tony b Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Re: Forestlumps charcoal Always looking for something new, better, different, is all. Nothing wrong with Royal Oak; it's my "everyday" charcoal. I buy 6 bags at a time. For the price point, it's hard to beat, but it's not my favorite. So far, other than Dennis' coco, which I hoard for special cooks, I'm a big fan of Weekend Warrior. If you believe that all charcoal is the same, you should check out the Naked Whiz's website and his reviews of lots of different charcoals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokydave Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I never did order from Forestlumps. I may try some of this: http://www.firecraft.com/product/rockwood-lump-charcoal-20lbs/charcoal-wood The Whiz gave it a "highIy recommended" and one of the distributors is not too far from me (except they aren't open on weekends!!). I am waiting for some CoCo from Dennis, but in the meantime, I was pleased to see that my local HD is carrying the 18lb bags of RO for $12.97--a little less than Walmart. In the last 5 years, I have NEVER seen HD carry the Royal Oak. WM is so inconsistent with their supply of the 8lb bags, I usually pick up 4 at a time. You should see the looks I get in line when it's below freezing and I'm buying 4 bags of charcoal. So now I will stock up on some from HD so I can keep cooking all winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Funny, but when I saw the bag logo, it immediately brought to mind another brand that I've used in the past - http://humphrey-charcoal.com/. The Whiz gave it a "Recommended" rating. I liked it when I used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokydave Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I bought two bags of Rockwood lump today at $20 apiece. I used a Weber wax cube to light it, which is normal for me. There was some pretty loud pops. Tonight I'm doing some bacon-wrapped thighs and tomorrow before I go to the Netherlands (where real BBQ doesn't exist) I'll do some ribs to get my fill. We'll see how this lump is. As a side note, they guy where I bought it says they'll ship free anything over $99. If I like it, I may go that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Bringing this old thread back up. Has anyone recently bought the Forestlump charcoal? Got an email from them which triggered my inquiry. My previous experience with this charcoal was not a good one. I bought several boxes when it was on sale. While the charcoal burns well, smells good, and is easy to light, as noted in the Whiz's review, I just thought that there was too much wastage in each bag. My experience was very different from Whiz, in that at least 1/3 of the bag was unusable (dust/chips) and most of the pieces were small. Very few big pieces (1 or 2 in each bag) and the rest were medium. With this much unusable pieces, it wasn't a good value in my book. However, that said, the company said at the time that they were upgrading their packaging process, hence the sale on the back inventory. So, I was looking for recent feedback before ordering from them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Got a second email from them with a 25% discount code (expires tomorrow), but you have to buy at least 4 boxes. Reluctant to pull that trigger based upon my previous experience. Here's the code if anyone wants to go for it - 4S3CYO5W6EWE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
