A regular piece of charcoal (lump or briquette) is still usable once it dries out.

[Potkettleblack]

They did a fairly convincing demonstration.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I guess I'm confused as to how they are water resistant if they are 100% charcoal? The water resistance would have to come from a binder? Either way I'm looking forward to getting my hand on a bag to test out.

[Potkettleblack]

Watched the live stream.

Biggest selling point for them:
They are water resistant. You can submerge them in water and they come out unchanged.

Other selling points:
They are 100% charcoal in pellet form.
They reach a higher heat for searing if you have a direct burn option, like on a Traeger or the SmokeFire.
They give that charcoal flavor.
They will work low and slow.
They produce a low to average amount of ash.

Unanswered questions:
Not tested in a smoke tube.
Can you mix with traditional wood pellets? (one assumes so, but who knows)
Is the hardness a potential problem for your augur... jams and whatnot.

I'm interested. I've been doing thick, pub style burgers on the Grilla and that charcoal flavor might be a nice add. Also, they might require a lower rate of pellet feed at the typical smoke temps. But isn't the selling point of the pellet pooper that you're burning "real wood" and getting efficient combustion?

[Schwyy]

Do Charcoal Pellets help with making meat that Meteorite black that wood does?

[Potkettleblack]

They have a live stream on the facebook today at noon eastern.

https://www.facebook.com/royaloakcharcoal/

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

they are an oak blend... of the charcoal blends I've tried I like the BBQers delight ones the most but they are expensive (not available locally) and then 2nd I liked the char hickory that Lumberjack has. The PB ones honestly didn't do anything different with temps or recovery time like the other 2.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

All 3 I have used are blends: PittBoss, Lumberjack, and BBQers Delight JD ones.