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    Smoking my Ribs

    Yes, it sparks quite a bit. I don’t do much natural lump, but I have a few bags of different brands I’m trying to use up. Every brand I have (Cowboy, B&B, Royal Oak) are all non-uniform in size. I think that’s just the nature of lump charcoal, and the main reason I don’t use it much. Someone...
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    Smoking my Ribs

    Thanks for starting this thread. I hate to jump in and screw things up but, it seems like an appropriate place. I’m in what seems like a rib funk myself. I usually make excellent ribs. Depending on my mood, I’ll do the standard 3-2-1 cook at anywhere between 250-270-ish for FOTB or 2.5-1.5-0.5...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Thank you Don.
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    I had been using a bed of charcoal and laying wood in to bring it up to my desired temp. Lately, I’ve been trying to keep the temp steady with only adding additional wood, but my management skills seem to be lacking. I just can’t maintain a good bed of coals to get new wood lit without nasty...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Didn’t mean to stay away so long, but we’ve had a rough year here. And, of course, I’m still needing to take another swing at this dead horse....it’s just my nature to. About the same time I was bragging about my FRONTIER briquettes find at Walmart, they just stopped carrying them. I’ve never...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Upon closer inspection of the bag of Frontier, it appears to be made by Royal Oak. There isn’t much information on the interscreen about the brand, except for a few stores that sells it. The RO website doesn’t even mention it, and when you type “Frontier” into their SEARCH window, ”No Results”...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Just looking to bathe some pork steaks in smoke for about an hour. I do this a lot, where I’ll put chops or pork steaks in smoke, then transfer to a roasting pan cover with a little liquid, or better yet, kraut and just let it slow roast, getting tender. That’s why I used so few coals and it...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Here‘s what happened. One photo is my bed of coals at 4:00 PM local. The other pic is at 5:30. This is about 2/3-3/4 chimney. I placed a small (a little smaller that my fist) chunk of hickory on it, and about 30-ish minutes later another (even smaller) went on, maintaining a smoke chamber temp...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    I just knew I had to by missing something!
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Here are a couple gems I discovered ad WallyWorld about an hour ago. As you can see, they’re the size and shape charcoal USED to be before the manufacturers did us the favor of forming big grooves in them, resulting in less fuel and shorter burn times. I don’t know if this is a WalMart branded...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Sorry I waited so long to get back with you on the RO. I found it as bad, if not worse than the Kingsford. I’m referring to the endurance time. anyway, I had faith I’d find something suitable in my little village and someone finally got some RO Natural Wood Chunks in, so I figured it was an...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    I combed the area today and found very little besides Kingsford briquettes. Our Walmart did have a better selection and only 2 of the RO left on the shelf. This is what I wound up with. But even if their quality is going downhill, it’s gotta be better than the Kingsford garbage I’ve been dealing...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Thanks folks. I’m planning on lighting the fire tomorrow morning at around 2 AM for a 9 LB butt. I have a Walmart and a True Value store, as well as the above-mentioned Stine. Since some of you mentioned the degradation of Royal Oak and I don’t really know what I’ll find on my quest today, I’m...
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    Is Kingsford Charcoal different

    Look at me....the new guy resurrects an old thread and messes up the forum’s vibe. It’s not intentional though. I am going through briquette frustration myself. Without frustrating you all with long stories that have no bearing I’ll just let you know I remember Kingsford (or ”KBB” as you call...
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