WHICH LUMP HARDWOOD CHARCOAL BURNS THE BEST? - WHAT'S IN EACH BAG?? - 6 WAY TEST! | BBQiT
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In this installment of BBQiT we decided to find out which LUMP HARDWOOD CHARCOAL burned the best! We also wanted to know WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN EACH BAG?? So we laid them out, split them open, and let you see first hand what's in a Big Green Egg bag, a Royal Oak bag, a B&B bag, a Rockwood bag, a Black Diamond bag, and Cowboy Charcoal bag. Who wins" Green Egg v. Royal Oak? B&B v Cowboy?? It's a long one, but it has a ton of info for ya!!! As always thanks for watching and subscribe!
I use Royal Oak, and I found a flashlight in my bag like 3 yrs. ago!! I had to laugh thinking about the inspector trying to remember where he or she had the flashlight last!! Oh and it was dead!! new batteries and it worked!!
Score.
Good story. I use royal too my last bag crackled and popped alot. Have you experienced this?
that was the adult version of finding a prize in your cereal box thats all🤣🤣🤣
THAT IS AWESOME!! Thanks for watching!
Somebody might want to call royal oak and make sure an inspector is not missing....hope he wasn't the lumps of charcoal.🤣.....that might be expected for the Russian made charcoal.....lol....comrade Ivan might of made fun of Putins bbq skills.
You’re the man. Doing the shit no one wants to do, but getting the answers we all need
Well stated!
Yeaaaaaaaaaah!
Day 6 of being in quarantine. Im watching random stuff on youtube.
Emmanuel Amoyan hahahaha me 2
Literally my life too...I don’t even grille
Time to learn a new skill lol
yall hang in there
Lol for reals man must be bored
Expensive video, the starter buckets, grills, bags of lump charcoal, good vid 👍🏻
Aye, wonder who paid for the video
Great video! I live in Mexico and we only use Mezquite lump charcoal. We don´t use chimenies, we pile the big lumps up to start the fire and use the medium and small ones to maintain the desired temperature.
I think I was kind of reluctant to use it for smoking, but I think when I ran out of the jealous devil charcoal I think I threw in a lump of the Mesquite charcoal, and it actually helped me finish off the brisket
I love mesquite flavor but not for long smokes where it soaks in too much. I'd rather have some oak lung charcoal for long smoking. I'll throw in some wood chunks to try and achieve a specific flavor.
Thanks for posting this! Great info. For the record, I have used Royal Oak, B & B and Cowboy frequently but have settled on B & B as my go-to. Great video.
Wow that was a great test and super consistent! Thanks for trying to make it as even across the board as it could be.
Love the vid! Btw what sheet material did you use under the chimneys when you lit them--that could handle the heat? Thx
Incredible job! And so timely! I stumbled across this because I needed some hardwood charcoal after my last BBQ. I have some BBQ cred as my father had actually done some professional level BBQ for some Org picnics and restaurants. I had helped BBQing dozens of chickens, some pigs, sausages and corn on numerous occasions. In fact we quasi invented the Keg-a-Que when a friend of the family saw my dad's quarter barrel cut in half to make a grill out of back in the '50's. The local paper wrote a story about him and the grill back then. There are still 6 of them in the family. And I am considered the go to in many connected families for BBQing as my sons have become as well. 3 generations. I did a 3 hour 5 lb stuffed prime rib roll ($$$$) rotisserie on Labor Day. Using B&B. I had been using Cowboy after trying others for years but the local ACE switched to B&B. I have had big problems getting the B&B started both times I tried it. Seemed like the bottom chunks in the chimney would start and quickly shed causing the bottom to close up and stop the chunks above from starting. I almost gave up and run to get something else. But was able to nurse it along enough to get things started. I lost half the volume of chucks in the chimney starting it and that had never happened with Cowboy! And the added chunks did not start well when added during the 3 hours. Lots of unburned chunks left. So I was checking to see where I could get Cowboy again locally and stumbled across this. Your results, with the exception of B&B's winning, matches what I have found. Cowboy starts fast and even and lasts a long time. It is also very predictable and easly controlled with the minimal vent control a half barrel cut in half and hinged to close, has available. But yes lots of dust and small chunks in the bag. And a few tree limbs on occasion. Not real consistent in sizing. I will go back and stick to Cowboy though. I almost lost a $165 beef roast with B&B!
Hey man , this was a really informative video!!!! Great work !!
