Lump versus Charcoal briquettes

[pinkmeat]

I am going to try some lump this weekend. Should I still start it the same way as regular ol' Kingsford (white bag)?

Usually I put it in the chimney starter with fluid, and wait til they're ready, then cook...with easy/good results.

 

[camocook]

skip the fluid,put newspaper under the bottom.

 

[fatback joe]

What ^ said, no fluid.

 

[pinkmeat]

Cool. Thanks....guess I need to buy a paper...

 

[babyback]

I use a big wad of paper towels with a little canola or vegetable oil drizzled on it to help them burn longer. Works good. Burns better and starts quicker, in my opinion.

 

[pigcicles]

Two paper towels and a little oil works very good and doesn't leave much behind. Try it and see what you think.

 

[camocook]

Gonna try the oil,sometimes the ash can be a pain on breezy days.

 

[deltadude]

Only one way to start charcoal, fast, no lighter fluid, no long wait time, no looking for newspaper, gets 5 briquets to 500 started quick!

 

[jimtown]

Now thats the way you do it :P

 

[tn_bbq]

I put my chimney on top of my camping stove. Some folks light their chimney with their sideburner on their gas grill.

Those little BBQ firestarter cubes also work well.

 

[roadrunr]

nice, a little mapp gas going there...lol

 

[pinkmeat]

Is there much of a heat difference in lump or briquettes? I would usually use almost an entire weber chimney full to get the smoker going with briquettes, do I still need the same amount of Lump?

 

[richtee]

Lump is quite a bit hotter - however you still need a certain amount for a coal bed whichever ya use. You'll get higher temps in the smoker with lump, however.

 

[pinkmeat]

Thanks for the clarification...now to smoke!!!!

 

[richtee]

Carry on, soldier!

 

[lisacsco]

exactly what I was going to say!

 

[eaglewing]

AHH, I have been wondering this....thnx
They sell a good cheap lump at Trader Joes.

BTW, I use newspaper in my starter chimney with no probs at all...one sheet, one flame usually gets it going...
I follow that with another one going while the first one starts my smoker bed. I use CHUNK mesquite for more coals and chips for my smoke.

 

[flash]

That's the way I do it now.

 

[flash]

of course, it also burns up quicker than briquettes.

 

[richtee]

Hia Lisa! Back to the thread... my turkey cooker burner is 100,000 BTU's. Talk about a quick start :{)