Great video, thank you! Just wanted to mention something regarding the smoke from your chimney in the beginning of your burn and my experience. The little bit of smoke you had once you started the chimneys was due to the cubes. If you start a chimney of B&B with the tumbleweeds, zero smoke! I figured this out last night when I started with one tumbleweed and needed another and decided to put a cube instead to experiment, oh my god the smoke. With tumbleweeds, clean burn with zero smoke from start to finish. Truly amazing. Thanks again!
These are all I use for long cooks! I run an 18.5” WSM. I can do a full packer brisket without adding fuel using Harry Soo’s donut. But I get kinda OCD with the way I put it in the charcoal ring. I put an empty chimney on my charcoal grate, and actually stand the logs up inside the charcoal ring around the chimney. I go two layers thick around. Pull the empty chimney out, and stand up any Char Logs that fell over. Then, once my chimney of lit charcoal ashes over, I dump it right in the middle of the donut. Can get an easy 12-15 hours at 225...
That 18 inch was my first smoker. It is a great smoker and puts on bark like nobody’s business! Thanks for taking the time to leave me your comments. It means a great deal.
I've been having a hard time getting my fire lit and keeping my fire lit after I drop my chimney over the other logs in my charcoal basket, so I came to TH-cam for some direction and I think your video solved it for me! My chimney is probably half the size of yours and I don't have enough room to get a good amount of logs in there since they are so big to begin with. That in turn makes the few logs I have lit, poured over the charcoal basket not enough to get the fire going effectively! Anyway, great video! You got another sub!
Just the video I've been looking for. June, July, August are my no grilling/smoking months. Just too damn HOT. Temps are 110° plus. B&B Char Logs are just what I've been looking for, as a coal bed to drop my wood splits onto. No flavor from my charcoal is what I want so I can cook my proteins with whatever flavor I want. Thank You & Your Wife for your sacrifice (90° weather in Tennessee) loved the video. Cheers from Chuck in Arizona.
I haven't bought starter cubes in years. We use scented parafin wax melts to keep the house smelling nice. When the scent dies off, we soak them up with cotton balls and BAM! you have got yourself a starter ball.
I have 2 in the edit mode. We lost our French bull dog a month ago then the holidays. I am sorry that I have fallen off. Your comments mean the world to me!
Great video I don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers, well you have 1 with me now. I’m a go through and watch some of your other videos also. I hope you continue to make videos and new videos
I like these charcoal reviews. I use this on occasion when I find it. Personally when I go hot and/or use my grillgrates, I never get the charcoal fully lit. The way I figure, the grill and grates have to preheat as well Once I have flames out the top, I dump and arrange my grates. Close or crack the lid, come back and take the temp. The hottest I’ve gotten was with B&b hickory lump. My infrared registered my grillgrates at 963 for the highest. And the grill wasn’t even full.
Great video. I came back to this video after coming across the char-logs at my local Ace Hardware. I am going to pick up a few more bags this week. I hear what you are saying about the kings Ford and the smoke. I smoked out my neighbors yesterday.
i bought a bag yesterday. loaded to chimneys and that's all i needed for a whole chicken. Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation. No more Royal Oak. Got tired of pebbles after two hand fulls and end up throwing the bag away.
Just used these they were blazing hot for hours and still had plenty of life left in them. They were still dense too. $8.97 for 15 lbs at Walmart was a steal too
I have used the Briquettes and the Char-Logs. I stopped using the lump because I was always too many different size pieces in my bags, and I would get scrap or something almost like a paper or straw texture in my bags. I'm in Memphis too. Sometimes you just have to smoke in that heat
I can see this charcoal being a real asset in the WSM. Once dialed in, I'd think the temps and burn time could be repeatable and predictable. If anything, it would greatly narrow the gap with the WSM's wild temp swings most of us experience. This may also solve the excessively bitter white smoke water smokers are notoriously known to produce throughout a cook.
Great video, I’ve saw these at my Academy but had never tried, after watching this may give them a try. Thanks for the review and hopefully we’ll get to meet in Ft. Worth.
Just finished the burn-in on a new kamado style grill using these and they are perfect for this type of grill. Now they no longer have them at Academy. Can’t find them anywhere in NC.
saw your jealous devil review and wondered if you had a review for the char-logs b/c I just picked up a bag last week and here we are lol. very nice review! and now i am super excited to try them on my next cook. liked and subscribed!
