Khanh Hoang
TVWBB Fan
My first cook last month on my WSM 18.5" used Kingsford and it lasted me through the whole cook with steady temp at 225F about 10 hrs (about 1/3 unlit charcoal left in the basket) basket is 12" tall.. holds a little over 10 pounds of charcoal.
This time around , I thought I gave Red Oak "Embers" a try since it was cheap ($5.99 for a 17lb bag).. these burn hotter initially around 300F, this is with a Brinkman charcoal pan full of hot water.. finally got it down to 250F and would you believe I ran out of fuel around the 10 hr mark...
I think the Embers brand should be used for poultry but no for long cooks over 8-9 hours. Lesson learned as well as the pain of adding more coal to the fire!!!
This time around , I thought I gave Red Oak "Embers" a try since it was cheap ($5.99 for a 17lb bag).. these burn hotter initially around 300F, this is with a Brinkman charcoal pan full of hot water.. finally got it down to 250F and would you believe I ran out of fuel around the 10 hr mark...
I think the Embers brand should be used for poultry but no for long cooks over 8-9 hours. Lesson learned as well as the pain of adding more coal to the fire!!!