First go at this...so far like how fast it heats up!
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About 10 min and ready to pour...and HOT. on my hand feels twice as hot as Kingsford
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You will like it. Lot less ash than most briquettes. Love it for hot cooks..steaks or pork chops..sears great, but i do keep briquettes around
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Thanks @firedude5015
So far smell great, way different. Feels "organic"
Searing as I type actually and yes, if noticed less ash thus far.
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The popping is fun. I mostly reserve it for steaks.
the heat can be short lived; remedy by blending Lump w/ briquettes
@thedude the popping was fun! It was a little windy yesterday so one big pop did get me nervous lol
@metalmike I experienced just that. It was my intense heat but it died out pretty quick, I say about 1 hour into it and heat droped about 30%. Guess I need more practice with it. I can see why it's great on steaks. Nice sear with initial high heat
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Another way to extend the burn time is to put down a layer of unlit and pour the lit on top of it. You might need to choke the vents a bit to keep it from ignoring to quickly.
You will be hooked!
I use lump and wouldn't go back to briquettes except for dutch oven cooking.
I buy 300+ pounds of Kingsford at a time, but I do mostly long, smoke cooks. Lump is fine for short cooks and quick sears.
Everything has its place.
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It's great for that extra heat. I prefer Royal Oak I get at Walmart. It smokes very little when you light it and is ready in just a few minutes. I had trouble with the Frontier brand because when I lighted it plumes of nasty white smoke came bellowing out of my chimney. I was using paraffin starters not newspaper. Also avoid Cowboy brand lump charcoal. I read in a couple sites that they use scrap lumber! It burns too quickly and leaves more ash. Enjoy the lump. I just used it for making pizza.
op, if you can try royal oak. a step above what you are using.