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Giving royal oak another shot
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Good luck to ya. I still haven't found a "go to" lump that I plan to stick with yet.
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I don't think I cook as much as most people on forum but I've had one bag of wicked good last an entire low and slow plus 6 to 8 regular cook after that before I do a clean burn. I'm curious to see how long this bag of royal Oak will last.Dunedin, FL
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Lump is not an exact science. Same brand can vary from bag to bag. I've had some bags of RO that are incredible and others, well not so much. I've always just dumped. Good luck!Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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@yzzi-was your WGWW in the old bag or the new blue labeled one...reason I'm asking as I am into my third bag of the new (cheaper) packaging of WGWW and the contents are poor to be kind. None of the big pieces and probably 30+% is smaller than a half-dollar and lots of fines and dust. Definitely bad enough to cuase me to go back to generic RO as the upcharge isn't worth the drop in quality. FWIW-YMMV-
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
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Tried a bag of it tonight on my MBGE and it worked well. It definitely burns faster than Wicked Good. Tried the Cowboy and that stuff is NASTY!!Large, Medium, Mini, and Mini Max, a few too many accessories, 2 kids, 1 dog, and original wife. Lover of winter, powdery snow, and lots of golf.
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The 17.6 lb bags are still on sale at Wally World for $10. Got a few more yesterday. Think I'm good thru winter.
Damascus, VA. Friendliest town on the Appalachian Trail.
LBGE Aug 2012, SBGE Feb 2014
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I bought some last week and did a low and slow for 10 hours and still had plenty of lump left. I was happy with it, some good size pieces as well._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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Unfortunately I don't have any variety around my parts. Only RO in the blue bag. Again, I have nothing to compare it to, but I have done a 15hr cook and still had enough for 2-3 "quick" cooks afterwards. I get my smoke flavor, it gets to temp in good time, ash is ash. It seems fine to me.
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hondabbq said:Unfortunately I don't have any variety around my parts. Only RO in the blue bag. Again, I have nothing to compare it to, but I have done a 15hr cook and still had enough for 2-3 "quick" cooks afterwards. I get my smoke flavor, it gets to temp in good time, ash is ash. It seems fine to me.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Little Steven said:hondabbq said:Unfortunately I don't have any variety around my parts. Only RO in the blue bag. Again, I have nothing to compare it to, but I have done a 15hr cook and still had enough for 2-3 "quick" cooks afterwards. I get my smoke flavor, it gets to temp in good time, ash is ash. It seems fine to me.
I am a regular Costco buyer, I have never seen any lump in Winnipeg at a Costco. -
hondabbq said:Little Steven said:hondabbq said:Unfortunately I don't have any variety around my parts. Only RO in the blue bag. Again, I have nothing to compare it to, but I have done a 15hr cook and still had enough for 2-3 "quick" cooks afterwards. I get my smoke flavor, it gets to temp in good time, ash is ash. It seems fine to me.
I am a regular Costco buyer, I have never seen any lump in Winnipeg at a Costco.
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The Costco in Alpharetta GA does not carry any lump either._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
My Sam's Club in North Florida carries "Best Of The West". I think the bag is 20 pounds and cost about twelve bucks -- they haven't sold much of it, and the bags are beat up pretty bad. I bought a bag when they first got it in the store --- found it was made from mainly "tree limbs" and some up to 6 inches in diameter. A few of these big tree limbs would not burn, they were like cement! I ended up throwing the balance away because i just didn't want to get caught depending on it for a long cook.
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Can you get Lazzari? I've had great luck with it.Large BGELexington, SC
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Only lump I saw in Costco was Stubbs, :-qGlad I only bought 1 to tryBx - > NJ ->TX!!!All to get cheaper brisket!
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Charlie tuna said:My Sam's Club in North Florida carries "Best Of The West". I think the bag is 20 pounds and cost about twelve bucks -- they haven't sold much of it, and the bags are beat up pretty bad. I bought a bag when they first got it in the store --- found it was made from mainly "tree limbs" and some up to 6 inches in diameter. A few of these big tree limbs would not burn, they were like cement! I ended up throwing the balance away because i just didn't want to get caught depending on it for a long cook._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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Yeah Alpharetta ga Costco doesn't sell lump or the mini vision kamado (I went again today to check). The BJs in cumming sells Frontier I believe it is. I was really happy with the Fogo lump I got from amazon delivered to my door for $1 a pound. Its comparable to wicked good but maybe better.
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@lit... You need to hook up with @SmokeyPitt on an Ozark Oak deal...Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Indeed! If we can hook up in July I will get some for @lit. At least 5 bags are on me- I still owe him for the egg handles he hooked me up with.Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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lousubcap said:
@yzzi-was your WGWW in the old bag or the new blue labeled one...reason I'm asking as I am into my third bag of the new (cheaper) packaging of WGWW and the contents are poor to be kind. None of the big pieces and probably 30+% is smaller than a half-dollar and lots of fines and dust. Definitely bad enough to cuase me to go back to generic RO as the upcharge isn't worth the drop in quality. FWIW-YMMV-
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I love Royal Oak and use it exclusively. It is almost always in stock at the Wal-mart around the corner at a reasonable price. I have used it on overnight low-n-slow cooks and high temp grills.Produces a good amount of ash (but thats no problem as a clean out my egg with wet-dry vac after every several cooks) and also have found up to 3-4 small white rocks per every few bags (doesn't affect me or my cooks, just interesting it sneaks in).Also - my understanding is the RO manufactures the BGE lump fwiw
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If you liked wicked good and have amazon prime for free shipping try the 35lb bag of fogo lump. Its as good if not better than the old wicked good. I have to dig down 3/4 of the way through the bag to get pieces small enough to fit in the mini and its solid and burns good.
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I've historically been a Humphreys charcoal user for the last 8 years (other cookers than an egg) but its so difficult to find so I recently tried Royal Oak and like it pretty well. Not quite as "smokey" a flavor as humphreys but good nonetheless.I cook. I eat. I repeat. Thornville, Ohio
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Little Steven said:hondabbq said:Unfortunately I don't have any variety around my parts. Only RO in the blue bag. Again, I have nothing to compare it to, but I have done a 15hr cook and still had enough for 2-3 "quick" cooks afterwards. I get my smoke flavor, it gets to temp in good time, ash is ash. It seems fine to me.Large BGELexington, SC
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Yeah, my costco just carries briquettes. I used up the last of the RO yesterday, and I don't think I'll be using it again. It doesn't last near as long as WG/Publix brand and produces a lot more ash. Not to mention the sparking when lighting it was near-lethal. I think I'm going to either try lit's recommendation of fogo, but I'm pretty sure I'll be ordering some OO online first. Glad I still have 3 bags of WG left thoughDunedin, FL
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yzzi said:Yeah, my costco just carries briquettes. I used up the last of the RO yesterday, and I don't think I'll be using it again. It doesn't last near as long as WG/Publix brand and produces a lot more ash. Not to mention the sparking when lighting it was near-lethal. I think I'm going to either try lit's recommendation of fogo, but I'm pretty sure I'll be ordering some OO online first. Glad I still have 3 bags of WG left though
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I didn't. I'll dig through the trash can and check depending on how many diaper bags are in there.Dunedin, FL
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yzzi said:I didn't. I'll dig through the trash can and check depending on how many diaper bags are in there.
The Naked Whiz
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