WillG wrote:After all the hate, I decided to try fogo for myself. It is actually by far the best charcoal I have used in a couple years. It is the black bag premium, medium grind. Says it is "Inga wood" from El Salvador. 2 bags from 2 separate sources, true value and wild fork. reasonably priced. Good size with a decent amount of variation (which I like), minimal waste. minimal sparking, though not zero. Burns hot but not crazy fast. Don't know if I got lucky but I will buy more.
-Will
Interesting about the Fogo. I never had a good experience with it but I'd happily try it again. For the past couple of years, I've been using the B&B (now owned by Royal Oak) Oak Lump charcoal. I love it. Best I've ever used. Lights easily, burns clean & hot, and leaves very little ash. If there's a downside, it's that sometimes, ~6 hours after I've cooked -- the grill's still too hot to cover. I can live with that.
That said, decided on a whim to swing back to a ~20-pound red bag of Royal Oak and found it lacking in many ways -- very small pieces, an overly smoky, smoldery fire and a fire that never reached the temperature I've to which I've grown accustomed with the B&B Oak Lump. RO red bag used to be my go-to but this most recent experience didn't rekindle any love.
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Same planet, different world