Any tried Expert Grill(Walmart) briquettes?

[kob]

Saw these at Walmart for about the price of KBB when it’s on sale. Since my KBB stockpile from the last sale ran out I figured I would see if these will work for basic grilling. Has anyone tried these out? Here is what they look like. I am going to do a comparison with Royal Oak.

Side by side pic of Walmart(left) and royal oak(right). The royal oak looks more quality, but also ~7.50 a bag vs 4.50.

[crowderjd]

Just another store branded Royal Oak...I've used Embers many times (Royal Oak's Home Depot store brand) with no complaints.  Is it as good as Weber briquettes?  No!  Will they do a good job for your average grillfella?  Yes!

[GoAnywhereJeep]

Yup. re-branded RO. My local supermarket has their own version. I have used it and it is just fine. In my case, red bag Royal Oak at Lowe's is cheaper than the re-brand at the local supermarket.

FWIW, look up the patent number in the fine print on the bag. It's for the RO ridges.

[LiquidOcelot]

Cool I literally stopped and looked at is yesterday and wondered how it was also

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[Dc_smoke309]

I use it when I don’t have the extra spending money for my favorites . It seems that it takes a bit longer to get it started but . It burns hot and does the job . If it’s cheap why not .


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[kob]

Cool. This is exactly what i was hoping to hear. If I'm cooking a brisket or something expensive I will be pulling out the weber charcoal. For quick cooks here and there this stuff seems like it will do the trick.