Love this video I am a B&B fan usually use their lump charcoal. Was wondering if you did a head to head with the B&B char logs against the B&B competition oak briquettes?
I agree. I just shot another video today using B&B Char-Logs and they were ready at 28 minutes. It is the log like shapes that made the difference. Thanks for watching!
I was disappointed when you filled both chimneys with the char logs. I was hoping you would compare the char logs with B&B's charcoal briquets. Your videos have convinced me that B&B is the way to go, but I'm still confused over which to use for low and slow cooking, the char logs or the briquets.
I am sorry, I tried to just show what they are. For long cooks I use the char logs. Then I add the wood chips i chose for flavor. They empart almost no charcoal taste so that’s a plus, and they burn a long time
@@FLYINGSMOKE that's a good trick too. I also do the same when I don't have any newspaper. Seems like it took a long while to get those going with the lighter cubes.
I grabbed a bag of these, they're good for times when I want to increase the temperature of the briquets (not B&B obviously) since I'm done with lump charcoal.
@@g2skinny I'm tired of little pieces of lump charcoal all over the back yard I do a lot of walking back and forth with my chimney starter and I don't like worrying about the lump coal sparking an ember right in my eye.
Great video, your a trooper! Doing a charcoal comparison in that heat! Well I appreciate it. Never used B&B anything before mainly because it's not sold around here. I'm going to order a bag of the logs and a bag of briquettes to try out from Ace Hardware, they ship to my local store for free. Just bought a pair of those long Welders gloves from Amazon (thanks for the tip). The hair on my arms is starting to grow back. LOL.
Mike F I won’t get around charcoal with out them! And thank you for taking the time to comment. It means so much to us... so much so I’ll give you another tip: There is another type of glove I use too. They are Kevlar gloves... they are sold by BBQ dragon, but others have them too. Those gloves are rated at 900+ degrees.... BUT... they must stay dry. If they get wet, the heat goes right thru them. I guess I should do a glove video!
Do you think this charcoal would be better for using in a smoker than regular lump or briquettes if I was trying to get a less Smokey flavor in a long cook?
FLYING SMOKE thank you for the speedy response! I am most excited! If my local ace hardware doesn’t have it in stock I am going to have them order a bag for me!
Picked up a bag today. No instant gratification for B&B in my area but ACE Hardware carries them and will deliver to any ACE store for free. ACE has a 15% off anything in the store about once every 6 weeks so the price is better. Hanging a chicken and rack of ribs on Sunday in the WSM and will use them.
So, tubular briquettes? Got it, lump is still better, lump ingredients (for anything but Royal Oak ‘lump’) carbonized wood chunks, nothing else Briquettes/tubes? Compressed sawdust and binders, and other unknown garbage. Lump for me, thanks.
Now that is a great question! First time I’ve been asked. If you watch the red “dots” on the grates you will have the answer. I use a Thermoworks IR gun that uses 5 or 6 laser points to get an average temperature. To me this is the best way to do it.
Because I’m not cooking low and slow. This is hot and fast. I need even heat and while you can dump much sooner, you get cold spots and bad grill marks. But you can do what works for you.
I just got a bag of theses and I'm wanting to see how they do and you're video was helpful can't wait to try em thumbs up
Great video, thank you! Just wanted to mention something regarding the smoke from your chimney in the beginning of your burn and my experience. The little bit of smoke you had once you started the chimneys was due to the cubes. If you start a chimney of B&B with the tumbleweeds, zero smoke! I figured this out last night when I started with one tumbleweed and needed another and decided to put a cube instead to experiment, oh my god the smoke. With tumbleweeds, clean burn with zero smoke from start to finish. Truly amazing. Thanks again!
These are all I use for long cooks! I run an 18.5” WSM. I can do a full packer brisket without adding fuel using Harry Soo’s donut.
But I get kinda OCD with the way I put it in the charcoal ring. I put an empty chimney on my charcoal grate, and actually stand the logs up inside the charcoal ring around the chimney. I go two layers thick around. Pull the empty chimney out, and stand up any Char Logs that fell over. Then, once my chimney of lit charcoal ashes over, I dump it right in the middle of the donut. Can get an easy 12-15 hours at 225...
That 18 inch was my first smoker. It is a great smoker and puts on bark like nobody’s business!
Thanks for taking the time to leave me your comments. It means a great deal.
