Lump VS Briquettes

I like lump, mainly because it produces about 1/8th of the ash of briquettes

In my old 3 door Horizon

which was a fuel hog, we always stuck with lump and applewood. We payed $10 a 40# for lump by the pallet, and it was worth it. Cleaner, better taste and less ash.

I can get longer burn times per load with briquettes, but I choose to go with lump 70% of the time due to other issues.

Since I cook low and slow, I like using briquettes. My optimum smoking temperature is 225 degrees. I can get a 24 hour burn on my Stumps GF223 on less than 20# of briquettes. With Lump I don't get that, but it will definitely burn hotter.

In my Komodo, I prefer to use the lump in that I use it for shorter burns but will cook a chicken like nobody's business, the lump will also adapt quickly to increased temps. Last night I cooked salmon and then went to chicken. I was able to bring my temps up from @220 to 330 in just a few minutes.