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Cooking & Food Talk => Charcoal Grilling & BBQ => Topic started by: VAis4BBQers on May 27, 2015, 02:26:56 PM

Title: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: VAis4BBQers on May 27, 2015, 02:26:56 PM: Looking to find some opinions on charcoal. I have always used Kingsford blue. But, now I'm not finding it to be hot enough. What could I look for that is higher temp?
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: 1buckie on May 27, 2015, 02:34:28 PM: Here's a good running disscussion with folks & brands from all over.....

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/what-charcoal-do-you-like-and-why/
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: VAis4BBQers on May 27, 2015, 02:38:43 PM: thanks @1buckie I'll look into them.
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: 1buckie on May 27, 2015, 02:56:47 PM: If want REALLY hot, get Wicked Good....it is Wicked Good.....expensive, but Wicked Good.....
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: OoPEZoO on May 27, 2015, 05:56:43 PM: The hottest I have used is Coshell. The stuff screams. Great for getting crispy chicken wings
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: austin87 on May 27, 2015, 11:56:01 PM: I am a huge fan of Kingsford Competition. It burns much hotter with significantly less ash and has less white chemical smoke, but should be a relatively easy switch from Kingsford Blue. I was able to get 2 x 18.8 lb packs at Costco for about $17 in March and stocked up, so the price was right. I'm not sure what it costs when not on sale.
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: addicted-to-smoke on May 28, 2015, 06:32:40 AM: Any lump has the potential to be hotter than briquets but you may need to re-ad it during the cook because it won't stay hot for as long (at any temp.)

What and how are you trying to cook where you're running into lack of heat? Let's address that first, since many people get along fine with just regular charcoal.
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: VAis4BBQers on May 28, 2015, 06:35:15 AM: @addicted-to-smoke steaks. So basically a high temp for a short amount of time. Usually my temps are not as high as I would like at the grate with regular kingsford.
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: Winz on May 28, 2015, 06:50:11 AM: Quote from: VAis4BBQers on May 28, 2015, 06:35:15 AM
@addicted-to-smoke steaks. So basically a high temp for a short amount of time. Usually my temps are not as high as I would like at the grate with regular kingsford.

Go with Lump! I use it exclusively for grilling steaks. It gets ripping hot, but does not last as long, and is not as consistent as KBB. Royal Oak is a good place to start. As a bonus, you will really notice the smokey smell of lump verses using briquets

Winz
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: addicted-to-smoke on May 28, 2015, 08:12:47 AM: Oh yeah lump all the way there. And some way to corral the charcoal hels build heat as well. Either Weber's char baskets or a Vortex.
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: Johnpv on May 28, 2015, 10:17:33 AM: It depends on the lump how long it stays hot for. Lump coming from wood that's not very dense is going to burn out faster than lump coming from wood that is much denser. For example, Wicked Good and specially Japanese Binchotan are denser lumps and they'll last longer than you're average lump. The Binchotan more so, that stuff is so dense when you knock 2 pieces together they ring like a piece of metal. Wicked Good probably lands some where in the middle of average lump and Binchotan. Though I have had a few pieces of Wicked Good that give the metal ring when struck.
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: 1buckie on May 28, 2015, 10:24:09 AM: .....get Wicked Good.............. 8)
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: 1911Ron on May 28, 2015, 09:23:37 PM: Quote from: 1buckie on May 28, 2015, 10:24:09 AM
.....get Wicked Good.............. 8)
So let me get this straight I should get Wicked good? ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What is a hotter charcoal than K
Post by: Metal Mike on May 29, 2015, 06:51:37 AM: KBB will get higher temps in the kettle if you scatter them out (once ignited) as opposed to one big pile.