BenGatchell
TVWBB Member
So I have been on the hunt for Weber charcoal and can't seem to find any. My buddy works for TrueValue and said Weber is not going to make charcoal anymore. Can anyone verify this?
Weber Charcoal
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Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
We had a thread on here Weber discontinued their charcoal in the US.
BenGatchell
TVWBB Member
Dang, that sucks. Thanks
Kyle in Woodstock
TVWBB Guru
Yeah it does. So strange a company would stop making a popular product. I guess they weren't making a good profit margin on it.
I understand them making a limited run on a kettle in a certain color, like the Glen Blue, but getting rid of the charcoal is head-scratching.
BenGatchell
TVWBB Member
What is your go to now? I ordered some Chef Select's premium and Jealous Devil Maxxx XL All Natural Hardwood Charcoal Pillow to see what I think.
Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
Personally I really like the Kingsford Pro for smoking lasts a good bit runs nice and hot and its a good deal at Costco in the double bag but they don't carry charcoal this time of year. I have a ton of Weber charcoal from years ago and yes it is my favorite for smoking but I don't think you would be disappointed with the Pro. To be honest in my performer doing wings and such I just use KB have a few bags left when those are gonna will hit the Weber again.
Kyle in Woodstock
TVWBB Guru
I also like Kingsford Pro. It's my go to charcoal because I think it's pretty dang good for the price.
I did recently get a big bag of the Jealous Devil XL briqs and I really liked them, but not sure it's totally worth the premium price.
Wondering what the Weber restaurant in Chicago uses now?
Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
Probably the same thing they were using before without their name on it who knows. Weber did not make their charcoal it was sourced and nobody to my knowledge ever really nailed down who made it for them. Here is a link to a discussion posted about this subject before.
Who makes Weber Briquettes? | The Virtual Weber Bulletin Board (tvwbb.com)
Russ in CFL
TVWBB Fan
My local Lowes just started stocking the B&B lump and briquets so you might check there.
Michael Richards
TVWBB Emerald Member
When I saw you added to this thread I knew you were going to be showing off you stash!!!! Everytime I look at my 3 and a half bags left, I think this is nothing compared to what Jim has
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Jim Lampe
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
When I saw you added to this thread I knew you were going to be showing off you stash!!!! Everything I look at my 3 and a half bags left, I think this is nothing compared to what Jim has
if you got 12 kids to feed, you don't buy one box of Wheaties, do ya??
Get It Grillin', Michael!!
every day, every week, every month all year long!
Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
I think I have 16 bags left Jim looks like he has me beat. 
Michael Richards
TVWBB Emerald Member
Yeah, I was buying it 5 bags at a time (free shipping to my front door), and thought I would be good just doing that ever month or so, but now I am using it for specific cooks. In total between Weber, RO Chefs Select, and RO lump I have over 200 lbs of charcoal which does me perfect for my 3 to 5 times a week grilling. Please know my last post was in complete fun.
Jim Lampe
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
sure do, that's why we're here!
Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
Michael that is a lot of charcoal grilling for me anyway. I probably use about 4 bags or so a year maybe less so the Weber has a long way to go. I got a Silver C so that probably gets used 3 times a week.
Michael Richards
TVWBB Emerald Member
I really like RO Chef Select, it is not as good as Weber, but the closest I have found. RO Chef's Select is my daily charcoal now as I use my little bit of Weber for specific/special cooks. I tried B&B and was really disappointed, broke up into pieces as soon as I poured it from the chimney and just didn't find it to be a good product at all. Now I got two bags at the same time, maybe it was a bad batch, but I wouldn't go back to it or KBB, especially since I am really lucky to have a local BBQ shop that sells RO Chef's Select at a great price ($25 for a 50 lb bag) year round.
I'm lucky, my local Ace started carrying B+B in both the standard oak (brown bag) as well as hickory (green bag.)
I'll go through 20 lbs. a month easily, I grill at least once a week on the average, and smoke once or twice a month (about 1.5 lbs/hr there.)