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Lump - Another Variable!
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i use both those, cowboy has been inconsistent the last half year or so, one bag will be good, the other not so good.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Same for me. I bought 2 bags of cowboy. One bag was mostly fines. I believe a lot of it has to do with how it is handled through delivery.
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I use Royal Oak for my everyday cooking but I use Wicked Good on the long low and slow cooking since it seems to burn longer than RO.
Large BGE
Barry, Lancaster, PA -
I have bought one bag of Cowboy and that was enough. Burned down faster, heavier smoke, and too much small stuff that clogged or fell through the air holes.
The only other brand avaiable here is BGE and I use it. Since I got the Eggs I have use about 10 bags of BGE brand, and only had an issue with one bag. That one had a number of rocks in it, and something like sand that was in lumps that would break. It burned inconsistantly and I had troubles with getting to temperature.
XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys -
We can't find Wicked Good in Oklahoma so we buy it by the pallet (60 bags). Several of us get together & place our order and it gets delivered to a business that has a forklift.
22lb bags for just under $17.00 each. Very happy with WG.
OKC area XL - Medium Eggs -
This is completely different than what I have experienced. The Cowboy I get in SC (Columbia) has been much more consistent (larger pieces) than regular RO and BGE Royal Oak I have gotten. I have not had small pieces of lump clog my vent holes until I bought RO. I guess it just all depends on the batch you get. Looks like I got bad RO and good Cowboy. Interesting to see how it differs.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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Wicked Good is exceptional stuff. I typicially use an 80/20 combiniation of Wicked Good/Cowboy. The Cowboy is basicially an accelerant for the WG. I order it directly from the manufacturer in 3 bag shipments for about $25 a bag. Apparently I need to look into a pallet order.
"Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great, Here's to "Down Home," the Old North State!"
Med & XL
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Bought a small bag of B & B (Made in Mexico) yesterday at Central Market and that was the best bag I have ever bought. Huge chunks, very little dust. Must have been handled properly.
Large BGE, 2 Tier Adjustable Swing Rack System, three (3) bricks from Home Depot for raised direct, Blackstone 22" Griddle - Finally have a decent cooking area!
Dallas, TX
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Royal Oak for quick cooks and WG for long. WG is the best I have ever used. I also order it 3 bags at a time for $20/bag.XL,L,SWinston-Salem, NC
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The Wicked good is almost twice as much as the Cowboy but it smokes much less and has a much better smell. I swear that on some bags the Cowboy smells like it has lighter fluid in it. Walmart has royal oak that is in the same price range as cowboy so I may give that a shot. If the wicked good burns longer it may be worth the extra price plus the first two cooks were very tasty!
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stick around enough and you'll see the complaints about sizes, smells, density, fine, broken stuff applies to just about every bag of lump you can buy.
in the end, carbon is carbon, and you can cook with it all.
they might behave differently, but at a certain point, it doesn't matter much
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
I bought a
bag of Wicked Good to see what all the fuss was about. So far 4 cooks, chicken,
steaks x2, and 4 hrs of low and slow country ribs. The stuff is very dense and
some of the pieces are absolutely huge. I have broken down many of the pieces
to a more manageable size. I will say
the stuff burns very hot and consistently.
Temp held very steady at 250 for slow cook, with lots of lump left after
4 hrs. as expected. Startup time much
longer as this stuff is very hard to light.
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />RO $.73/#
or .83/# if they switch to the 8.8# bag.
Wicked Good $1.25/#. Not sure if
it is worth the price difference unless it really does last that much
longer. I’m in the process of figuring
that out for myself.George
George -
each has pluses/minuses. wicked good can take too long for some to get to temp and burn clean, but that;s because it is dense, which means it burns nice and steady, and long. some have complained it smells of ammonia. all lump has that to a certain extent, but you'll notice it in the denser lumps more.
some complain cowboy is too light and burns too quickly. others laud it because it is light, and burns quickly. you'll be cooking that steak faster with lighter lump, for example
r/o is a great example. it varies based on the source and how it's handled before it gets to you. some huge pieces sometimes some small bits and pieces another time. not consistent enough to declare it one thing or another.
fishless has found cowboy to vary this year. i've seen nothing but denser, tree-chunk-like stuff. used to be much lighter sawmill scrap (not debris, just short lengths).
wicked good is the most consistent brand that i have encountered. but some might not want their daily driver lump to be that dense, or huge.
all i know is that any time my fire has gone out it's been my fault, not the lump's.
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
Have always used BGE - been happy with it - nothing to really compare to. Local dealer has been out for two weeks, bought some Cowboy - didnt like it as well - same as above.
Would like to try the Wicked, but don't know where I could find it in the DFW area.
Any DFW area folks know of a source?
Cookin in Texas -
try royal oak. your BGE charcoal is nothing more than R/O in a BGE bag
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
try royal oak. your BGE charcoal is nothing more than R/O in a BGE bag
At 2X the price.George -
@gte1: no joke in that....
ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante -
Ha, nobody I know has RO here, but Sears carries it. I looked on line and it was a good price, and $180 shipping.
XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys -
I've stocked up on RO at Walmart, (the only reason I ever go to Walmart - you can't drag me there for anything other than RO refill), and I've been really happy with it.
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