K mart Royal Oak

[namtrag]

Two packs of royal oak groove briquettes at our k mart for 5.99.  28 lbs in total.  Not sure as a newb, but picked a couple as it seemed like a good deal.  They had a lot of bbq stuff on clearance

[LightningBoldtz]

anytime you get briquettes for close to $ 0.20 per lbs it is a good deal.

[toddmog]

I'd buy a bunch at that price.

[namtrag]

Going back tomorrow to buy more if they have any!

[mike.stavlund]

...that crunchy sound you just heard was me deciding to go to K-Mart tomorrow.  Thanks!!

[namtrag]

I am just hoping they didn't sell out yet.  Home Depot was selling single bags for $9.99! 

[namtrag]

OK, this morning, my K-Mart still had about 20 of the 2-packs left.  I bought 4 more. 

Good luck, Mike!

[mike.stavlund]

Thanks for the tip!  My store had a bunch piled up in the Garden Center.  It was marked at like $8 for twin 13.9 packs, but it rang up at $5.99.  I've never used RO briquettes, so I'm going to give it a try for the next couple of days and see if I want to get some more (I still have a lot of Kingsford Blue from several seasons back).  I'm starting to feel a chill in the air and my primal urge to stock up on charcoal for the winter is kicking in...  I *hate* paying full price for charcoal in March-- that's a bitter taste of defeat that is not soon forgotten, my friends.

The other grills and accessories on clearance was all Sears/Kenmore, which I'm not too impressed with. 

[LightningBoldtz]

Royal Oak Briquetts are OK, but better than full price in March......

[namtrag]

Mike, in my research on charcoal, some seem to love RO briquets.  Definitely a step above KBB from what I have been reading. 

I may be in for a letdown as I did my first two cooks with Stubbs briquets, but it was worth $36 to get 167lbs of charcoal!

The accessories I bought were the digital thermometer for $7.99 and a pair of the bbq gloves for I think 9.99.  They had some Kenmore red 4 burner gas grill for $219, but it seemed kind of flimsy.  We are going to hold out and get a Weber one when we can find a gold brick somewhere!  The $499 one seems pretty nice.  It has a griddle built in.

[SwampDonkeyzBBQ]

I'm not sure if it's true, but supposedly the Outdoor Gourmet brand, at Academy, is made by Royal Oak.

[irv39]

Picked up 2-2 packs at k-mart for 11.90 might go back for a couple more later today.

[mike.stavlund]

I tried it last night, and found it to light quickly and burn a long time.  It did leave some of that 'briquette' flavor (kind of a petroleum taste) on the food.  Though to be fair only my wife could taste it much (she's got better taste buds than I do), and it was definitely an acid test-- smoked meat loaf, which in my experience absorbs far more flavor than anything else.  I'm sure it would be less of a problem on other kinds of food.  And I'd expect it to work great for Dutch Oven cooking, which is something I vastly prefer briquettes for (vs. lump). 

[namtrag]

Sorry it was a little disappointing, Mike...but I hope you get your money's worth in the Dutch Oven!

I committed to it big time, so I will be using it for a while, seeing as I now have 12 bags! lol

[Metal Mike]

I'm not sure if it's true, but supposedly the Outdoor Gourmet brand, at Academy, is made by Royal Oak.

In my experience they are identical (Essential Everyday also -grocery store brand)