Cowboy lump... Thoughts? IMO garbage

Wooderson

Wth is going on with this stuff.  Smoky, loses heat quick.  Why is it on the market?

chuckytheegghead

I think that’s the general consensus. 

Carolina Q

And yet, that's all @fishlessman says he uses. I intend to try a bag soon. If I ever have, I don't remember it.

YukonRon

My least favorite charcoal, briqutte or lump, I have ever tried, in almost 60 years.

I would much rather cook over a campfire, than use Cowboy on anything, I would serve to friends, family or myself.

Cowboy lump takes the word "SUCKS" to an entirely deeper level.

ColtsFan

Never heard of it......



ROCKWOOD 4 LIFE

Woodchunk

I have some, it all gets mixed in with other kinds I have in a big plastic container that holds about 30lbs. Of lump. I could have up to 3 kinds in the container. Never clean my egg out and put one kind in, it comes out of the container so it's always a mixture.

distanceman

I've used it once. It popped and sparked like the 4th of July. Last time I used it, and prob won't ever again. Esp since RO is now 9.97 @ Home Depot for 15.4 lbs! 

yljkt

I have had no issues at all with it. Only 3-4 bags last several years and while it didn't strike me as anything special it didn't give any problems either.  

nolaegghead

Best lump out there.

lousubcap

@nolaegghead -  you may be able to reverse time-warp this thread to Friday night.  After all, I don't recall a lump thread last night.
Independent of that, I have given many brands of a lump a run.  Figure personal eggsperience counts.  But Cowboy and Frontier are the two bottom-dwellers I have wasted $$ on.  I may have had a one-off bad batch but with so many other options out there, no second chance from me.  FWIW-

SaltySam

Costco sells an easy-to-carry 34lb bag of rocks and charcoal dust if anyone has any dumpster space available.  

Theophan

Because it's cheaper, I use it for the occasional high temp burn (like if an Egg gets moldy).

GregW

I quit using it when I found plywood scraps mixed in. That was many years ago. It may be fine now, but there are other brands that are easy to find that have a better reputation.

nolaegghead

Hating Cowboy is hating John Wayne and America.  You haters should be ashamed.  It is the best lump on the planet.

GrateEggspectations

Theophan said:

Because it's cheaper, I use it for the occasional high temp burn (like if an Egg gets moldy).

That’s quite smart, assuming you can get it to high enough temps for the burn.

NPHuskerFL

@SaltySam I see the wizards at Costco conveniently placed it next to Flex Tech trash bags.

NPHuskerFL

nolaegghead said:

Hating Cowboy is hating John Wayne and America.  You haters should be ashamed.  It is the best lump on the planet.

Niche-Niche

nolan8v

SaltySam said:

Costco sells an easy-to-carry 34lb bag of rocks and charcoal dust if anyone has any dumpster space available.  

One would think that Costco would carry a better product like Kamado Joe since they allow them to setup in their stores for special appearances.

BYS1981

Trump just announced he uses Cowboy Lump.

Legume

BYS1981 said:

Trump just announced he uses Cowboy Lump.

Everything I ever cooked over Cowboy could’ve benefitted from ketchup.

nolaegghead

BYS1981 said:

Trump just announced he uses Cowboy Lump.

It makes the best, you believe me, well done steak.

SandyHookEgger

 I get some nice rocks from Cowboy. no other lump puts as many prizes in theirs.

JRWhitee

I concur.

SemolinaPilchard

nolan8v said:

SaltySam said:

Costco sells an easy-to-carry 34lb bag of rocks and charcoal dust if anyone has any dumpster space available.  

One would think that Costco would carry a better product like Kamado Joe since they allow them to setup in their stores for special appearances.

Right, but it is all about the profit margin.

HeavyG

SemolinaPilchard said:

nolan8v said:

SaltySam said:

Costco sells an easy-to-carry 34lb bag of rocks and charcoal dust if anyone has any dumpster space available.  

One would think that Costco would carry a better product like Kamado Joe since they allow them to setup in their stores for special appearances.

Right, but it is all about the profit margin.

Costco makes almost all of its profits from membership fees not from the markup on the stuff in their stores.

There's also a lot of regional variability on what is sold in their stores. I don't recall ever seeing Cowboy lump in mine.

YukonRon

I tried it once, a very long time ago (10-15 years?), it was such a bad experience, I have not and will never give it a second chance.

Everytime I am at Costco, and I see someone in one of the three stages of decision making regarding lump charcoal, I provide some variety of intervention to keep them from realizing what bitter disappointment actually means.

I must admit, I am shocked Cowboy is even allowed inside the Costco walls. Everybody makes mistakes, I suppose. This is a humiliating, bad one, perhaps the worst ever.

Except, of course, for letting me in.

fishlessman

YukonRon said:

I tried it once, a very long time ago (10-15 years?), it was such a bad experience, I have not and will never give it a second chance.

Everytime I am at Costco, and I see someone in one of the three stages of decision making regarding lump charcoal, I provide some variety of intervention to keep them from realizing what bitter disappointment actually means.

I must admit, I am shocked Cowboy is even allowed inside the Costco walls. Everybody makes mistakes, I suppose. This is a humiliating, bad one, perhaps the worst ever.

Except, of course, for letting me in.

cowboy has changed a few times and i suspect its different in different parts of the country. back 10/15 years ago it was tongue and groove floor scraps, they stopped that when the housing/building market crashed.  the stuff im getting now looks like royal oak but it takes a little longer to burn clean. not sure why some are not getting hot fires, it burns to 1200 dome temps like the rest of the stuff

FHawk

About ten years ago I read a review of about 30 lump charcoals.  Cowboy came in 26th.   In my own personal experience, I have found partially burned 2x4's, 1x2's, fiberglass insulation, and the coveted pet rocks.  Lately I have been using Publix brand lump charcoal, it's pretty cheap and very dense.   Burns forever.  Royal Oak is a good lump charcoal too, IMHO.

thetrim

It is so bad, I heard they are renaming it "Cleveland Browns Lump Charcoal"

sumoconnell

I bought a bag it of necessity a couple weeks back, cooked on a Weber Smokey Joe, mini.  I was a little tipsy, I didn't notice a thing.  I could have eaten rocks and liked it, I was hungry/tipsy.  Then I hit golf balls into the lake at midnight, cowboy style.