Unusual defect... it’s a great product. Agree with gargantua about lump for direct high temp (steaks) and kingsford briquettes for indirect BBQ. You can do smoking with small fires on the sides (charcoal baskets are great),...

to this year. And I’m not even one of those Neanderthal-type, stereotypical “I-don't-know-how-to-anything-with-food-except-grill-it” meatheads. I just love charcoal, love William-Sonoma products, and love this...

I’m looking to stock up on charcoal. The best supply/price I’ve found is at Titan Foods in Astoria which is a mighty schlep from central Brooklyn. Does anyone know of a place in Brooklyn that stocks the 20 lb bags of...

of whatever, when I find a good price. I also tend to like Kingsford briquets in the smoker due to the low cost fatcor (two 24 lb bags for under $10 at Home Depot) and the slower cooler burn. I would never buy Brazilian charcoal....

Japanese BBQ joints like Gyu-Kaku use use Binchotan charcoal to cook with. Do any local Korean BBQs in OC/LA that cook over charcoal use it too or do they just use "Kingsford" charcoal? Gyu-Kaku’s website says Binchotan...

I have tried grilling with real charcoal and the taste is really wonderful; try it and you will be a believer. I found a bag of the good stuff at a Food Emporium in Manhattan. The brand is Royal Oak; they make briquettes too so...

, if you need speed go with gas. Works great for weenies and such. If you love the taste of food, go with a charcoal grill and use hardwood charcoal. Even Kingsford tastes better than gas.

selling it again. Note that I have seen in a number of places Mr. Stubbs (and I also think Kingsford) Natural Briquets which uses cornstarch, not chemicals, as a binder. They are a lot cheaper than lump charcoal, but I still...

Just so I’ll understand more correctly, please list your source of the “artificial chemicals” used in charcoal briquets. If you look at the official ingredient list of Kingsford Charcoal (non Match Light), there...

Energized from yesterday’s change of heart, I kicked into high gear. Today was quite a ride. I can’t believe I did all the following in one day … but I did. It’s a testament to the chowconnaissance...

of the sides were excellent. Based on the strength of the sides I was thinking I would return and give the ribs or pulled pork a chance. Then as I left, I walked over to the smoker which was cold. They were in the process of...

it lit. So I’ve been using a layer of standard Kingsford Charcoal briquettes on the bottom of the chimney, and then loading the rest of it with the cowboy stuff. Once lit, I dump them across the bottom grate of the weber,...

finally giving up the kingsford,so far the cowboy hardwoods been good,burns much hotter,learning to deal.bought some portuguese hardwood charcoal that really added a new level of taste,anybody got ideas...

lump charcoal instead of gas or regular kingsford charcoal. By using natural lump charcoal, the flavor of the food is undeniably better...there’s no comparison. No lighter fluid needed. The technology behind the Green Egg...

the hordes of construction workers. How was the 'cue? Well, the sauce was hickory sweet straight out of the bottle and the charcoal was Kingsford straight out of the bag. But the spirit of entrepreneurship & determination were...