B&B Charcoal Briquettes

[Big Biscuit]

Anyone else use B&B charcoal briquettes? Just used some on a pork butt on my Weber Performer via the snake method, and they are fantastic. I did a 2 x 2 row of briquettes with some apple and hickory chunks. Let me explain that a little better. I ran a row of two briquettes around the grill and topped it with another row of two wide briquettes, then put chunks of hickory and apple wood every 6". At first I had the vents on the Performer wide open and the temps began to spike. Then I closed the bottom vents till they were barely open and left the ones on the lid wide open. Once settled in the temp stayed dialed in at 275° for the next 9 hours. By the time the pork was done the charcoal has been burning for a steady 10 hours and looked like it had another 5 left to it. To say the least I was impressed with the performance of the B&B briquettes. Low ash production and it burned up completely. The food tastes fantastic and everyone was happy. Do yourself a favor and grab a bag and give it  try. Next time it goes on sale I'm loading with at least 20 bags. Well that's if it's ever $9.99 again.

Edited July 23, 2020 by Big Biscuit

[Big Biscuit]

[Steve in Mass]

How did you light the charcoal?

[sbcbmx112]

 

3 hours ago, Steve in Mass said:

How did you light the charcoal?

When I used to use the snake technique on my weber I would light one end with a propane torch.

[Big Biscuit]

5 hours ago, Steve in Mass said:

How did you light the charcoal?

I lit eight briquettes in a chimney starter. Then I poured them over one end of the snake. Next time I'll light six instead of eight and see if that keep the temp from spiking.