Well I tried my first weber briquettes.
I used one chimney filled and poured them into a SnS with all vents open on my 22 inch kettle.
I cooked a little over 100 split wings with outstanding results and had plenty of heat left over to cook something else if you desire.
They took longer to light than my lump coal but well worth the time. They burned hot for hrs.
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How was the ash compared to regular kbb?
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@Travis It was about to rain so I didn't get a chance to look. I'll try to remember to look too night. But I did not have to mess with it at all during the cook. Temp stayed around 400 to 500+ throughout the cook time. I haven't used kbb yet. New to grilling with charcoal in about 25 yrs.
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You probably know this, but you can close the vents and snuff the coals out when finished. Then you can shake the ash out and add a little new coal on the next cook. Just a way of conserving coal
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Oh man thanks. I'll try and remember this. Thanks
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Your welcome. I'll use the used coal 2 ways depending on what I'm doing. Used coal starts slower so I'll fill a chimney half full with new then add the used coal to fill. The new coal on the bottom catches quick and gets the chimney going much quicker and easier than if you had used on the bottom.
The second way is if I had my coals banked on the previous cook. In your case, in a slow and sear, I stir the old coals and clear the ash leaving them banked and light a half or more of desired amount of new coal in a chimney and pour over the old coal when fully lit. If I'm wanting high cooking temps, I leave the lid off until most of the new and used coal is lit. This works great if I'm doing back to back cooks using banked coal or would work well if a had a slow and sear I would imagine.
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Quote from: Travis on May 01, 2017, 03:54:37 AM
How was the ash compared to regular kbb?
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Hey @Travis, a full chimney of weber briquettes filled the ash catcher about 1/2 way. There are a few lumps that had burned out when I closed it all down after cooking. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170501/637d15b560dd76c2b32775cfe13e985c.jpg)
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Weber can shove their briquettes you know where. They are great briquettes. I'm on my fourth bag, I love them, but 25bucks plus tax... get real.
That's my feelings too. Hard to justify that price.
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Do you guys know where the Weber briquettes are produced? Do you have a production in the USA?
I read in this magazin that the briquettes are produced in Europe (Poland).
I can buy a big bag for 11,90€ ($13) on sale. Additional 2 pictures out of the magacine:
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Bertl
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Now i know why they are that expensive over the big pond.
Bertl
Our weber briquettes are made in the USA (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170502/c31e8300dc81047409908c3e97ee59e5.jpg)
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Still waiting on my free sample...
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Haven't tried them as yet, but it's going to be pretty hard to beat Stubs (or even KBB for that matter) ... especially when it's on sale at Lowes :)
SJ
No, SJ... it is not hard to beat KBB. That's like saying it's hard to beat MacDonalds for burgers or Budweiser for beer...
All that stuff is OK, not great. It's basically your lowest common denominator. Stubbs on the otherhand is near the top end of the scale.
I went through a 20# bag and overall I liked them
They are more difficult to light and get going as when I tried to snake them it didn't work great. Now maybe there could be some learning curve for this over doing many many snakes with KBB
I didn't do anything scientific but to me they ashed less and burnt longer
If price was no object, I would rate the Weber briquettes at #2 right behind Basques briquettes. If I rate what I have available including price, From worst to best.
Kingsford 13 bucks for 15lbs, is definitely the worst. It fucking stinks. Lots of ash. I can smell the coal
Royal Oak, pungent but not too bad. 9.00 bucks a bag is a good price for 15+lbs. A bit too much ash.
Maple Leaf. it's nice. I like the blend of beech, birch and maple. 13 bucks a bag, 17+lbs, Made in Canada, ash is ok
Weber... Nice, not overpowering, too damn expensive. ash is good. Hardest to light
Basques... pure sugar maple... fantastic... lights easy, smells great, 11 bucks for 17+lbs ,Made in Canada, least amount of ash, not by much.
@Darko , tis a shame that RO is $9 a bag. It is cheaper at my local Lowe's....$6 per bag.
Quote from: Foster Dahlet on May 05, 2017, 08:02:20 PM
@Darko , tis a shame that RO is $9 a bag. It is cheaper at my local Lowe's....$6 per bag.
I was just looking at that RO tonight as someone mentioned that the cowboy lump was on sale at lowes. IF you order ahead online you can usually find a $15 off $50 coupon and really save at lowes!
Quote from: Darko on May 05, 2017, 07:51:45 PM
If price was no object, I would rate the Weber briquettes at #2 right behind Basques briquettes. If I rate what I have available including price, From worst to best.
Kingsford 13 bucks for 15lbs, is definitely the worst. It fucking stinks. Lots of ash. I can smell the coal
Royal Oak, pungent but not too bad. 9.00 bucks a bag is a good price for 15+lbs. A bit too much ash.
Maple Leaf. it's nice. I like the blend of beech, birch and maple. 13 bucks a bag, 17+lbs, Made in Canada, ash is ok
Weber... Nice, not overpowering, too damn expensive. ash is good. Hardest to light
Basques... pure sugar maple... fantastic... lights easy, smells great, 11 bucks for 17+lbs ,Made in Canada, least amount of ash, not by much.
I found a guy somewhat local tome who does competition and has Basques available now I just need to get our schedules to line up so I can meet him
Quote from: Foster Dahlet on May 05, 2017, 08:02:20 PM
@Darko , tis a shame that RO is $9 a bag. It is cheaper at my local Lowe's....$6 per bag.
Those are Canadian dollars... on conversion probably not too much different.
actually I just checked, 6 bucks US is equal to $8.20 CDN
Quote from: Darko on May 05, 2017, 08:35:23 PM
Quote from: Foster Dahlet on May 05, 2017, 08:02:20 PM
@Darko , tis a shame that RO is $9 a bag. It is cheaper at my local Lowe's....$6 per bag.
Those are Canadian dollars... on conversion probably not too much different.
actually I just checked, 6 bucks US is equal to $8.20 CDN
Got it. Not a bad deal then.
Quote from: Darko on May 05, 2017, 06:05:56 PM
No, SJ... it is not hard to beat KBB. That's like saying it's hard to beat MacDonalds for burgers or Budweiser for beer...
All that stuff is OK, not great. It's basically your lowest common denominator. Stubbs on the otherhand is near the top end of the scale.
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