Chimney burger using Quebracho lump


 

Bob Correll

R.I.P. 3/31/2022
Member Russ Olin has been telling us how much he likes Jealous Devil (made from Quebracho wood) lump charcoal, so I wanted to test similar to see how I like it.
Home Depot sells it branded Fornetto, ship to store took 6 days, cost with tax was $26.17 for 20 lbs.

My concern was the smell while burning, I've read that some folks really it, and some really don't.
To me it does have a bit of an odd smell, not bad, but not the woodsy smell I'm use to.
My test subject was a frozen, unseasoned, Aldi black Angus burger cooked over my mini chimney.
Following pics are of the bag, contents (settled) in the bag, and dumped into a container.

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Lighting:

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20 minutes later, after the cook:

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Frozen puck on:

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Flipped:

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Paper plated:

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Thoughts on the burger. I've eaten worse, in fact I've made worse.
A little dry around the edges, but the rest was fairly juicy.
No funny or odd taste from the charcoal, but no real smoke wood flavor either.

Thoughts on the charcoal.
I like that it burns nice and hot, and that dab was enough to cook my burger.
Due to the price, and lack of smell I'm wanting, I'll probably mix it with my good old Missouri made hardwood lump.

Thanks for viewing my ramblings.
Edit, ChuckO has a Jealous Devil cook posted that I did not link.



 
Glad that you gave it a try. As far as the smell I've burned for 2 years now. For me its the smell of BBQ.
The flavor is unique to each his own. The more you use it the more that you will like it.
 
Nice consistent pieces of lump... Burger came out looking good...The picture of the frozen burger looks like the ones bubba burger sell's.
 
Thanks for the review Bob, burger looks good and Fritos too, it's been a long time since I've had those.
After yesterday when I decided to use up my last bag of Royal PITA Oak. I'm looking at trying some other brands of charcoal. I put 3/4 of a large chimney of RO into the JJ to cook 5 bone in chicken thighs and that wasn't enough to get them cooked. :mad:
I've only used a partial bag of lump that I got with a used grill I bought so that's what I'm looking to try again.
Between you, Russ and Chuck I'm getting some good information.
 

 

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