I've been having a hard time getting my fire lit and keeping my fire lit after I drop my chimney over the other logs in my charcoal basket, so I came to TH-cam for some direction and I think your video solved it for me! My chimney is probably half the size of yours and I don't have enough room to get a good amount of logs in there since they are so big to begin with. That in turn makes the few logs I have lit, poured over the charcoal basket not enough to get the fire going effectively! Anyway, great video! You got another sub!
Thank you so much! I am still amazed people watch me. Normally is just my wife rolling her eyes and shaking her head
Used it this passed week. Full charcoal basket 12x12x6 with hickory chunks dispersed under logs. Burned for 7 hours at 225.
Just the video I've been looking for. June, July, August are my no grilling/smoking months. Just too damn HOT.
Temps are 110° plus. B&B Char Logs are just what I've been looking for, as a coal bed to drop my wood splits onto.
No flavor from my charcoal is what I want so I can cook my proteins with whatever flavor I want. Thank You & Your Wife for your sacrifice (90° weather in Tennessee) loved the video.
Cheers from Chuck in Arizona.
Thank you!
Sorry my guy to hear that here in Maryland I grill and smoke year round
Rain, sleet, or snow ❄️
Or maybe I’m just a jackass who knows lol
I haven't bought starter cubes in years. We use scented parafin wax melts to keep the house smelling nice. When the scent dies off, we soak them up with cotton balls and BAM! you have got yourself a starter ball.
Keep up the videos, if you keep putting vids out on a regular basis I can see your channel blowing up. I'd support it for sure.
I have 2 in the edit mode. We lost our French bull dog a month ago then the holidays. I am sorry that I have fallen off. Your comments mean the world to me!
Great video I don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers, well you have 1 with me now. I’m a go through and watch some of your other videos also. I hope you continue to make videos and new videos
Quality over quantity. And I thank you!
Love your vids man. You are helping me so much. I'm a chef and you are saving me time
I’m just a backyard cook, that means a lot coming from someone who is formally trained. I appreciate your comments
I like these charcoal reviews. I use this on occasion when I find it.
Personally when I go hot and/or use my grillgrates, I never get the charcoal fully lit. The way I figure, the grill and grates have to preheat as well
Once I have flames out the top, I dump and arrange my grates. Close or crack the lid, come back and take the temp.
The hottest I’ve gotten was with B&b hickory lump. My infrared registered my grillgrates at 963 for the highest. And the grill wasn’t even full.
Great video. I came back to this video after coming across the char-logs at my local Ace Hardware. I am going to pick up a few more bags this week. I hear what you are saying about the kings Ford and the smoke. I smoked out my neighbors yesterday.
Glad I could help
i bought a bag yesterday. loaded to chimneys and that's all i needed for a whole chicken. Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation.
No more Royal Oak. Got tired of pebbles after two hand fulls and end up throwing the bag away.
Just used these they were blazing hot for hours and still had plenty of life left in them. They were still dense too. $8.97 for 15 lbs at Walmart was a steal too
Absolutely stellar video. Ordering these now.
Your videos are essential in my cooking! Thanks from just East! Fayette County!!
You have no idea how much that means. If I can give back some of what I learned that’s all that matters. I’m honored sir
Your videos are always great! Keep up the good work
Thank you, that means a lot!
When I'm doing on-site cooks for events, always use char logs. They just work plain and simple.
I have used the Briquettes and the Char-Logs. I stopped using the lump because I was always too many different size pieces in my bags, and I would get scrap or something almost like a paper or straw texture in my bags. I'm in Memphis too. Sometimes you just have to smoke in that heat
Always love your content man! I only subscribed recently but I've learned from you already! Keep up the good work
I can see this charcoal being a real asset in the WSM. Once dialed in, I'd think the temps and burn time could be repeatable and predictable. If anything, it would greatly narrow the gap with the WSM's wild temp swings most of us experience. This may also solve the excessively bitter white smoke water smokers are notoriously known to produce throughout a cook.
Too much smoke is not a good thing. There’s clean smoke and dirty smoke. Finding your dialed in go to takes time
Great video, I’ve saw these at my Academy but had never tried, after watching this may give them a try. Thanks for the review and hopefully we’ll get to meet in Ft. Worth.
Jody Davis we are getting in on Friday
That’s the day we’re going in, as well
Just finished the burn-in on a new kamado style grill using these and they are perfect for this type of grill. Now they no longer have them at Academy. Can’t find them anywhere in NC.
