What fuel source do you use for your smoker

[OSD]

I can use briquettes or lump in mine. I prefer to use lump because it burns clean and I have less ash to clean up.

[DATsBBQ]

Lump, it's a wonderful thing. More BTUs, less ash, its the JP4 of smoking fuels . Though I have been known to take a couple of scoops of Oak coals from the wood stove to get things going

[SteerCrazy]

I'm a lump/charcoal guy, prefer Royal Oak for both. I think the brand of Lump is important. There's a lot of junk out there. I've experimented with different brands of lump and didn't like any of it. Couldn't find R.O. lump anywhere until this past winter, now that I've used it, I won't use anything else!

[nascarchuck]

Well, so far I am the lone charcoal brickets guy. I normally just buy the Kingsford at Sams...

[OSD]

We'll have you converted in no time at all. A couple cooks with lump and you'll never want to go back to the dark side.

[mel]

anything but kingssh***

[DJ]

Stick Only.......dj

[Big Mike]

Royal Oak Lump

[TX Sandman]

Briquettes for me. Mostly cause I've got a kettle and haven't played much with lump before.

[nascarchuck]

We'll have you converted in no time at all. A couple cooks with lump and you'll never want to go back to the dark side.

I have used a bag of lump before, but havent found it around here since. Maybe its a seasonal item...

[Spice]

At Comps I use Royal Oak brickettes so that I can get 4 hours of sleep.

[SteerCrazy]

At Comps I use Royal Oak brickettes so that I can get 4 hours of sleep.

Spice, do you find that the briquettes stick around longer than the lump in your smoker???

I use R.O. briquettes as well but have been using more R.O. lump. I prefer the stuff WAY better than Kingsford

[antaean7]

please forgive me for my ignorance, but when you are saying clump, is that normal coal? Like the coal that people normally use on a small pit? I am new to using a real smoker. I just bought my first smoker, and am looking into techniques.

[OSD]

Lump is natural wood charcoal as opposed to formed briquettes. A good place to read about the different types of charcoal is at the link below.

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramic.htm

[DATsBBQ]

please forgive me for my ignorance, but when you are saying clump, is that normal coal? Like the coal that people normally use on a small pit? I am new to using a real smoker. I just bought my first smoker, and am looking into techniques.

Lump isn't coal. It's chunks of hardwoods, heated without oxygen so that most of organics gas off. You're left with about 98% carbon. No fillers/glues or binders. Good stuff, yes indeed.

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