splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
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Trunk Monkey
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Nuther brisket. This one had a layer of fat right down the middle that didn't fully render. Kept it moist, but also had to do some trimming to eat. End missing because I had to check for poison.
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
The only issue I have had with mine was a bad batch of charcoal that had some pine in it somehow. It took several cooks to get rid of the turpenes from the pine. It was unfortunate as I had had excellent results with this non-BGE charcoal, but the company move manufacturing offshore and I am guessing they lost some quality control.
I'd had luck with Cowboy Brand... But I found a place in town that has BGE for just over $20/bag, so I went back to BGE charcoal
I find CB to spark waaaay too much.
Are you bringing us lunch on Saturday?
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Think I've been using big bag of Cowboy from Costco with hickory & lump. It's cheap and haven't had bad results with it. B&b is much higher quality, but it's hard to pack a basket with it because the chucks are so big (tree limbs). I tried one bag of royal oak and didn't like it for a couple reasons.
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
The brand I had issues with was Wicked Good Charcoal ....
Royal Oak has been much better for me than Cowboy Brand, but I hadn't tried CB in over a year. I'm trying to think of what I've been using lately - it's offered in Hickory or Mesquite lump around here. Hard to find mesquite around here.
Bringing you my barbecue would be like taking one of my finger paintings to Picasso... He'd think it was cute, but in the end, he'd be unimpressed. Besides, I'm bringing you Grapefruit Sculpin per your request.
On a side note, I wish I could get my brisket to turn out like @Trunk Monkey 's...
The couple bags I bought from Walmart, there were some rocks in the bag. And I didn't think it burned as clean as some other lump charcoals. I know a lot of people like it.... Maybe I got some wet bags or something. The cowboy stuff I've been buying from Costco has been really crappy the last couple times. It's mostly all very small pieces. Like they took all the good wood and stuck it in a better brand bag. I can make it work, but it seems like crappy stuff.
B&B has been the most consistent I've found as far as having a good mix of large pieces of wood. But its kind of expensive compared to other brands.
I use, especially for anything low and slow, KK Coco Char. After mildly heat soaking my KK...several "logs"of it will roll 18-hours if needbe at 200°-250° without me needing to restoke the KK (says as much about the KK as it does the CC 
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For cold/low temp smoking (125° or less) I sit the hollow "log" over a steel rod/platform I made once the bottom of the log has been lit...and it will slow smolder perfectly.
The KK Coco Char is neutral smoke...just add whatever smoking wood chips/chunks you prefer...
). For cold/low temp smoking (125° or less) I sit the hollow "log" over a steel rod/platform I made once the bottom of the log has been lit...and it will slow smolder perfectly.
The KK Coco Char is neutral smoke...just add whatever smoking wood chips/chunks you prefer...
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Dennis has it available on Amazon Prime now...http://www.amazon.com/Coconut-Shell...d=1433866951&sr=8-2&keywords=coconut+charcoal
Once you know you like it it makes better fiscal sense to buy larger quanity of it from Dennis directly...with a pallet being the best overall deal; nice if a few can go in on a pallet...
http://komodokamado.com/collections/coconut-charcoal
And just like all charcoal/lump is not created equal...neither is the coconut shell charcoal.
One of the regular contributors on the KK forum did this burn experiment: http://komodokamadoforum.com/topic/5188-burn-experiment-using-extruded-coconut-charcoal/
And if you've not perused the Naked Whiz...I think he is mostly spot on with his all things charcoal reviews. Arguably NW has facilitated the most extensive real hand's on tests and reviews of charcoal I have found: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump.htm
Once you know you like it it makes better fiscal sense to buy larger quanity of it from Dennis directly...with a pallet being the best overall deal; nice if a few can go in on a pallet...
http://komodokamado.com/collections/coconut-charcoal
And just like all charcoal/lump is not created equal...neither is the coconut shell charcoal.
One of the regular contributors on the KK forum did this burn experiment: http://komodokamadoforum.com/topic/5188-burn-experiment-using-extruded-coconut-charcoal/
And if you've not perused the Naked Whiz...I think he is mostly spot on with his all things charcoal reviews. Arguably NW has facilitated the most extensive real hand's on tests and reviews of charcoal I have found: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump.htm
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Thanks @spressomon. I'll try a box. If you decide to buy a pallet I'll take a few boxes off your hands if you want to sell any.
^ once I get my life squared away and back into a house I plan to get either a 1/2 or full pallet...but its going to be a while though.
rusty_tlc
Dain Bramaged Member
Doooo It. And post some pictures of your set up.
I must have been out of my mind when I posted that. I don't need another project right now. I'll keep an eye out for a couple barrels of different size and see if I can make it happen by fall.