RO Lump

[Jerry Pollard]

Doing my first cook using lump charcoal (RO)Will 10 lbs.finish the cook or will i need more fuel for 2, 6 lb.
butts??
Minion Method??

 

[Glenn W]

If packed in the ring tightly and not much lit for the mm I can get 12+ hours on mine with a empty foiled pan. If you using water it will burn up quite a bit more.

 

[timothy]

Depends on your target temp Jerry.
I do butts @ 275-300 and a full ring will last about 9 hrs with a minion start on my WSM.

Tim

 

[Glenn W]

Good point timothy, he was supposed to read my mind!

My stats are 235-260 temps. More temp = more fuel!

 

[Jerry Pollard]

Do you guys foil the butts at 170, that"s my plan. I have not foiled the last few i cooked
and they were not as tender as when i used to foil and use water in the pan.
i have the clay pot and it works well. However, my butts seem to taste better using water. I know there are all different opinions on this
I seem to hold my target temp better this way.
Clay pot is harder to control on my WSM.

 

[Glenn W]

I only foil if in a hurry. I haven't been able to tell a diff between the two. JMO though.

 

[Shaun R]

How about the RO briquettes? Does anyone have expierience with them on long cooks?

 

[timothy]

@ Shaun.
The Briquettes are most excellent IMO.
I don't do overnite or long cooks, but they should hold up compared to the K IMO

Tim

 

[timothy]

@ Jerry. Yea I usually foil at those temps.
I use an empty foiled pan, and at my temps it just works better for me!

Tim