Love the vid. Definitely helped me figure some things out on lump coal. Did a post on my IG about briquettes and mentioned lump at the end.
I've used many of those as well, but you found a few that I never heard of. Good vid, thanks!
Thanks for this useful information. I'm just getting into lump and this is a great help.
Thanks a mill from San Diego CA. Craig! I was waiting for a vid like this, you answer all my questions.. looking forward to a vid on smoking chips/chunks.( P.s. always respect a man that uses a Weber as a planter pot).
San Diego over here too! Don't forget we have access to some awesome 100% mesquite lump charcoal too. Siesel's market sells it year round
@@elhefe63 San Diego Poser here,IE twice as hot and half as much.
First time watcher. Great video. Really appreciate the info.
I’ve been using royal oak for a while now ,and I’m sticking with it, thanks for the video it was very helpful 👍🏼👍🏼
Great video dude. You should do a burn test on GrillHunx charcoal. Curious to hear your opinion.
Really great video, thanks for sharing. The most consistent thing about lump is that it IS inconsistent lol but still the best way to cook bbq if not using sticks. Keep up the good work
Love it! Thanks a Arnie!!
This man is awesome. Thanks for taking the time to test all the charcoal. Very helpful.
you are too kind!! And hey, thank you so much for taking the time to comment! Hey, if you could, Subscribe!! Hit like!!! Ring a bell!! It helps me get into the KZhead world rotation, and it grows this channel!!
Great job! Was looking for a video like this last year lol. Great information to know! Thank you very much!
Next test is 5 more brands!
Well done my dude! Started using B&B this year and really impressed
3:11 I love when pets come to see what is going on with their humans. 😂
Wow, great video! Wish I had come across this sooner. Appreciate the effort to do this comparison! Subscribed!
And thank you a ton!!!
Nice informative video ! I appreciate the time and effort you put into this !! I subscribed !!
Love all the Weber Grills ya got goin on there !! I have a Weber Smokey Mountain 22" Smoker. Best Smokers around. Even the Pros use them because they are in the know. They just won't tell you that.
As a hobby, I started making charcoal a few years ago. I have made it with hickory, oak, cherry, mulberry and apple. The first four turned out about the same. Apple is a whole different story. I wouldn't say mine is any better than what you can buy except the apple. Adding apple chunks to a fire is one thing, lump apple for the entire cook is outstanding, especially for pork and chicken.
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Fantastic!
epic comparison. def subscribing to this channel after watching some other vids on the pit barrel too! props man!
Great video! You answered questions that I didn't even know I had. Thanks.
Love me some Royal Oak lump. Used Kingsford and other briquettes including Royal Oak, but once I tried RO lump I decided I’d stick to that. I can do hot and fast ir low and slow. Great stuff!
Costco carries Cowboy and I have had no issues with it. Glad to see it fared so well. Well done vid.
I have never seen any at Costco, is it online only?
Thanks for this bro... Good stuff as always.
This man speaks and presents so well! My first time here. Subscribed!
I find it interesting that 2 out of 3 of the charcoals produced in the US are both from the Atlanta area. (Roswell is a suburb north of Atlanta.) Right now, I have a bag of Royal Oak I picked up at Wally-World. I've used every one of the tested charcoals with the exception of Rockwood. I'll have to drop by Handy Ace Hardware in Tucker, GA to see if I can find a bag to try. Thanks for the excellent test!
In Argentina we use charcoal made from quebracho, a native wood, one of the hardest and heaviest of the world, (sinks in water) for very long lasting and extreme heat giving embers, and unique flavor fumes.
Nice
Good stuff. Jealous devil brand in the usa is that wood. Best charcoal ever.
Quebracho, Acacia, Marabu and oak. All very good woods for charcoal.
consistency, quality and great video pace. no fluff. Subbed instantly. keep it coming.
Thanks Nikita, trying!!
Hands down... THE best review i've seen on lump! Absolutely fantastic presentation. Very well done! Thank you! And talk about about satisfying.... Just like opening a Christmas gift lol! Great job! Subscribing!
Curious to what kind of mic do you use. Is it on the camera or a lapel? Great quality video and great content! Awesome job!
Pondiver Mics are: Lectrosonics, and sennhiesers, Cams are : GH5, Sony A6500, Gopro 4+Blacks;)
I use the Cowboy all natural briquettes in my Weber kettle, works really well and fits better in the Slow-n-Sear than lump.