They are a growing company.
B&B Briquettes last a long time too. I did a party in a Pit Barrel Cooker and they lasted 11 hours
saw your jealous devil review and wondered if you had a review for the char-logs b/c I just picked up a bag last week and here we are lol.
very nice review! and now i am super excited to try them on my next cook. liked and subscribed!
I do have a char log review
@@FLYINGSMOKE yes I see that. I just watched itand that's why I am commenting. Great work my man
Thank you again
Love this video I am a B&B fan usually use their lump charcoal. Was wondering if you did a head to head with the B&B char logs against the B&B competition oak briquettes?
I can
@@FLYINGSMOKE Thank you
B&B Logs vs B&B briquettes which do you prefer for grilling /smoking in a weber kettle.
I’m a briquette guy. But both are awesome
@@FLYINGSMOKE Great videos keep up the good work.
Thanks for the review. Far as fire starters I have only tried 2 first one was b&b the second is royal oak tumbleweeds which I prefer.
Jonathan Hicks I have three styles to try. But I’ll keep shopping
“I believe” one chimney got ashed over faster, because of the way they were differently arranged.
I agree. I just shot another video today using B&B Char-Logs and they were ready at 28 minutes. It is the log like shapes that made the difference. Thanks for watching!
FLYING SMOKE You’re welcome.
I was disappointed when you filled both chimneys with the char logs. I was hoping you would compare the char logs with B&B's charcoal briquets. Your videos have convinced me that B&B is the way to go, but I'm still confused over which to use for low and slow cooking, the char logs or the briquets.
I am sorry, I tried to just show what they are. For long cooks I use the char logs. Then I add the wood chips i chose for flavor. They empart almost no charcoal taste so that’s a plus, and they burn a long time
I just love B and B products and I really love to barbecue with B and B charlogs
I appreciate your comments. Thank you for watching sir
Great video! I'll try these logs soon.
Thanks for watching
Awesome video man. If B&B Charcoal was a religion, you've converted me.
Thanks buddy!
Flying Smoke: Suscessful cook today. Constant temp even when it started to drizzle, WSM is under a canopy
95SLE AWESOME! I knew they would work, but I am so happy to get good info to good people!
I use newspaper or recycled brown paper bags to start my charcoal. Works pissah'!
I use old charcoal bags ( I have a ton) but not when I shoot videos using the same method to be as scientific as I can..
@@FLYINGSMOKE that's a good trick too. I also do the same when I don't have any newspaper. Seems like it took a long while to get those going with the lighter cubes.
Ayuh, sounds like you’re from Northern New England too
In terms of straight heat who is so far the best
I’d say B&B lump. Your call on style. Their new xl is very hot burning
How does this work in a smoker if that's what you want
Char logs?
You should try some of that Japanese charcoal called onyx or called onyx or Bolton it is the best charcoal in the world
I grabbed a bag of these, they're good for times when I want to increase the temperature of the briquets (not B&B obviously) since I'm done with lump charcoal.
Why are you done with lump charcoal? I have a big green egg and use it all the time is this stuff better they said not to use briquettes in it
@@g2skinny I'm tired of little pieces of lump charcoal all over the back yard I do a lot of walking back and forth with my chimney starter and I don't like worrying about the lump coal sparking an ember right in my eye.
@@bluracer766 got it dude a lot of it does spark I’ve had that happen to me
Great video, your a trooper! Doing a charcoal comparison in that heat! Well I appreciate it. Never used B&B anything before mainly because it's not sold around here. I'm going to order a bag of the logs and a bag of briquettes to try out from Ace Hardware, they ship to my local store for free. Just bought a pair of those long Welders gloves from Amazon (thanks for the tip). The hair on my arms is starting to grow back. LOL.
Mike F I won’t get around charcoal with out them! And thank you for taking the time to comment. It means so much to us... so much so I’ll give you another tip:
There is another type of glove I use too. They are Kevlar gloves... they are sold by BBQ dragon, but others have them too. Those gloves are rated at 900+ degrees.... BUT... they must stay dry. If they get wet, the heat goes right thru them. I guess I should do a glove video!
Do you think this charcoal would be better for using in a smoker than regular lump or briquettes if I was trying to get a less Smokey flavor in a long cook?
Julian Kirby I do. I have used them many times.superb in a smoker as you can add the smoke YOU want.
