This is the kind of review I'm talking about. You measured and weighed the briquettes, used a timer, a thermometer. This is a good scientific overview of these 2 kinds of briquettes . Thanks for your hard work on this video!
thank you for taking the time to do this, I never considered pro vs orig...but I use more lump now, but use orig to start my lump, and might use orig on the outline for longer burns in my WSM. Again, good vid, appreciate it. thanks! From Montreal, Cdn!
Thanks for taking the time to watch Michael, I'm with you I use lump 90% of my cooks but I keep Kingsford orginal as my base for my WSM. I will be adding the pro in the mix as I love the fast light time.
Yes indeed - this review is spot on. I bought 2 bags of the Professional from Costco and was not impressed. Used them on my WSM cooking a brisket and had to add coals twice because the briquettes burned out too quickly. Definitely good if you are in a hurry and want to cook up some burgers, hotdogs, steaks etc but stick to the original for smoking/longer cooks.
Jo, i agree 100% with you, Both have a place in the BBQ cooking space, I use Kingsford Original in my WSM and it last for hours, I will keep some Professional around as well for the fast cooks. Thanks for watching.
Thanks man, the biggest difference I noticed was, the professional lit faster but the orginal burned longer. I feel there is a place for both it going to go down to personal preference
Great Video. The original had limestone filler. The othe original smoke is heavy but my wife loves it but i prefer wood or Charcoal i am going to try the pro for sure. Cheers
Solid content as usual bruh! Doesn't seem like enough of a difference to me to switch to Pro. I've yet to try lump charcoal but it's on my radar. Always a treat to see the kiddos!
I use BnB alot as well but for smoking I use the Kingsford orginal as my base as it just last longer in my WSM. Thanks for taking the time to watch Much appreciated.
They’ve got the Kingsford Pro as a 2pack at Costco in SoCal usually at a real good price. Edit: take a glance on how Kinsgford charcoal is made. It’s kinda cool.
I picked up the Professional from Costco. I don’t like it. It gets way hotter, way quicker, and burns out way sooner. It would be good for just a few burgers and dogs, but otherwise I will stick to regular ol’ Kingsford. It’s more stable and predictable.
Careful with that phone James! Absolutely fascinating comparison, and so interesting how noticeably better the professional performs. Thanks so much for taking the time to go through this, James. If I'm able to find it up here in Canada, I might give the professional a try.
Great test, James. I feel the Pro definitely burns a little hotter but I also agree with you that the ash levels were similar and the Pro heats up quicker for sure. Cheers and happy smoking! 🔥
Hey Bob I agree they did seem pretty similar, the biggest difference I took was the time to heat and the time to cool. I feel that the Kingsford original was great for smoking, and the Professional was good for searing steaks and other quick cooks. Yeah I can look into some cheap stuff and do a comparison for sure. thanks or the suggestion
Lol thanks man yeah charcoal stain come with the fun. This was my first time using the Professional, had a friend of mine pick it up from Costco. I liked it I still think I will keep orginal for my WSM & Professional for my quicker cooks. The light time of 10min was awesome
very good comparison James! I get similiar results with burn time. the professional feels like it burns faster. in long smokes you can tell because you have to refill sooner with professional. I stopped using regular kingsford a while back because I wasn't getting good results...I think they might have changed up how they made it. Now I just use the professional since it's available at costco and do notice it burns cleaner.
@@BackyardSmoke614 yah, plus the original goes on sale pretty frequently throughout the year at home depot. costco doesn't stock professional brand year long so I usually just go heavy with the lump during the offseason and the ocassional bag of b&b
Thanks man They are similar but I found for short cooks the professional is great lights fast and burns hot. I still roll with the orginal for long smokes. I may try the pro for a pork butt one day
Hi from NJ. This is an amazing video and explanation bro. I would definitely going to try that Kingsford Prof… but I also want to try the B&B as well. Thank you very much and keep it up. Jah bless 🙏🏽
Thanks man much appreciated. BnB lump Is my go too. But this Kingsford Pro is good as well I been using it for a few weeks now great for quick cooks. Going to do my first long smoke this weekend and see how it goes.
@@BackyardSmoke614 Hay man. Yesterday I went at Costco and I bought 36lbs of Kingsford Pro for $18. They have a promotion buy 1 get $5 off. B&B it’s hard to find here in New Jersey.
Thank you for the unbiased review. I agreed with your verdict 100% the pro got it there faster but the original seemed to last a little bit longer and light the towel on fire faster.
Good video. I will look for the Professional. Kingsford has gotten much flack from the internet whisper grilling crowd in recent years for using "fillers" and" binders" and so forth so I guess they have come up with a modern improved version.
