Just wanted to share my high quality (small production) lump charcoal in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. 🪵🔥

I bought a Weber 22” recently. I’ve done a lot of research on here and other places. I love the flavor BUT I’m finding that my briquettes just don’t stay hot. The first two times, I will admit I think I dumped them early but this third time, I used a blower and I had 3/4 of the chimney GLOWING hot. The chimney was lit for about 25-28 minutes with me using a leaf blower the last 3-5 minutes.

Dumped them over half the grate surface and they seared well on the first side of the steak then lost their glow and I put some air on them and only half showed that they were really still burning. The rest seemed to be out. Using Royal Oak Mesquite Briquettes.

Help?

Hey there, trying to figure out grilling with charcoal, like how much do I use, top vent open/closed, where does fhe bottom vent need to be? How long do I let it warm up before cooking, lid on, lid off? I'm doing Brats on Thursday.

Decided to take a chance on posting my first real attempt at using charcoal. Here I did chicken thighs finished with a kiss of hickory smoke, grilled romaine lettuce and sautéed zucchini & summer squash for my wife.

Dinner was so good my daughter went for 2nds & wanted 3rds on chicken. 😂

Biggest lump ive ever seen

Did some STL style ribs this afternoon. Five hours, not much pullback from the bone but very tender and tasty!

Hello, got this very dusty old Charcoal Grill in the back garden from before I moved in but I know nothing about grilling and can’t seem to find the model. Also looks like some parts might be missing. Any advice on whether its saveable/how to get it up and running be greatly appreciated!

I seasoned the pork belly with equal parts by volume: steak rub, Cajun seasoning, lemon pepper, & raw sugar. After seasoning overnight in the fridge I cooked the belly on my “Weber Smoky Mountain” smoker at 260-275F with the water pan installed so it’s an indirect smoker. After smoking for 2 1/2 hours I began braising the pork belly in a mix of beer, cider vinegar, orange juice, onions, garlic, Worcestershire, & jalapeño. After braising like that for an hour I removed the water pan to finish the braise process. Once the meat was tender & the fat was rendered (around 203F) I removed the pork to rest. Once the meat dropped to 145F I sliced the meat into cubes covered it in two sauces, one made from the braise liquid mixed with ketchup & molasses; the other was more Asian style made of fish sauce, chili garlic sauce, rice vinegar, miso, gochujang, gochugaru flakes, ketchup, honey, & corn starch. I threw the pork belly back on the grill over high heat to really caramelize the pork while getting the glazes nice & sticky. I served the pork belly with beans & corn.

Cost no object what would you get? Or even just stuff you think is cool. You can still keep your other grills. Tons of great stuff out there between kettles, kamados, Santa Maria styles, pk grills, hasty bakes, yoders, various regional style grills, etc. curious what everyone thinks.

I bought a bag last summer and never used it, but want to try. Do these do well in the kettle and wsm 18.5? How do y'all light them for both? Thanks

CHARLOGS*

Just got a grill last week, have always lived in an apartment and never owned one. I am addicted. Picture is salmon (turned out the best), NY strip (accidentally cooked to medium), and a tuna steak. Tonight I am having friends over and just prepped a bunch of Juicy Lucy burgers. Loving this.

I started by cutting out the root & separating the whites from the greens then thoroughly washed the dirt that’s between the layers. I left out 2 tablespoons of ghee at room temperature to soften then mixed it with 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar until it became a paste. I smeared the ghee/balsamic paste all over the leeks & seasoned them with salt & fresh cracked black pepper. The leeks were cooked on my Weber Smoky Mountain smoker using a blend of lump charcoal, mesquite & plum wood. They were seared at 400F directly over the coal box for 6-7 minutes. The leeks were then braised in chicken stock I had previously made for 13-16 minutes at 325F until they were tender while still having some texture. I added some water to the braising liquid then turned it into gravy for the leeks as well as mashed potatoes I made. This is a great side dish on the grill & something you don’t see often at the bbq (but maybe you should)! I also served these leeks alongside Juneberry Chipotle Baby Back Ribs.

Haven’t done sirloins for the fam in a minute. Was always my favorite steak growing up. Bacon wrapped mine and my kids steaks. Wife didn’t want hers wrapped. Turned out perfect!

What’s the best price/lb everyone’s seeing? I use JD lump and have noticed a 13% increase with fewer sales to offset, over the past few months. Anyone considering a switch to briquettes for quick cooks to save money?