Karolina Komodo Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 Since running out of coco char, I have been using fogo or rockwood and have had to refill the basket 3/4 of the way through slow cooks. I use a cast iron with holes on the bottom in the basket for my smoke which obviously takes up room and decreased the amount of charcoal used. Any suggestions on either 1) how to get smoke without taking up this room or 2) any other brand of charcoal that will last longer until I can get more coco? Thanks! Eric 1
MacKenzie Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 The KK cold smoker will take up no room in the charcoal basket and give you lots of smoke. 2
tony b Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 That's one option, for sure, but involves spending $$. However, it sounds like your nestling the Dutch oven down in the charcoal basket, taking up precious real estate. You don't need to do that. Just set the cast iron pot on the top of your full charcoal basket. You should have enough clearance to be able to put your lower grate in to set up for an indirect cook. I use both of those charcoals and have no problem with a long (12+ hour) cook without having to reload. Once heat soaked, the KK is very efficient in maintaining temperatures without burning a lot of charcoal. 4
Tucker Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 concur with tonyb i have also stacked my smoke wood on the lip of the fire ring in place of using a cast iron pot. 1
ckreef Posted April 8, 2020 Report Posted April 8, 2020 My current favorite is Jealous Devil. It's a South American, long burning charcoal. Definitely way better than Rockwood. Big bag is free shipping from BBQGuys. 1
SSgt93 Posted April 8, 2020 Report Posted April 8, 2020 The 42 does not have this problem. Just saying...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
MacKenzie Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 I just ordered some Jealous Devil, had to find out about it. Thanks, CK.
ckreef Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, MacKenzie said: I just ordered some Jealous Devil, had to find out about it. Thanks, CK. You'll like it. Good, hard, South American lump. Mostly the pieces are dump straight from the bag. 1
tony b Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 Good to hear, as I've tried Jealous Devil in the past and liked, but didn't want to pay the high shipping costs. About the same price as the FOGO Quebracho, but with the free shipping - BONUS! 1
MacKenzie Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 The shipping for me from Amazon was $9.99 for 1 bag but it turned out to be that price for any no. of bags. I ordered 3 bags and the shipping was $9.99. I'm OK with that.:) 3
ckreef Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, MacKenzie said: The shipping for me from Amazon was $9.99 for 1 bag but it turned out to be that price for any no. of bags. I ordered 3 bags and the shipping was $9.99. I'm OK with that.:) The big question is Amazon going to actually ship it. In the states some Amazon warehouses won't ship non essential items until further notice.
MacKenzie Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) We will see so far so good. I should know shortly. It is supposed to be here next Thurs. and it is not Amazon that is doing the shipping. Edited April 9, 2020 by MacKenzie
ckreef Posted April 10, 2020 Report Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, MacKenzie said: We will see so far so good. I should know shortly. It is supposed to be here next Thurs. and it is not Amazon that is doing the shipping. If it's not Amazon you're probably good to go. The problem is not with the various shipping avenues, the problem is with Amazon warehouses. Employees on strike for more virus pay, ppe etc... 2
MacKenzie Posted April 10, 2020 Report Posted April 10, 2020 I just received word that my charcoal has shipped and will be here Thurs. Yippy. 2
ckreef Posted April 11, 2020 Report Posted April 11, 2020 4 hours ago, MacKenzie said: I just received word that my charcoal has shipped and will be here Thurs. Yippy. Awesome. Please let me know what you think of it after you've used it a few times (be brutally honest). 1
tony b Posted April 11, 2020 Report Posted April 11, 2020 15 hours ago, ckreef said: Please let me know what you think of it after you've used it a few times (be brutally honest). As if - pfft! This is MacKenzie we're talking about - of course she'll going to tell you her honest opinion - Canadian politely, of course! 2
MacKenzie Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 It's Sunday and my Jealous Devil arrived about 2 hours into my rib cook. The good news is that I'll still have lots of chances to try it out. 2 of the 3 bags were torn but there was only 1 piece of loose lump. So all in all that was pretty good. I'm guessing that this lump is made with pretty hard wood and there were not a lot of little pieces even though it was obvious the box was beaten around in transport. I just finished opening the bag and dumped it into the container, not a lot of small pieces, thank goodness. 3
tony b Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 Nice! My bag arrived this week. Using up the last of the Fogo Quebracho in my bin before I open the JD bag. 2
GoFrogs91 Posted April 19, 2020 Report Posted April 19, 2020 I just ran across Jealous Devil a month ago after using Fogo for years. Mainly large chunks and I love the ziplock enclosure at the top and the handle on the side of the bag for carrying/pouring the charcoal.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