Thanks I just got my hands on some B&B BRIQUETTES a few weeks ago and love them. Hopefully I'll be able to do a detailed comparison on them to Kingsford pro. Honestly I think B&B would win.
@@BackyardSmoke614 Nice, my only problem is that Ace will run out of B&B briquettes for months at a time, so I have to order plenty when ever they're in stock. If you live near an Academy, they got the best prices on B&B.
@@BackyardSmoke614 I had to buy the orginal instead they had a deal at the wal mart for $3 a bag... The Professional was on clearanace as well for $3 but it was sold out!!!! gad damn!!! ill get them next season on clearance!!!
Great content James!! Do you use B & B briquettes in your WSM? Would you recommend using B & B briquettes rather Kingsford's Blue for longer cooks (Brisket, pork shoulders) in the WSM?
Hey G I have never used B & B Briquettes, but I have used B & B Lump in my WSM, I do the minion method and in the middle i used B & B lump and Kingsford Blue on the outer ring.
I used professional one time. I actually switched over to lump in my WSM about 3 or 4 months ago. I just saw a video where a guy got a longer burn on his Green Egg with B&B Oak Lump as compared with Kingsford original. I think the B&B briquettes were a similar time. I might compare the B&B Char Logs. For some reason mine never seems to be at the point where the flames have died out and it's just ashing over in either Kingsford. I might have to start checking mine at shorter intervals. I was watching some video and a guy said his wife hates when he talks about the drop
So I have yet to try a full basket of B&B in my WSM, i have done a mix, I think i will give that a shot, Kingsford blue just works so well in my WSM. I will be doing a video soon of Kingsford Blue Vs B&B charcoal and Blue Hogs VS Jealous Devil. Also the drop is reaL i look for it a lot now when Im lighting up chimney
Thanks Man, I think overall they both have a place no one was that much better, but I feel that the original is perfect for long cooks, while the Professional is perfect for high sear and a bit faster cooks
This was such a great review. Charcoal can get expensive and you want to buy the best quality one. So overall besides the time of burning the professional is better. Loved that you did such a in depth review comparing them.
Mrs. Sonia I agree 100% I will probaly do some comparisons on other type fo Charcoal or Lump Charcoal in the future, this was fun and I learned a lot as well.
This is the kind of review I'm talking about. You measured and weighed the briquettes, used a timer, a thermometer.
This is a good scientific overview of these 2 kinds of briquettes . Thanks for your hard work on this video!
No problem man thanks for watching. I should have a new comparison vid coming soon
I have been using both for years & didn't really know the difference. Wow definitely learned some awesome facts. Thank you
No problem, I still use them both. I believe they each have a specific role on backyard Q. Thanks for watching.
The pro is 100% natural
thank you for taking the time to do this, I never considered pro vs orig...but I use more lump now, but use orig to start my lump, and might use orig on the outline for longer burns in my WSM. Again, good vid, appreciate it. thanks! From Montreal, Cdn!
Thanks for taking the time to watch Michael, I'm with you I use lump 90% of my cooks but I keep Kingsford orginal as my base for my WSM. I will be adding the pro in the mix as I love the fast light time.
thank you for this review brother saved me some time and effort! have a great day!
Hey no problem man, glad it gave you some value
Yes indeed - this review is spot on. I bought 2 bags of the Professional from Costco and was not impressed. Used them on my WSM cooking a brisket and had to add coals twice because the briquettes burned out too quickly. Definitely good if you are in a hurry and want to cook up some burgers, hotdogs, steaks etc but stick to the original for smoking/longer cooks.
Jo, i agree 100% with you, Both have a place in the BBQ cooking space, I use Kingsford Original in my WSM and it last for hours, I will keep some Professional around as well for the fast cooks. Thanks for watching.
I was asking myself if the Professional will burn out faster.
Great comparison!
Thank you
Cool video bro. I just picked up some of the professional from Costco not long ago on sale. I haven't really noticed a huge difference personally.
Thanks man, the biggest difference I noticed was, the professional lit faster but the orginal burned longer. I feel there is a place for both it going to go down to personal preference
Great Video. The original had limestone filler. The othe original smoke is heavy but my wife loves it but i prefer wood or Charcoal i am going to try the pro for sure. Cheers
Thanks for watching, I like the pro it's pretty good
very cool test! I've always heard the professional brickette burned hotter but didn't know for sure. Thank you for your contributions to BBQ science 🙏
Thanks man, much appreciated. I agree the professional burns hotter but not longer so for smoking I still will be keeping the orginal on deck.
Solid content as usual bruh! Doesn't seem like enough of a difference to me to switch to Pro. I've yet to try lump charcoal but it's on my radar. Always a treat to see the kiddos!
