Anybody Use This Charcoal Before?

[alelover]

 

[SmokinAl]

Never seen it before.

 

[alelover]

It's made in U.S.A.

 

[rbranstner]

We don't have that around here. Have you tried it out yet?

 

[alelover]

Going to try it today.

 

[boykjo]

was there a good price on it?

 

[porked]

Anxious to hear too, I am an avid Royal Oak fan but never saw that bag before.

 

[alelover]

9.99 for 20#

 

[flbobecu]

Let us know how you like it.. 

A quick google search:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=royal+oak+chefs+select

Seems there's a few who have used it..

 

[richoso1]

Anxious to hear too, I am an avid Royal Oak fan but never saw that bag before.

Same goes for me too.

 

[alelover]

Did about a full chimney. Was ready in 25 minutes. Smelled good. No crackin or popping. Seems to be heating OK.

 

[fpnmf]

Never seen it before...

I used to work for one of the R.O. family members.

One of the sons runs R.O. with Dad and also owns Killer Creek Harley Davidson dealership in Roswell Ga.

Anyway the Whiz hasn't reviewed either.

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag  

Craig

 

[alelover]

I looked on nakedwhiz too. It seemed to burn well for briquettes, I think I went through about 2 chimney loads for 6 hours. It burned at temp for about another hour after I took the food off. I may have put too much in my final load. Burned pretty clean. Lump burns longer and hotter I have found. The briquettes were larger than average. I had to leave my intake vent open wider than I do for lump to keep the heat up. But I did have a lot of food in there. Not the best. Not the worst. It did OK. It would be great for grilling I think.

 

[siletzspey]

Cash & Carry (at least the Eugene OR store) carries the Chef's Select Royal Oak, $7.59/20-lbs. I started charcoal bbq-ing a few months ago, and to date have just used Kingsford normal and competition. My rookie comparison is:

- the CSRO briqs are indeed bigger

- the CSRO briqs seem more fragile, hence there was more charcoal dust and broken bits near the bottom of the bag. Pouring and loading a chimney were more messy than normal

- the CSRO briqs smell very nice from the get-go, like simple burning wood, unlike the Kingsford which smells like fuel to me

- I was able to get a very even temperature burn. I've gotten good results from Kingsford competition too

- With an outside air temp of 38-45F, I needed a full 20# bag to generate 225-265F over 16 hours. If typical, it seems like a little less duration than Kingsford Competition

Mostly due to the smell, I much prefer CSRO over Kingsford.

--SiletzSpey

 

[dsorgnzd]

Just out of  curiosity, since you're not so far from where I live, where  did you buy it?

 

[siletzspey]

Just out of  curiosity, since you're not so far from where I live, where  did you buy it?

At the Eugene Cash & Carry, 4214 W 5th Ave. They also have a good selection of beef brisket!

--SiletzSpey