Backyard Grill Charcoal

[Tony R]

I bought this bag of charcoal for $6.37 - 18lbs. At Walmart

It worked great... This will work fine for hot and fast. Just need to test for a low and slow cook.

 

[Tony R]

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Good luck Tony. Certainly worth six bucks to give it a try.

 

[Chad Bman]

I've seen it there, but haven't grabbed a bag yet. Wonder who makes it?

 

[timothy]

At least it's made in the USA, not China.
The pic on the bag looks just like an RO "Ridge" Briquet.
Link to a pic.
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?28038-New-RO-RIDGE

Tim

 

[Tony R]

I've seen it there, but haven't grabbed a bag yet. Wonder who makes it?

This is all I found...

 

[Tony R]

At least it's made in the USA, not China.
The pic on the bag looks just like an RO "Ridge" Briquet.
Link to a pic.
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?28038-New-RO-RIDGE

Tim

That's exactly how they look.

 

[Dave Russell]

Yeah, I'd heard that the Walmart briquettes were RO. So maybe these are just jumbo RO Ridge briqs.

 

[Elaine W]

How much ash in comparison to other brands, such as KBB?

Thank you.

 

[Clint]

35 cents per #, about the same price as the Memorial / Labor Day sales around here. for KBB

 

[Tony R]

How much ash in comparison to other brands, such as KBB?

Thank you.

A little less ash.

I used a chimney full for a cook yesterday. Today I scooped up the rest to grill again and filled 3/4 chimney. I'm happy that I'm getting my moneys worth.

 

[Bob Bass]

Backyard is made by RO. Have used it for the past 6-8 months with good success.
Has low ash content AND very little binders.
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?436...want-to-try-it&p=456266&viewfull=1#post456266

 

[Bob H.]

That 100% satisfied guarantee makes it a no brainer to give it a try.

 

[Dave Russell]

35 cents per #, about the same price as the Memorial / Labor Day sales around here. for KBB

Good point, and it can't be any worse than Kbb.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Going to wally world today, I'll grab a bag and give it a try can't beat the price. Thanks for the info Tony.

 

[Dave Russell]

Yesterday, I bought the last undamaged bag our wallyworld had left.

 

[Russell McNeely]

Thanks for sharing Tony. I think I'll pick up a bag myself and give it a try.

 

[Jak Stepan]

real glad you had luck. no luck here with trying other brands of coal... I always end up puffing and blowing and stressing over coals while everyone is dranking beer watching me try to get the fire going or keep it alight. i say go for it if it works, man that's a steal of a deal. appreciate the info on the brand... thanks Calif Tony.

 

[Lew]

Got some Outdoor Gourmet on sale at Academy last year; looks just like that. A little harder to light evenly than KBB, but works OK on steaks. Is that the case with Backyard Grill? Don't want to try something new when I'm slow cooking for others. May try it when I'm just cooking for the family.

 

[Bob Bass]

Lew, Backyard Grill is as easy to light as KBB. Differences are lower cost, less white smoke, less ash, and less binders.
The binders part means it does not hold together as well KBB. But... the tradeoff is certainly worth it.