I agree it's bot enough to fully switch however the pro is great for fast cooks as it does get ready in 10min and is hotter. For lump my go to is BNB.
I just bought some professional from Costcos today, and this video was so helpful. Thank you very much for doing this video.
I was curious about kingsFord the other day. I havnt used it in years once I started using b&b comp logs. Thanks for the video!
I use BnB alot as well but for smoking I use the Kingsford orginal as my base as it just last longer in my WSM. Thanks for taking the time to watch Much appreciated.
Good charcoal review. That was well presented! - Elly
Thank you, I appreciate the support
They’ve got the Kingsford Pro as a 2pack at Costco in SoCal usually at a real good price. Edit: take a glance on how Kinsgford charcoal is made. It’s kinda cool.
Yeah I have a friend buy the pro for me and I get thr Kingsford blue 2 pack at Sam's club. I'll have to check out how it's made. Thanks for watching
Yes I just got the 2pk of 18lb bags at Costco for $18.99 after an instant-off. Definitely worth trying the professional at that price.
This is a great comparison. Thank you!!!!
You are so welcome! thanks for watching
Them professional briquettes get the job done every time though
I picked up the Professional from Costco. I don’t like it. It gets way hotter, way quicker, and burns out way sooner. It would be good for just a few burgers and dogs, but otherwise I will stick to regular ol’ Kingsford. It’s more stable and predictable.
I agree 100% I only use the professional for hot and fast
@@BackyardSmoke614 I picked up two 20 pound bags of regular at Home Depot. I can’t wait to return to normal. 🥴
this is such a great review :D
really helpful
Thanks for the support glad it helpS
Thanks for taking the time to do this very helpful
No problem man. I learned some cool things myself. Appreciate you taking the time to watch.
Careful with that phone James! Absolutely fascinating comparison, and so interesting how noticeably better the professional performs. Thanks so much for taking the time to go through this, James. If I'm able to find it up here in Canada, I might give the professional a try.
No problem thank you for watching and I agree the professional did out perform the Orginal
Just picked up 3 big bags on clearance from Walmart (Canada) for $3 each!
Great test, James. I feel the Pro definitely burns a little hotter but I also agree with you that the ash levels were similar and the Pro heats up quicker for sure. Cheers and happy smoking! 🔥
Thanks man I think I'll be using pro for quick cooks but keep the orginal for smoking. I definitely enjoy adding new options to the mix.
I got it dialed in with original for all my ribs, pull pork whole chicken beef finger and short.
Yeah original is still my go to for my Weber hands down.
Thanks for the video, James! These seem pretty similar. What about one of them versus the cheap stuff?
Hey Bob I agree they did seem pretty similar, the biggest difference I took was the time to heat and the time to cool. I feel that the Kingsford original was great for smoking, and the Professional was good for searing steaks and other quick cooks. Yeah I can look into some cheap stuff and do a comparison for sure. thanks or the suggestion
I like the professional. I get the double bag from Costo. Love the Hat especially the charcoal stain from adjusting it. I do the same everytime.
Lol thanks man yeah charcoal stain come with the fun. This was my first time using the Professional, had a friend of mine pick it up from Costco. I liked it I still think I will keep orginal for my WSM & Professional for my quicker cooks. The light time of 10min was awesome
Awesome review and awesome shirt!!!
Thanks man, much appreciated
Good testing sir! Thank you for doing this work!
Thanks man much appreciated
very good comparison James! I get similiar results with burn time. the professional feels like it burns faster. in long smokes you can tell because you have to refill sooner with professional. I stopped using regular kingsford a while back because I wasn't getting good results...I think they might have changed up how they made it. Now I just use the professional since it's available at costco and do notice it burns cleaner.
I agree 100% I however keep the original on deck as it's easier access for me and it burns longer in my WSM.
@@BackyardSmoke614 yah, plus the original goes on sale pretty frequently throughout the year at home depot. costco doesn't stock professional brand year long so I usually just go heavy with the lump during the offseason and the ocassional bag of b&b
Great compare and contrast. Thanks.
I like to use the Kingsford Blue in my Smokey Mountain. And the professional for indirect cooks.
Your welcome. You doing it the same as me. I love the orginal for low and slow have not found anything better.
Nice video, they seem to be very similar new sub 👊🏻
Thanks man
They are similar but I found for short cooks the professional is great lights fast and burns hot. I still roll with the orginal for long smokes. I may try the pro for a pork butt one day
@@BackyardSmoke614 that would be a good video too 👊🏻
Hi from NJ. This is an amazing video and explanation bro. I would definitely going to try that Kingsford Prof… but I also want to try the B&B as well. Thank you very much and keep it up. Jah bless 🙏🏽
Thanks man much appreciated. BnB lump Is my go too. But this Kingsford Pro is good as well I been using it for a few weeks now great for quick cooks.