Loved your video, very informative and entertaining....thank you!
Extreme Video! Thanks for making! Love the Red hat. Using the Epic or Dragon?
BGE lump is actually Royal Oak lump just labeled under BGE.
That's what I've been hearing for years! BGE is just a little higher quality
They make coal for a few companies. Thanks for watching!!!
Might have been said already, but the densities of the types of wood used to make each brand of charcoal will also affect weight volume and burn time. Here in New Zealand, I like to use South African hardwood. It's nice and dense, can get a couple of burns out of a single chimney.
Wow. Very informative. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for doing this it’s very helpful . I enjoy your channel very much.
Well thank you DN!! Thank you as well for watching!! If ya can, hit subscribe and click the bell, and like when ya like. It helps me get my videos in rotation!
Thank you for doing this test! I will be using B&B from now on, and if I can't get it, I'll be sticking with Royal Oak as a backup!
If you have an ACE, or want to pay shipping to ya house, here ya go! www.acehardware.com/search?query=B%26B+charcoal
Great video, I have used Cowboy and Royal oak on a regular basis and have had great grilling and smoking results.. How about a wood. Chip challenge for smoking
Thank you for producing a great video your efforts are appreciated
You're awesome. Love your enthusiasm, love your content. Thank you!
Wow, thank you soooo very much!!!
I always use Weber briquettes, bought a bag of Cowboy last week. Was thinking to myself, half this stuff fall through the chimney and the other half are logs. This is exactly what I needed to see. I’ll give Royal Oak and B and B a shot. Thanks. Subscribed.
Shout out to Missouri... my family used to own an old charcoal plant here!
Sick! Thanks for watching!
Drew w Was it in Vienna MO? I hunt a place that has an old charcoal plant near there
Teddy Tash nah it was farther South around the Houston, MO area I believe. Heck it’s been probably close to 15 years since I had been there and it was sold a few years ago. But I remember it had probably a dozen big concrete kilns and was surrounded in pine forest. It had been years since it was operated when we bought the property in the early 2000’s. And I remember one kiln had been blown up/ caught on fire and had the huge iron doors on it pretty mangled.
This is an excellent video. Thanks for putting in all the effort so the rest of us can pick the B&B on the first try!
Hey, thanks! I LOVE B&B NOW! After this video aired, they sponsored my show! Thanks for watching! #BBQiT
Thanks for taking the time to do this. About a year or so ago I discovered cowboy (at Publix) as worming just as well as BGE for a fraction of the price. I’ve also found them to generally have bigger pieces than BGE, which in my experience tend to have mostly smaller bits. I have never seen pieces in cowboy as large as the ones you have on this video, although a few days ago I did find a rock in a bag I was using.....
Thank you as well for watching!! If ya can, hit subscribe and click the bell, and like when ya like. It helps me get my videos in rotation!
Agree with Cowboy. It burns hot but, at the end of the bag, you’re throwing sparks ⚡️!
I have gotten sparks out of all the different lump I have used. But that is just me.
I use the 30LB bags of royal oak. Super consistent and lasts ages
does a good job I hear!!
I found several rocks in my last 30lb bag lol. Been using royal oak for years though. Never let's me down.
I've found many white rocks and almost like lava rock in my Royal Oak. I've also just had a metal wood bundle band in my bag. I've liked how it cooked just wonder what all the 'extra' stuff is about, filler or accidental.
Ron Lencioni They use front loaders to load the wood into giant ovens. Im not surprised a little gets through. This last bag of not royal oak had a solid 2lb rock in it lol
Great Video, very informative 👏 I will definitely share it on my social media for all my costumers 🙌
Awesome! That took a lot of planning, shooting, editing and $$. Thanks for sharing!
By far the best comparison video on charcoal. Do a taste test next time pls. I love eating charcoal.
super kind words sir! thank you very very m;much!
Nice work! And only 1.9k subscribers? You deserve more.
I'm trying!! Thank you soo much thought!
2.6k now. Pretty good for 2 days. And I'll add one more.
I know right? It's starting to pick up!! So thank you so much for being a part of it.We may hit 3k in the next hr!
Thanks for doing this. I wonder about Kingsport?? I put alder in my smoker.... So good.
I've just discover your channel and intend to watch a lot of your videos. I have one question though - how long did it take you to get it all back in the bags 🙂
With all those webers you must be a fellow kettleheadz. Nice video!
