BBQ Connoisseur from DFW

[RonB]

Welcome to The Pit.

[Spinaker]

Great to hear. Thanks! jstjohn83

[jstjohn83]

First thing I did

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[jgreen]

Welcome from Winnipeg. Great site for fun and learning at the same time.

[jstjohn83]

Yessir I'm sure that was it. I have had no problems with flavors or anything when using lump charcoal. Just a bit too much smoke once, but still learning.

[jstjohn83]

I actually have a bison airlighter and it works wonders. My food tastes good, it's other people that I have to worry about. No one on here I would imagine, nor on the KJ group I'm in. This was more an observation I made as a kid growing up. Now I know there are better ways to grill to not have flavors added

[Nate]

Welcome from Indiana

[Skip]

Welcome jstjohn83 from Minnesota.

[jfmorris]

Welcome to the Pit from Huntsville, Alabama!

I think you must have gotten a bad taste for charcoal (pun intended).due to use of lighter fluid or instant light charcoal at some time in the past. Once it is lighted and ready to cook on, there is little smoke and a charcoal fire (lump or briquet) is little different than a wood fire that has burned down to embers, since that is what it is. The way to start ANY charcoal properly is using a chimney in my opinion. I gave up on lighter fluid many years ago.

Now, cooking low and slow on your Kamado using various techniques outlined here, where charcoal is igniting slowly throughout the cook, you will get some smoke flavor, but again - I've never had charcoal produce off flavors in meat during a long low and slow cook either.

[DWCowles]

Welcome jstjohn83

[Danjohnston949]

jstjohn83, Welcome to the "PIT CLUB"❗️
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Enjoy the "PIT CLUB"‼️
Eat Well and Prosper❗️ From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[jstjohn83]

Im wondering if it was the chemicals from the lighter fluid? I've been using lump charcoal and have none of that taste.

[Troutman]

Welcome from a fellow Texan. Sorry to hear about your disdain for charcoal, perhaps reading some of Meathead's articles on the subject may change your mind. Having a ceramic cooker will require either briquettes or lump charcoal so I'm sure you will be surprised at the results. Good luck, looking forward to your posts here !!

[kamadoRob]

Welcome to the pit! There's lots to learn and share here. Enjoy!