Going to do my first long smoke this weekend and see how it goes.
@@BackyardSmoke614 Hay man. Yesterday I went at Costco and I bought 36lbs of Kingsford Pro for $18. They have a promotion buy 1 get $5 off. B&B it’s hard to find here in New Jersey.
Thank you for the unbiased review. I agreed with your verdict 100% the pro got it there faster but the original seemed to last a little bit longer and light the towel on fire faster.
Yeah I belive each has its place. But orginal is still my go to. Thanks for watching
Good video. I will look for the Professional. Kingsford has gotten much flack from the internet whisper grilling crowd in recent years for using "fillers" and" binders" and so forth so I guess they have come up with a modern improved version.
Wow its so great review thanks for sharing that its so cool
Thank you so much
Good review, Kingsford blue is still a good all around charcoal, but I haven't went back since switching to B&B briquettes.
Thanks I just got my hands on some B&B BRIQUETTES a few weeks ago and love them. Hopefully I'll be able to do a detailed comparison on them to Kingsford pro. Honestly I think B&B would win.
@@BackyardSmoke614 Nice, my only problem is that Ace will run out of B&B briquettes for months at a time, so I have to order plenty when ever they're in stock. If you live near an Academy, they got the best prices on B&B.
Take a leaf blower to the chimney be ready in 5 mins
Lol I have done that a couple times.
Great video trying professional tonite for 1st time
Thanks I still use it as well.
Great job on the comparison, I'm going to pick up some of the professional after seeing this
No problem man thanks for watching
Great experiment. I always wanted to know the difference
Thank you, hope it was helpful. If you have any questions just let me know
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Good idea
Great comparison. Thanks for the info.
No problem, thanks for watching I hope to have another one this summer for two different brands
Another excellent video my friend. Keep them coming buddy.
Thanks man much appreciated
@@BackyardSmoke614 Happy Labor Day to you and your family.
Thanks for this review... im going to grab a few bags of professional!!!!
Yeah I love it, it's great for fast cooks. Still not better than my BNB but it does great
@@BackyardSmoke614 I had to buy the orginal instead they had a deal at the wal mart for $3 a bag... The Professional was on clearanace as well for $3 but it was sold out!!!! gad damn!!! ill get them next season on clearance!!!
@@cromdaleblvd4677 yeah the professional is hard to get, i reach out to.people who shop at costco and have them grab me a bag
Great content James!! Do you use B & B briquettes in your WSM? Would you recommend using B & B briquettes rather Kingsford's Blue for longer cooks (Brisket, pork shoulders) in the WSM?
Hey G I have never used B & B Briquettes, but I have used B & B Lump in my WSM, I do the minion method and in the middle i used B & B lump and Kingsford Blue on the outer ring.
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I used professional one time. I actually switched over to lump in my WSM about 3 or 4 months ago. I just saw a video where a guy got a longer burn on his Green Egg with B&B Oak Lump as compared with Kingsford original. I think the B&B briquettes were a similar time. I might compare the B&B Char Logs. For some reason mine never seems to be at the point where the flames have died out and it's just ashing over in either Kingsford. I might have to start checking mine at shorter intervals. I was watching some video and a guy said his wife hates when he talks about the drop
So I have yet to try a full basket of B&B in my WSM, i have done a mix, I think i will give that a shot, Kingsford blue just works so well in my WSM. I will be doing a video soon of Kingsford Blue Vs B&B charcoal and Blue Hogs VS Jealous Devil. Also the drop is reaL i look for it a lot now when Im lighting up chimney
@@BackyardSmoke614 I'm still getting used to to it
Nice review! I’ve never done a comparison but have oftentimes wondered which charcoal is better.
Thanks Man, I think overall they both have a place no one was that much better, but I feel that the original is perfect for long cooks, while the Professional is perfect for high sear and a bit faster cooks
@@BackyardSmoke614 good to know!
Thanks James I feel like you saved me some money !
Lol I hope it was informative enough, overall I feel they both have a place, its just all in how you want to used them to get the best benefit.
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Great info! Thanks for sharing this
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
Love Kingsford Original Charcoal. Mandatory when cooking out gotta have Kingsford fluid also.
Naw never lighter fluid use a chimney with paper or wax cubes. Now i just use the grill gun its faster and more fun !!!
This was such a great review. Charcoal can get expensive and you want to buy the best quality one. So overall besides the time of burning the professional is better. Loved that you did such a in depth review comparing them.
Mrs. Sonia I agree 100% I will probaly do some comparisons on other type fo Charcoal or Lump Charcoal in the future, this was fun and I learned a lot as well.