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RO is fine but most agree that Rockwood is the all around favorite.McKinney, TX
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Oh boy. Buckle up.
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I've had my Large since last June and have tried the BGE lump, Royal Oak, and Cowboy. Here have been my impressions:
- BGE and RO seem to be on par with one another. Decent mix of large, medium, and chip-sized pieces. Some bags of RO have been really good size wise, which probably depends on how much the stockers at Wally World or HD/Lowes toss them around, while others I've had are basically lump dust the bottom 1/6 of the bag.
- Cowboy seems to have larger chunks (some are damn near log sized) than BGE/RO and seems to impart more of a smoke flavor to foods.
Charleston, SC // LBGE - BGE and RO seem to be on par with one another. Decent mix of large, medium, and chip-sized pieces. Some bags of RO have been really good size wise, which probably depends on how much the stockers at Wally World or HD/Lowes toss them around, while others I've had are basically lump dust the bottom 1/6 of the bag.
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bge lump IS royal oak in an expensive green bag. tennessee has a lump manufacturer with the worst marketing team, parker mountain. try and get some and if you like it buy it in bulk
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Rockwood is now distributed in eastern Tennessee through Ace Hardware. Your local Ace may not stock it, but they can special order it for you. You should try a bag.Southeast Florida - LBGE
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First up welcome aboard and enjoy the journey. And lump threads around here are like religion-it could be quite a ride.
But regarding your limited access to lump, here's a link that will definitely expand your choices: http://www.firecraft.com/ Give it a look.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. -
I love my Royal Oak from Home Depot.Belleville, Michigan
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Royal Oak = BGE Same stuff, different bag, different price.
Rockwood is really good, get what you pay for here.
Fogo/Quebracho/Kebroak from Amazon are good lumps delivered for a $1/lb in 40 lb. bags.
Cowboy is junk, I have found pieces of 2x4 square chunks in those bags - ugh.
For most of my cooks, I use the stuff from Amazon, whichever is selling for less. When I see Rockwood I buy it, but I won't make a special trip for it.
Heard (here) that Weekend Warrior is also a fine lump.
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royal oak here unless I randomly find another to try.
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Welcome - Lump is like trying to discuss your favourite brand of pickup truck.
Me, I'm a lump whore; any kind, any place, anywhere - but I do have some favourites. Basques Sugar Maple and Maple Leaf (both Canadian Brands) are very good and Napoleon now has a house brand Black Gold (it might be made by Basques or Maple Leaf), Royal Choke if it is on a BOGO special and WGWW (not that Brazilian crap). FOGO and Kebroak are also good, if they are on sale.
Yesterday at my local Cash and Carry (Bellingham WA) they had 40# Lazzari Mesquite for $15. I don't use it straight up, but a few pieces thrown in with a regular cook adds just the right amount of flavour, IMHO.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad! -
Current favorites are Wicked Good Jakes Blend and Kamado Joe which I can get at my local ACE.
Royal oak Was fine but is not as dense and takes longer to burn clean.
Frontier (only tried one BJs bag) took forever to burn clean even at higher temp cooks. Egg was belching billowing clouds of stinky black smoke. I still have half a bag. I think it had some uncarbonzed pieces that made the smoke.
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NCEggSmoker said:Current favorites are Wicked Good Jakes Blend and Kamado Joe which I can get at my local ACE.
Royal oak Was fine but is not as dense and takes longer to burn clean.
Frontier (only tried one BJs bag) took forever to burn clean even at higher temp cooks. Egg was belching billowing clouds of stinky black smoke. I still have half a bag. I think it had some uncarbonzed pieces that made the smoke.
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RO has been my main go lump for almost ten years. Wicked Good and Fogo are better in my eyes but I wait until I can get it less then $1 a pound to my door. I shoot for around $.75 a pound. I've tried most brands favored here but these are my favorites.
I have a pallet of Wicked Good coming in May for .$71lbs.
If anyone is near South Jersey I still have 15, 22lbs bags available.
The only reason I plan to move them is to make the wife happy. If they don't go she will forget about them soon enough.
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Here in Michigan our choice is limited. RO in large orange bags from HD, RO in small green bags at Menards, Frontier at SAMs club, and Cowboy which I've never tried due to bad reviews. I'm good with the RO, also is supposedly sold by GFS under their name, which I bought but have not tried.
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@chowman. Where you at? I bought Rockwood here last year. A few $ more per bag than online but it was in stock and its supports a local B&M store so I was ok with it. He had other brands too. http://www.thisisitshop.comDearborn MI
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mahenryak said:NCEggSmoker said:Current favorites are Wicked Good Jakes Blend and Kamado Joe which I can get at my local ACE.
Royal oak Was fine but is not as dense and takes longer to burn clean.
Frontier (only tried one BJs bag) took forever to burn clean even at higher temp cooks. Egg was belching billowing clouds of stinky black smoke. I still have half a bag. I think it had some uncarbonzed pieces that made the smoke.Raleigh NC, Large BGE and KJ Joe Jr. -
Picked up a bag of Wicked Good Weekend Warrior last night and used to it on chicken wings. Wife and daughter swore they were the best wings ever. I was very pleased with the lump. I have been using a luft lighter (sp) with Rockwood, as things are getting drier around here, thought I would have to stop using the lighter as the sparks jumping off the RW was horrible. Zero sparks came off the Wicked Good. Took longer to get going.Johns Creek, GA - LBGE and a some stuff
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No kidding, no sparks from the two bags I bought but had sparks and mini explosions with the BGE charcoal that came as a free gift when I purchased it.Dearborn MI
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My local Ace "Expert" said the sparks are caused by the charcoal dust all over the lumps, more dust more sparks.. More broken down more sparks...Johns Creek, GA - LBGE and a some stuff
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tfhanson said:My local Ace "Expert" said the sparks are caused by the charcoal dust all over the lumps, more dust more sparks.. More broken down more sparks...
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Shiff said:tfhanson said:My local Ace "Expert" said the sparks are caused by the charcoal dust all over the lumps, more dust more sparks.. More broken down more sparks...
It's moisture and airflow more than anything else. The moisture in the charcoal boils, it makes a snap/crackle/pop, and sends a tiny piece of charcoal flying which is hot and has plenty of airflow = spark.
As far as the dust, all charcoal has char dust all over it. Pull out a lump and see if you get dirty. If there is plenty airflow, like from a heat gun or torch, blowing the dust off the lump at a high temp, then it could spark. Try lighting with electric, alcohol, or veg oil and see if you still get the sparks.......if you do, it might be moisture. Let the bag acclimate inside and see if it's still a problem the next time.
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