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Yes! Cowboy came in 2nd! That’s what I use 🥩🍖
Very informative video! Keep up the good work!
I recently went to purchase a couple bags of lumb charcoal, and found this video helpful in selecting which brand I bought. Thank you.
I use Cowboy and Royal Oak all the time and haven't had any issues.
Good video. Subscribed. I've tried most of these and I find that Royal Oak gives me the most consistent results, lights easily, burns hot, is really affordable in the 30# bags, and is readily available. Cowboy if definitely the worst I have used. It can be hard to start and imparts a flavor I don't care for. And the huge chunks... I suppose they're okay if you're running a big grill, but for use in a Weber they're not useful. BTW - I have picked up Royal Oak at Walmart in the fall for $3 / 15# bags on clearance. Can't beat that.
me too
Right on, thanks for sharing!!
After watching your video, we picked up a bag of B&B and excited to try it out tonight!! Great video, just subscribed!
Great video. Thanks for posting.
I've been using royal oak for about a year now and I've found some interesting objects inside the bag that I assumed they use to add weight. I've found metel, lava rocks and baseball size river rocks.
Same and recently most of my bags have been very inconsistent.
Just started using B&B a couple of months ago and I'm completely impressed with it.
Traitor. Support American companies or leave. Now.
@@zebunker damn that was fucking agressive lol you own plenty of chinese products. dont start that shit
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO , NICE WORK
Great video, Craig and crew. Thanks!
Thanks Patman!!! And hey, thank you so much for taking the time to comment! Hey, if you could, Subscribe!! Hit like!!! Ring a bell!! It helps me get into the KZhead world rotation, and it grows this channel!!
I've been using Royal oak for years now and very happy with it. If I can't find it i use cowboy. Great long burn for smoking meats
NIce!! Thanks for watching and subscribe in you haven't!!
I'd like to see this test with Kamado Joe's red bag. I can get that at my local Ace all the time and Costco some of the time. Are you in the land of Publix? They have their own brand of lump I'd like to see as well.
I buy the Kamado Joe “big box” off Amazon and it’s my favorite charcoal. It burns way longer than any other brand I’ve tried. And there’s always a bunch of nice softball-sized chunks of charcoal. With a nice pile you can smoke ribs for 6 hours and then still have enough left over to smoke a chicken the next day (on Kamado Joe grill).
@@mikeappleget482 The Publix brand doesn't say what kind of wood it is but it does tell you it is made in Mexico. I bought a bag of the Greenwise "organic" charcoal and found it to be pretty inconsistent in size but not too much gravel.
Thanks for doing this video, very helpful
Dude, this was great!! Thank you.
Well that explains why I now see Cowboy Lump and Brickets on clearance at Kroger stores by me. 40% off MSRP.
Cowboy is always good for me he must live far away from Mexico.
Am I missing something here? It seem's like you're dissatisfied with cowboy but the video show's it burns just as good as b&b which came in "1st". I would be more than happy to buy the already cheaper brand and almost half the price. That's a win /win for me.
@@DeeOne88 you only get to use half the bag for grilling. Too big of pieces
I got a few huge bags of western charcoal at walmart a couple years back. It was great for the price. Love me some wal mart Clarence.
Actually, I just tried Western. Dirt cheap, burns long and smells great!
Clarence is such a nice guy.
Clarence was in the east Street band
I appreciate your video and review ..... a testament of your interest of bbq !!
Thanks, the next video comes out tonight!!! Subscribe for more charcoal vids, and hit da bell to get notified!!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to buy a bag of B&B today.
I'm in N Center of Arkansas and one that I've found to be best around here is OZARK CHARCOAL from Missouri. And and I get to cheat a bit on my char griller. I put the whole 20 bag inside my box the pile on about 10 to 15 pounds of PECAN TREE LIMBS... And Yes my neighbors come around wanting to know what's on the grill. I can cook about 30 Whole Fryers at 1time or 4 whole Boston Butts or I can put about 25 to 30 lbs of beef on at one smoking.😁
Insane!!! Send a photo!!!
Good video, had seen the Rockwood at Ace and almost bought over B&B at $5 more a bag. Glad I picked B&B.
Thanks for selling out usa. Traitor.
@@zebunker is B&B not made in the USA? I don't look.
This is some good info. For the most part I've just used whatever what cheap at whichever store I'm at at the time.
