Has anyone dared to use this in the egg?

cahill523

johnmitchell

No.... Have you and what are your thoughts?

cahill523

Actually, I bought it to use in one of my other cookers. I am concerned because I read that they add Borax to get the briquettes to come out of the mold easier...not sure if that reacts with the ceramic structure or not

Mattman3969

I’ve used it in my mini.  Ran out of lump on vaca and that was all I could find.  Works good but produces a lot of ash.  I still use briquettes from time to time in the mini I think they taste better on certain foods like hamburger or hotdogs.  

SGH

Mattman3969 said:

I still use briquettes from time to time in the mini I think they taste better on certain foods like hamburger or hotdogs.  

Well said brother 3969. I use briquettes exclusively for “grilling” in the mini. Been doing it for years. They are much easier to control when “grilling” on the mini  than lump. 

And regarding the taste. You said it best. There are some things that just turn out perfect when grilled over Kingsford briquettes with Gulf Lite fluid on a good ole Weber kettle. That 3 way combination is the epitome of burger and hotdog grilling 👍

RRP

There's a bunch more than just borax added! BUT - just so you know the reason that stuff “ashes over” turning gray in color is that they add clay to the ground up charcoal along with the borax (and other chemicals or so I have read). That clay is what produces all that light gray ash.

SGH

RRP said:

There's a bunch more than just borax added! BUT - just so you know the reason that stuff “ashes over” turning gray in color is that they add clay to the ground up charcoal along with the borax (and other chemicals or so I have read). That clay is what produces all that light gray ash.

Now I know why I lay gray turds at times 😊

fishlessman

ive used the royal oak briquettes in the large several times.  i put a grate under the ring for the briquettes and the cooking grate on the ring. works fine for certain cooks