yes, charcoal (especially natural lump) will give you a better flavor than a gas grill. You can dig around here and find several threads on the topic.

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that sells lump charcoal in large quantities – anything larger than the usual supermarket sized bags. I would also consider ordering by mail from an east coast distributor but can’t find any leads. Kamado makes a good...

Brookline Ice and Coal sells Royal Oak lump charcoal (as well as RO briquettes and ethanol gel starter).

certainly is the older ceramic and can crack if you get up above 500 I believe. 2.) Stick with Sutter if you can for your lump. You’ll occasionally see Kingford Lump charcoal in grocery stores. It’s absolute crap....

Agreed with Kagemusha – Ontario Gas Barbecues in Concord – www.bbqs.com. But be warned that their winter selection is not so good. Only about four lump charcoal brands to choose from. In season they carry many more....

I’ve seen lump/chunk charcoal in most of the Mexican markets, although I’ve never bought any. I’ll bet it’s cheaper than TJ’s or BBQ Galore.

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Throw out your lighter fluid and quick-start charcoal.

OK, we ate here tonight; it is a charcoal/gas hybrid. lump charcoas is brought out unlit and placed on top of a gas burner. Gas burner lit until charcoal is lit. Then gas burner turned off and charcoal allowed to do the cooking. A...

If you’re going to do a lot of grilling, your best bet for hardwood (lump) charcoal is Berger Brothers at 1176 N. Cherry in Chicago (at Division between Halsted and Elston). Their prices are about half what you’ll pay...

A friend uses lump charcoal and sorts out larger pieces, then breaks them down to the right dimensions. Have never seen it here. There’s an off chance ozawa.ca might be able to help but suspect it will be pricey—if...

I use lump charcoal. The smaller chunks (say, the size of briquets or smaller) do burn quickly, but the larger ones(softball-size or bigger) last longer. I try to use a mix of a few big pieces along with the smaller pieces, too,...

All, For many years while indirect cooking on my Webber only one side of the grill stays lit, Right Side North East. Particulars are: 1- I use lump charcoal, 2- I start the charcoal in a chimney, get it to a good burn and pour ½ on...

IMHO, lump charcoal is the way to go. It’s undoubtedly messier, slightly less convinient and probably more expensive but the results are superior, due mainly to the extra flavour and more intense and drier heat. However, as...

Have you considered dropping some charcoal in your smoker box? I certainly wouldn’t put charcoal on top of the flavorizor bars – all the ash would fall and probably clog the burners, but it seems like a few lumps of...