My 'go to' charcoal..

Frosty · Posted: Jul 27 2011 Post subject: My 'go to' charcoal..

After suffering thru some CRAPPY charcoal last winter, ( Stunk like a goat's butt...{{don't ask Embarassed

}} .. the food did too. I checked the bag..."made in Argentina" Shocked

)

I found a supplier of this, made 60 miles away ( Brookville,PA) nice stuff!! runs $6.95/10 lb.bag. I see they have 44lb. bags ..cheaper per lb.

now I'm

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MacEggs · Posted: Jul 27 2011 Post subject:

That looks like good stuff, and you're happy with it. Smile

Man, I gotta make me a trip across the border.

Not a lot of selection for lump up here,
unless you want to pay a premium price.
One store must mark it up more than I'd care to imagine. Crying or Very sad

Thanks for sharing Frosty.

I might consider making my own with a buddy after reading this thread.

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37313&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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Frosty · Posted: Jul 27 2011 Post subject:

We spend a week on Chemong Lake ( Peterborough) in June..maybe I can smuggle a couple bags in to ya...LOL!!
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1MoreFord · Posted: Jul 28 2011 Post subject:

My go to charcoal is Ozark Oak.
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icecoldkicks · Posted: Aug 05 2011 Post subject:

pardon me, but what kind of lump coal/wood is it??
does it say on the bag??
the ribs look great! Cool

i just googled the name of the company, it looks like they deliver in bulk
http://humphrey-charcoal.com/
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Frosty · Posted: Aug 06 2011 Post subject:

Just local "northern hardwoods". I can pick out a lot of oak in it, some, I can't tell the species. But being only 60 miles from me, I know what the timber stands are around here. I'm very sure they purchase log truck loads of low grade lumber/logs.

Very good smelling when it burns Wink

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istock74 · BBQ Pro Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 965 Location: Logan, IA

Anyone tried their natural briquettes?
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sixfofalcon · Posted: Aug 13 2011 Post subject:

Humphrey lump is great stuff--it too is my "go to" lump. It's a step up from Royal Oak (IMO) and several steps up from Cowboy and the generics at the supermarket.

My only complaints are that the hardware store I buy it from marks up the price quite a bit (it was over $1/lb. at one point), and sometimes I get a bag that has been kicked around a lot in transit and has a bunch of small fragments and dust at the bottom. I expect some dust and small chips, but some times it looks like the bag was dropped down a flight of stairs or something. Probably the hardware store's fault as they store the charcoal in the basement and carry it up and down the stairs by hand.

I would like to try the natural briquettes, but I haven't seen them around here yet.
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bam · Posted: Aug 13 2011 Post subject:

Sixfofalcon are you near warminster? The bbq guru guys sell Humphreys.
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sixfofalcon · Posted: Aug 16 2011 Post subject:

Warminster is a bit out of the way, but I've been hearing so many good things about the BBQ Guru, I think I'm gonna make a trip out there some time soon. Cool

Hopefully they'll have some of the briquettes so I can see how they perform in the WSM.
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Johnpv · Joined: 30 May 2011 Posts: 22 Location: NJ

My go to charcoal right now is Mali's. I've gone through about 3 - 4 20lb bags of it and have not been disappointed once by it.

Micker · Joined: 30 Aug 2011 Posts: 6

"Man, I gotta make me a trip across the border.

Not a lot of selection for lump up here,
unless you want to pay a premium price."

Frosty, it's too bad you aren't out west, we have some really good suppliers out here in Vancouver. You are in the heart of some great hardwoods, go to a farm and ask for a chunk of maple.

1buckie · Posted: Sep 28 2011 Post subject:

..."made in Argentina"

That might seem strange at 1st, but "Wicked Good" lump
(which really is that good, also that expensive !!) is, I think,
mostly "made in Argentina"
At least any of it I've had is.....
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zysmith · Posted: Oct 04 2011 Post subject: