Charcoal thoughts?

Milkman_d83 · May 26, 2016

I've read that some on here cook with a mix of lump and briquettes in there Uds. Just wondering if there is any advantage to it or should I just stick with one type only? Also if u do mix. Any certain brands that work well together?

Fwismoker · May 26, 2016

Lump is more expensive but if I could do lump then that's what it is hands down. Some briquettes have less additives which are all good but others like kbb are full of additives and leave tons of powder. Personally the more natural the better. It's nice to finish a cook without having mounds of powder leftover.

cheez59 · May 27, 2016

The only disadvantage would the somewhat inconsistent burn times if you tried to duplicate the cook. Briquettes make more ash than lump but they are consistent in the way they burn.

I really could not see any real measureable advantage to mixing lump and briquettes.

Hydrated · May 27, 2016

I use briquettes in my UDS for consistency's sake. I can get the cooking temp dialed in and walk away to do other things... minimal smoker babysitting required.

KevinJ · May 27, 2016

I don't like the inconsistent burn times of lump so I use briquettes, I get my smoke flavor from wood chunks (lots of them).

Doog · May 27, 2016

I liked using Stubbs charcoal in my UDS. It seemed to be a little cleaner burning.

SMOKE FREAK · May 27, 2016

In a UDS or a WSM I would stay away from the KBB...
I got no problem with them when they are fully lit but they can get sorta funky in a minion situation...RO briqs work well if you can get them...

Charcoal thoughts?

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