Sticks vs Charcoal

BooChimpa · Postby **BooChimpa** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:39 am

I have always been a stick burner but since I've been on this forum I have noticed a lot of people use charcoal. Just wondering everybody's method. Appears it might be a cheaper heat source. How does it affect the tast of the meat? I'm assuming you would use wood along with it just a lot less.

TheQfather · Postby **TheQfather** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:15 pm

I use B&B lump oak coal. I get it at HEB. I like it becasue oak burns longer and keeps the heat more consistent. Adds a nice flavor too. I will throw chunks of oak or pecan on top of the coals for smoke.

Jason

Postby **tex_toby** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:42 pm

I start my fire with coals and keep it going with sticks.

BluDawg · Postby **BluDawg** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:16 pm

tex_toby wrote:I start my fire with coals and keep it going with sticks.

Roger that with two exceptions My UDS & My Weber Kettle then it is RO lump and chunks

n2dabluebbq · Postby **n2dabluebbq** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:55 pm

coal to stick here also. i have noticed that it seems that folks with larger offsets tend to follow the stick school, whilst uprights and smaller offset flow with coal.

oh and in my NB offset, i made a charcoal basket and use it with some chunks of wood.

BushInternational · Postby **BushInternational** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:42 pm

Charcoal and apple chunks for me 70 percent of the time. Add ons are hickory or pecan or cherry.

BooChimpa · Postby **BooChimpa** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:05 pm

I use a home made propane starter (sounds safe huh?) to get things going. The charcoal starter idea I may have to try.

I have always used hickory on everything. I did venture out of my comfort zone today and bought some apple, pecan and mesquite. I'm planning on doing some ribs tomorrow. Might be time to play with some differen't wood flavors.....

FireChief · Postby **FireChief** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:25 pm

I use charcoal (or lump sometimes) as the base with a couple sticks then sticks all the way to the end. Helps the sticks to burn and helps build a good base for the rest of the burn.

3 star redneck · Postby **3 star redneck** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:33 pm

What he said.....^^^^^^^^;)

Davidtxs · Postby **Davidtxs** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:50 pm

Lump from Sams and pecan

Boots · Postby **Boots** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:55 am

Thag burn stick, make fire. Thag cook meat. Thag eat meat. Thag sleep.

Thag HAPPY.

BooChimpa · Postby **BooChimpa** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:28 am

Thanks Thag

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niget2002 · Postby **niget2002** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:49 pm

I use the RO lump to start to help build up a good coal base faster, and then I feed it sticks for the rest of the cook.

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Brisketeater · Postby **Brisketeater** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:44 am

Start mine with 3/4 full chimney starter with lump coal. Then alternate between hickory and pecan wood slabs.

Postby **Rambo** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:11 pm

Boots wrote:Thag burn stick, make fire. Thag cook meat. Thag eat meat. Thag sleep.

Thag HAPPY.

same here cept Rambo happy

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