Trying Lump Charcoal

[Mozfan00]

First go at this...so far like how fast it heats up!



About 10 min and ready to pour...and HOT.  on my hand feels twice as hot as Kingsford





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[firedude5015]

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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[Mozfan00]

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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[TheDude]

The popping is fun. I mostly reserve it for steaks.

[Metal Mike]

the heat can be short lived; remedy by blending Lump w/ briquettes

[Mozfan00]

@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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[austin87]

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.

[masonred]

You will be hooked!
I use lump and wouldn't go back to briquettes except for dutch oven cooking.

[jfbincypress]

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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[Davescprktl]

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.     

[huntergreen]

op, if you can try royal oak. a step above what you are using.