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    Recent experience with Cowboy lump

    bluewhisper, sometimes I get charcoal from the Mexican store but not sure the brand. What I know is the bags are very large and many times the pieces are very big like logs. Then there is a lot of dust and small pieces. I can live with that but my fave so far is RO. Cowboy is okay when needed.
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    Recent experience with Cowboy lump

    I usually use Royal Oak but I use Cowboy now and then if I need some quick and that's all I can get quickly. I used it for my most recent smoke which was Brisket. I don't mind Cowboy. It works for me but preference is Royal Oak because I see less small little pieces and charcoal dust in Royal...
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    New Member From Southern California

    Thank you very much smokial!!!
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    Northern Michigan Red Oak

    By the way, is red oak, red oak? What I mean is, in So Cal we have lots of oak and I believe it is red oak because I buy oak from wood yards and it's always red oak. So is red oak in Michigan the same as red oak in So Cal and other places? I know different oaks have their own characteristics...
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    Sources Of Free Wood For Smoking Meat

    I don't live in the country like many of you do. I don't have access to as many trees as many of you out in the country. I live in the greater Los Angeles area and we do have lots of trees but not as many as where many of you live. Okay so I got some free wood recently. Was driving to Home...
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    So Cal Cookwood sources???

    You asked the right guy. Me!!! Okay of course Home Depot you can get some wood chunks and chips. They have a nice selection but if you want more "exotic" types of wood choices I have some suggestions. I don't know where you are in So Cal but you do a Google search for wood sources in So Cal...
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    New Member From Southern California

    Hello I am a new member here from Southern California. I am from the greater Los Angeles area in the suburbs. I been smoking meat for more than 10 years now. I started the hobby with a fairly cheap off set smoker in 2007 from Lowes hardware store. Before that I experimented with indirect...
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