Getting ready to gear up your smoker... But not sure what the best charcoal for smoking is? In this video, we kill two birds with one stone by discussing the best charcoal for smoking AND grilling. We even tested both lump and briquette options from three different brands... So you're getting the full spectrum on what's offered. For this review, we tested lump & briquette charcoal from Cowboy, Jealous Devil, and B&B. So let's get into the details, shall we?
When determining the best charcoal for smoking or grilling... There are a few categories to look into. For our purposes, we tested a few different areas to get a more well-rounded feel of what charcoal is truly best. We tested how long the coals took to get to the white ash stage, cook time, overall burn time, and quality of the ash for cleanup. For the white ash stage, we were determining how long it takes for those coals to get hot and ready to use. The quicker the heat up time, the quicker you're smoking. Cook time describes how long the coals stayed hot enough to cook with, and total burn time describes how long the coals stayed lit in total. As for ash quality... This gave us an indication of how cleanly the coals burned. Was the ash fine and fluffy? Or was it a bit gritty?
Now that you have a solid idea of how our test was run... It's time to watch the video, and learn about the best charcoal for smoking and grilling.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:10 Jealous Devil Lump Charcoal
0:33 Cowboy Lump Charcoal
0:55 B&B Lump Charcoal
1:27 Jealous Devil Briquette Charcoal
1:52 Cowboy Briquette Charcoal
2:16 B&B Briquette Charcoal
2:44 Overall Winner & Final Thoughts
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