I have had good success with both....I used to be Stubbs only, but after Lowes and WalMart ran out of stock all winter long, I noticed that RO sells at Lowes for a much better price per lb than Stubbs. .... I have since switched to RO, and will stay that way unless Stubbs goes on sale..... Frankly, each works great for all types of cooks. But, RO has been a real surprise..... Never knew their briquettes were so good....at the current sale price of $4 for 15.4 lbs, that is a steal.