@swamprb there are two things to consider here. Heat intensity and flavor. Sure we can all agree that lump burns hotter and you need more fuel for most cooks when compared to briquettes. However, flavor is entirely subjective. For example when I've used lump for burgers and steaks I do enjoy the nice oak wood tones in the meat. The last few cooks however there have been some bad flavors due to pieces that weren't fully "cooked" to pure carbon. Stubbs always burns clean. Last steaks over Stubbs were better than the others according to my wife. I don't own a WSM so I can't speak to the setup but when I've smoked on my kettle, it's been a bigger pain in the ass with lump. I'm usually out every 1-1.5 hours messing with fuel and vents. When I do a minion with Stubbs I can get 5 hours of play time with the kid, take a nap, plop my ass on the couch and watch some football. For me, I'll take the ladder.
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