PSA: B&B charcoal SUCKS.

[The Southern Gentlemen]

Man, share your secrets Obi Wan. I use a charcoal chimney and this stuff is like trying to light water balloons.

This is my starter, works like a champ!!

 

[rbstern]

Any of you make your own charcoal?

I'm thinking about trying it.

 

[BHPSteel]

The trouble with charcoal making is that it's messy. And the bulk of the resulting charcoal will be smallish pieces that aren't great for the grill. That's not a reason to not do it of course, but you might find the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

 

[GFB]

Any of you make your own charcoal?

I'm thinking about trying it.

Never but that would be pretty neat.

 

[Cadcom]

Any of you make your own charcoal?

I'm thinking about trying it.

I'll buy a bag of yours before I ever use these B&B concrete powder briquets again. I may use the rest of this bag as pavers for a walkway down to the creek or something.

 

[Torn]

Any of you make your own charcoal?

I'm thinking about trying it.

Once you get a batch just add a little sulphur and potassium nitrate (salt peter).

 

[rbstern]

The trouble with charcoal making is that it's messy. And the bulk of the resulting charcoal will be smallish pieces that aren't great for the grill. That's not a reason to not do it of course, but you might find the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

Watched a couple of videos. Doesn't look messy. Just a covered metal bucket with a hole for outgassing.

I'm often processing firewood and burning brush piles. Figure I would take some oak scraps, put 'em in a bucket with a cover, and stick it in a burn pile. Just a byproduct of something I'm already doing.

 

[Nuke And Juke]

Crumbling up like a Bojangles biscuit


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Wait…I love bojangle biscuits


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[Ken Ford]

This junk is the Joe Biden of charcoal. I heard a few folks talk it up so I tried it, but it’s just pure trash. Sucks so bad it’s about to make me go full tranny and get a gas grill like all the other ladies around here have.

I went propane, a couple of years ago. Seems like I have less time to do all the ritual involved. Thirty minutes prep to cook a steak in five.

 

[Cadcom]

I went propane, a couple of years ago. Seems like I have less time to do all the ritual involved. Thirty minutes prep to cook a steak in five.

That takes all the fun out of it for me. I like the chair time I have around the grill. It's about the only downtime I have it seems.