Lump or charcoal

[roach]

We are newbies to smoking. Trying to read as much as we can. Last year we did a small amount of smoking. We used Kingsford charcoal. We've been reading about lump charcoal. I've read a good lump charcoal can hold heat longer. Can someone give their opinions?

 

[little smokey]

It also creates less ash waste. If you use the search tool above for "lump charcoal" you can get tons of info on the subject and preferences.