Super fun loved it!
i use royal oak only because i can find it easily in every store around me home depot, Lowe's, Walmart, and grocery stores all carry it near me
It's good charcoal. I use it all the time.
Mesquite coals from the heart of the wood and from root crown in my opinion is grade A. The taste of it smoking meat is supper.
Hey man just found your channel love it ! Great content and info. Also wondering where you got that apron?
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These charcoal brands are local to American markets. Charcoal from Nigeria seems to be the best and gives the food the perfect taste you can ever crave for. Have you tried AFM charcoal! It's worth the trying.
Subbed. What a brilliant, thorough and to the point video. Love it.
Thanks Ryan!! Woot!!! 25k this week!!! LFG!
@@BBQiT Well deserved brother!!
lol, and here I've basically been using B&B because it's usually the cheapest.
I've found actual limestone gravel in several bags of Royal Oak. I switched to Saffire. Burns longer. No rocks either.
Same here, I've been a dedicated RO fan for 6 yrs now, but the last 4 bags I've purchased, I've found med to lrg size rocks in them while the price keeps in inching up 18- 28 cents each season. Now I'll have to start looking at other brands.
It's not rocks it's concrete from the kilns i worked for royal oak it's in my home town most of it is pine the reason you get the strips is because all the wood they use are slabs
I have found the same thing
I found a boot with a foot in it at the bottom of my bag of royal oak lump. They have terrible working conditions there.
Amazing job! Thanks for the help
Sure thing Rusty!!! If you could, Subscribe!! Hit like!!! Ring a bell!! It helps me get into the KZhead world rotation, and it grows this channel!!
Good test! Always nice to know what's in the bag!
And thanks for the Sub!!
@10:00, “Making BBQ great again” Nicely played. Good video, like how you roll.
Thanks man! And thanks for SUBSCRIBING!
This was a great review, and I appreciate the time and investment. B&B from Mexico, a surprising winner. I will look for this brand. Thank you.
And thanks a ton for watching ! TRY HERE! www.acehardware.com/search?query=B%26B+charcoal
B&B has several different types of lump charcoal love them all i do enjoy cowboy brand as well and royal oak
I must have gotten a bogus bag of b&b. Three chunks of clay so far and way too many pebble sized pieces that fall right through a charcoal chimney. It does seem to burn pretty well.
Kudos! This is by far the best comparison out there.
Thanks a ton!! More to come!!
Great video!👍.... puts me at ease with the royal oak, but would definitely like to try some B&B
Great test! Would like to see you test some Jealous Devil, I have my doubts about it!
I have been using Jealous Devil for a couple years now. I would be interested to see how it compares to the others in this test.
Donny Abell I use B&B products for competition and home use. My favorite is the char-logs for my barrel smoker and regular charcoal for the my grills. I run the pellets for my RecTec and love the quality so I was happy that the charcoal was the overall winner. I’ve used the Jealous Devil once and while it was a great product, I didn’t see it being superior over its cost. The price was a little steep for me.
My wife bought some of that cheap "Cowboy"-type lump down at the Grocery Outlet and almost one-third of the bag was DUST!!! I said NEVER again. The other thing I noticed was that it popped and sparked like crazy sending embers all over our DRY, drought-ridden So. Cal landscape! Of course, this is my 1st experience using lump so I don't know what I don't know.
Were you having a Baby Reveal BBQ?
I'll never buy cowboy again. There were no large lumps. I could hear the "lumps" falling straight through My charcoal chimney and straight into the ash catcher of my Weber grill. And the end of the bag was just total dust. In fact I think I put out my fire when I dumped the end of the bag on to the orderly burning coals. I will not buy another bag of cowboy lump charcoal.
Have to agree. Cowboy is way too inconsistent. You never know what you are going to get when it comes to chunk size. Half the bag is usually gravel and it pops and sputters. It does cook really hot and it last long but while it is in the chimney I worry that I'm going to get sparks that will start a fire. Once it is in my Chimney it's just fine. BTW, to light your chimney quicker place a empty paper towel tube in the middle and build your charcoal around it. It lights very quickly and hot.
Helloooooo. 😁 Where was this video recorded? Beautiful!! Thanks much for all the info, brother. I still like Texas red oak, but these can be good time savers... Keep enjoying 👍👍😎
North East!
What do you guys do with the left over gravel? I’m thinking about learning to do my own briquettes. Is it worth it?