FLYING SMOKE thank you for the speedy response! I am most excited! If my local ace hardware doesn’t have it in stock I am going to have them order a bag for me!
Nothing beats Weber starter cubes
I just got some new ones to try. They are from jealous devil and look like cherry bombs. Watch for a video soon
Paraffin based because no off taste like the lighter fluid( zip) based ones??
Trax I’ve never picked up any bad notes
Do the char logs work for low and slow cooks like the briquettes do?
Yes sir. They burn clean and long. So if you want to add cherry, you don’t get cherry and oak. Just cherry
You should be sponsored because I’m sold
Picked up a bag today. No instant gratification for B&B in my area but ACE Hardware carries them and will deliver to any ACE store for free. ACE has a 15% off anything in the store about once every 6 weeks so the price is better. Hanging a chicken and rack of ribs on Sunday in the WSM and will use them.
95SLE awesome, let me know how they work for you!
Canola oil's smoke point is 400° Fahrenheit.
Some sites say that. Others show it just below 500.
The point is I know the some will fly at 600 degrees.
Is the B&B better than the Jealous Devil as far as burning and the ashes?
Thank you!
Is what better?
Great video!
Thanks!
I've tried these before, & really like them. They remind me of Japanese charcoal, or binchotan, & Indonesian charcoal, that's made from coconut husks
Jon V I have never tried that type. Thanks for your comments
So, tubular briquettes? Got it, lump is still better, lump ingredients (for anything but Royal Oak ‘lump’) carbonized wood chunks, nothing else
Briquettes/tubes? Compressed sawdust and binders, and other unknown garbage.
Lump for me, thanks.
Are your temps measured in the valley or on the ridge of your grill grates?
Now that is a great question! First time I’ve been asked.
If you watch the red “dots” on the grates you will have the answer.
I use a Thermoworks IR gun that uses 5 or 6 laser points to get an average temperature.
To me this is the best way to do it.
Would you ever do one as to if there is a difference in reg kingsford vs professional.
It’s in the list
Who does grill marks in 2022??
We do crusts nowadays, bro!
Do they sell those grates for dyna glo barrel grill?
Brad at Grill Grates can most likely customize what you need
@@FLYINGSMOKE
Perfect. I will definitely check. Thank you!
They can work miracles. They sent me a set that worked with a keg grill I have.
What's the biggest difference between these and the lump. Stuff?
Was this the Char Log video?
@@FLYINGSMOKE yes
I love the char logs on long cooks. Cleanest charcoal I’ve ever used. That way when I add wood it pure wood flavor.
Which B&B charcoal is the longest burning?
Lump or briquettes?
FYI you don't need 2 cubes. Save your money, just use one cube.
At home I do. But in comps it’s all about timing
Any new stuff coming?
Yes sir. Bought a new trailer and well, too many irons in the fire.
Question, how would these work in a PBC?
Pit Barrel Cooker?
Where the vents open all the way for that 8pm pic with the logs still glowing? Thanks for putting the video up.
Thomas Morris yes sir... top and bottom were open to “burn off” the logs.
Have you tried b&b xl premium lump charcoal championship blend?
I JUST picked up a bag. If the weather holds out I’ll shoot it next week sir!
FLYING SMOKE great! I enjoy watching your charcoal reviews. I got me a bag the other day and have not had a chance to use them yet.
Are those just regular s hooks for tool hangers on your pk?
Those are standard Weber tool hangers. I just bent them straight and used zip ties
@@FLYINGSMOKE ok sounds good thanks man!
there is no need to wait for ash over. you can drop once lit at 5-10 minutes. why waste that cooking power. for home cooking i mean. not comp.
Because I’m not cooking low and slow. This is hot and fast. I need even heat and while you can dump much sooner, you get cold spots and bad grill marks. But you can do what works for you.
I always wait, then adjust the temp.
I like royal oak an big green egg lump coal better .. these b&b takes along time to get going an makes a lot of ash
Thanks. I appreciate the comments
Have you tried Prime6???
Christopher Seward no sir. Not sure it’s available in my area.
What temp do u look at to grill for sca
600 plus
no red B&B here just GReen so far. and i do not like the B&B lump in the green bag..
Scottys Back Yard BBQ sorry to hear that. I have a bag of tan (oak) b&b to test
Looks to me momma's gonna get all your money.
That’s a fact
Hahaha not even close to jealous devil lump. Not your b&b briquettes or this crap.
Why don't you test those?? 😂