Hi all :) As the nicer weather is near I find myself thinking more and more of grilling outside with my charcoal grill. Currently I am grilling on my gas grill...but my lump coals are still in winter hibernation. This got me

Put away the gas grill and have gone back to charcoal. Trying lump charcoal. Any suggestions on good ways to light and maintain a long lasting hot fire for indirect grilling?

of smoke wood (hickory and mesquite are the most popular). For charcoal, I like to use hardwood/lump charcoal, in particular a brand called Lazzari. Do not use “scrap wood” versions of hardwood charcoal, such as...

Is there a place in Chicago where I can buy some real lump charcoal and a good variety of smoking woods (chuncks please!) Summer is already here, I brought some with me from the Ozarks, but that should only last me through early...

With a recent purchase of a smoker, I have been trying to learn the art of “low and slow” BBQ. As a result I am going through lump charcoal incredibly quickly. Currently I am purchasing my lump charcoal at...

Most Wal-Marts sell Royal Oak lump charcoal (10 pounds in a red bag). Fireplace stores are another place to look if Wal-Mart is out of stock. Royal Oak is much better than Cowboy (see nakedwhiz.com for lump charcoal ratings).

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...

This thread is relevant to my interests. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/535308 Any additional thoughts on either Cowboy? Or better yet, what lump charcoal do you prefer?

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Which one’s better?

Strossneider’s Hardware (sp?) in Potomac now sells “The Big Green Egg” brand of lump charcoal that I’ve read is better than the “Cowboy” brand that you more often find around town. Not sure of...

A burning question.

Choose what’s under your grate before you choose what goes on top.

Ray Lampe, a.k.a. Dr. BBQ, offers up doctor’s orders for perfect summer grilling.

for me, and I go through a lot. Briquettes are good for longer burning, but natural hardwood charcoal (AKA lump charcoal) is a purer product (literally charred wood) and will burn hotter, and faster. In a charcoal grill, I think...

Get your grill on with lump hardwood charcoal.