Royal Oak Super-Size Ridge Charcoal Briquets - 10lb Bag


 
The ad says “high heat” suggesting it burns hot and probably fast. Perfect for the grill as you suggest, questionable in the WSM. The ad says thru 07/01/24, definitely a good price, but not a lot of time at that price
 
I would think it would work perfectly fine in any smoker......and you could maintain the same temps as you would normally expect.
I don't use briq's too much but it is my regular choice and I have about 60 pounds laying around to use.
I have only smoked with lump 1 time and it seemed fine as well.
That price looks pretty darn good to me.
 
I have used it to smoke. Not bad... I had heard the Weber charcoal was made by RO & was hopeful it was same or close to same stuff. It isn't. It did burn much quicker than Weber. Used 20 lbs to go 8 or 10 hrs. I would close vents to extinguish the Weber @ 11 or 12 hrs.
For .33/lb I'd definitely get some more. Just bought 80 lbs of Costco charcoal for .45/lb.
 
I read some of the reviews posted on Lowe’s.

Several said ash was rather firm and didn’t crumble well thru the Weber clean out system making cleanup a PIA. Others said burned rather quickly.

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I bought 6 bags yesterday. Would of bought more but it looked like they parked a car on top of the pallet.
All the remaining bags were flat with rips and cuts.
I used RO exclusively when I first bought my WSM. Haven't used it in years so we'll see what kind of formula these are.
I think I'll use these in the vortex or baskets.
 
Well I purchased 3 bags yesterday from 2 pallets that had quite a few bags torn & taped.
IMG_6358.jpg KBB on the left for a quick comparison.

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A lot of smoke at the 10 minute mark.
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It settled in at the 15 minute mark.

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Fire in the hole! The real test will be how the leftover coal reacts once the fire as died.....
 
Well I purchased 3 bags yesterday from 2 pallets that had quite a few bags torn & taped.
View attachment 94604 KBB on the left for a quick comparison.

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A lot of smoke at the 10 minute mark.
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It settled in at the 15 minute mark.

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Fire in the hole! The real test will be how the leftover coal reacts once the fire as died.....
So what is the verdict on the Royal Oak Super Size?

Details please on the kettle fried chicken.
 
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So what is the verdict on the Royal Oak Super Size?

Details please on the kettle fried chicken.
I think for the money it performed very well on a high heat cook, I don't know about low & slow as I have plenty of proven coal on hand for that.
IMG_6359.jpgI started with a partially filled vortex of previously used coal. I added a small chimney of the RO briquettes.

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Here is what was left after the KFC wing cook.

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They seem to stay together & not crumble.

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I use the same recipe every time for KFC, Louisiana Chicken Mix, follow the directions on the package, these were done in 38 minutes.
 
I used it for St. Louis spares on Saturday, which was around 5 hours at around 250. I started with a full bowl in my 18 WSM. By the end of the cook it was mostly white ash and only a few briquettes were unlit. Most of the white ash was still in the ring (eg, did not fall naturally to the bottom of the grate). It burns much faster than Kingsford, which I only need around half a bowl for a 5 hour cook. I guess its ok for shorter cooks but I wouldn't use it for 5+ hour cooks.
 
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I cooked ribs with this charcoal earlier this week. It seemed to give off more white smoke in the beginning than the B&B charcoal I've been using, but once it got up to temperature (275) it wasn't bad. This was about a 5-hour cook at 275 degrees, and consumed about half of a full ring of charcoal. As Brian Lee said, most of the ash stayed in the ring - which could be a problem for a long cook. The unburned charcoal was solid enough to be retrieved and saved for reuse, once I knocked off the ash, and did a good job of creating a hot fire for grilling burgers the next day. I would buy this charcoal again at this price, but would not choose it over B&B at equal price. I would use it for grilling or anything around five hours, but not for a brisket or butt. I still prefer lump.
 
Here is what remained after I let the coals burn out overnight. All of these crumbled into white ash when touched, so this charcoal created a lot of ash. Again, I'd buy it if it was cheap, and use it for wings, burgers, and hot dogs.20240711_162610.jpg
 
Here is what remained after I let the coals burn out overnight. All of these crumbled into white ash when touched, so this charcoal created a lot of ash. Again, I'd buy it if it was cheap, and use it for wings, burgers, and hot dogs.View attachment 95963
I tried it again today, cooking drumsticks with the Vortex. It's worse than I remember. What I have left will be used for hot dogs and burgers, and I won't buy any more. Tomorrow I'm heading to Academy Sports to stock up on B&B lump. Life is too short to cook on bad charcoal.
 
I tried it again today, cooking drumsticks with the Vortex. It's worse than I remember. What I have left will be used for hot dogs and burgers, and I won't buy any more. Tomorrow I'm heading to Academy Sports to stock up on B&B lump. Life is too short to cook on bad charcoal.
I agree. I have to be careful when lighting because this stuff gives off so much smoke. Once it's lit, it's ok, but seems like a lot of ash left after burning. I, too, won't be buying any more when this batch runs out.
 

 

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