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Academy Sports B&B lump charcoal. What's your opinion on it?

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TrailRunner
TrailRunner Posts: 146
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I bought some last weekend and opened it today to do the turkey. I just finished my BGE charcoal that was pretty much small bits and pieces. I reached my hand in the bag to try to find a couple bigger pieces and these pieces were huge. Maybe it's because it says Texas style on the bag, who knows!! No small pieces yet really. What are your thoughts on this brand? 
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,846
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    I've used it multiple times.  It's fine.  But I'm not a charcoal snob like some here.  If the price is right I buy it.  It's not Ozark Oak or Wicked Good, but it will get your food cooked.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    Foghorn said:
    I've used it multiple times.  It's fine.  But I'm not a charcoal snob like some here.  If the price is right I buy it.  It's not Ozark Oak or Wicked Good, but it will get your food cooked.
    ^^^^^^ This pretty much sums it up. I have had good luck with B&B.
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • TrailRunner
    TrailRunner Posts: 146
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    It was much easier to get the temps up with the big pieces than with little gravel sized pieces. 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
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    TrailRunner said:
    It was much easier to get the temps up with the big pieces than with little gravel sized pieces. 
    You can always smack a large piece of lump with a claw hammer and break it down but a bag full of small pieces can cause air flow issues.
    Like @Foghorn said, If the price is right...
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • TrailRunner
    TrailRunner Posts: 146
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    Photo Egg said:
    TrailRunner said:
    It was much easier to get the temps up with the big pieces than with little gravel sized pieces. 
    You can always smack a large piece of lump with a claw hammer and break it down but a bag full of small pieces can cause air flow issues.
    Like @Foghorn said, If the price is right...
    Yep, that's why i was excited about it having larger chunks. 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    It's, well, lumpy.
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    I love lamp..
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  • Mikee
    Mikee Posts: 892
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    SciAggie said:
    Foghorn said:
    I've used it multiple times.  It's fine.  But I'm not a charcoal snob like some here.  If the price is right I buy it.  It's not Ozark Oak or Wicked Good, but it will get your food cooked.
    ^^^^^^ This pretty much sums it up. I have had good luck with B&B.

    If its not Rockwood, than it's not the best. I've had great success with other lump. I bought a bag of Rockwood so I could compare it. Good lump, but way overpriced in my area. It was twice the price of Royal Oak and marginally better, if that.
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  • MyEggBrother
    MyEggBrother Posts: 35
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    I used a couple of B&B bags from Academy with no issue. Since I moved to SoCal I've had to change to Royal Oak at Home Depot. Both are fine in my opinion. 
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
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    I have used it. I prefer royal oak over it because they are about the same quality and RO is cheaper. The BB is more dense and slower to light. Useable but not the best.
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