A.O. Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, John Setzler said: Absolutely. If you need big chunks of charcoal to cook, you should be buying Fogo Super Premium. Its huge. And its' consistently huge. If you want something that burns hotter and longer, stick with the royal oak. Most of the RO falls through my charcoal basket it is so small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 53 minutes ago, A.O. said: Most of the RO falls through my charcoal basket it is so small. You will occasionally find bags like that. Its not common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jark87 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, John Setzler said: If you want something that burns hotter and longer, stick with the royal oak. Yeah - I hope I wasn’t too quick to judge just based on the broken bits vs lump. My one cook today probably isn’t enough to draw a conclusion. I was trying the small fire, fully open vent method to try and get crispy skin on chicken thighs. With the vents fully open, temp maxed out at 450° and the fire only burned for a couple of hours, but really not a good test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.O. Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 48 minutes ago, John Setzler said: You will occasionally find bags like that. Its not common. Yeah, I probably wont try another bag of the RO… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I mainly use Fogo Super Premium. I order it direct and it arrives quickly. They have a "rewards" program where you earn points towards future purchases. I did get a bag I felt had too many small pieces and they sent me a free replacement. Very impressed. Just for kicks I am trying the Kamado Joe Big Block and am impressed so far. Got a bag of BGE to try next. I have tried most of the others mentioned here and was not pleased. It seems I always go back to Fogo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.O. Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 38 minutes ago, Gebo said: I mainly use Fogo Super Premium. I order it direct and it arrives quickly. They have a "rewards" program where you earn points towards future purchases. I did get a bag I felt had too many small pieces and they sent me a free replacement. Very impressed. Just for kicks I am trying the Kamado Joe Big Block and am impressed so far. Got a bag of BGE to try next. I have tried most of the others mentioned here and was not pleased. It seems I always go back to Fogo. And where do you order this Fogo from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Direct from FOGO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len440 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 17 hours ago, A.O. said: Yeah, I probably wont try another bag of the RO… I have used Ro for more years than i want to admit too. Most of the time it's been fine. I did have 2 bags a year or so ago, that were crumbs, since then I've haven't had any problems I also had a bag of crumbs from Rock Wood so their is no way of telling what's in the bag ( I'm a STRONG advocate of clear charcoal bags) . I wouldn't give up on a brand too soon. fortunately there are more good bags than bad. It just p****s me of when i get a bad bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.O. Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, len440 said: I have used Ro for more years than i want to admit too. Most of the time it's been fine. I did have 2 bags a year or so ago, that were crumbs, since then I've haven't had any problems I also had a bag of crumbs from Rock Wood so their is no way of telling what's in the bag ( I'm a STRONG advocate of clear charcoal bags) . I wouldn't give up on a brand too soon. fortunately there are more good bags than bad. It just p****s me of when i get a bad bag Yeah, I just dumped that bag of RO in my burn pile, kept trying it but it was just too fine to use. I WILL grope my bags from now on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) A.O. I am not a Fogo fanboy but all I did was email them and a replacement bag was on the way the same day. They also have quebracho. I'm a sucker for great service! Edited July 11, 2021 by Gebo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowe Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 12 hours ago, Gebo said: A.O. I am not a Fogo fanboy but all I did was email them and a replacement bag was on the way the same day. They also have quebracho. I'm a sucker for Yeah, I was being sarcastuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 My wife is the first item that comes to mind. I am assuming you are demonstrating a touch of sarcasm? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowe Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Gebo said: My wife is the first item that comes to mind. I am assuming you are demonstrating a touch of sarcasm? LOL Yeah, I was being a bit of a wise guy. Sometimes it just comes streaming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebo Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 All is well. No worries prowe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jark87 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I was disappointed in my recent purchase of Royal Oak, as the charcoal pieces were really small. Rather than toss it, I decided to mix it in with some Jealous Devil, which would hopefully prevent the RO from falling through the charcoal basket. Take a look at how the fire burned on a 10 hour cook. Almost looks like only the RO burned with most of the JD still fully intact. The good news is that it lasted 10 hours at 240°, but I thought the way it burned was weird. Maybe it won’t be as easy to mix them as I thought. jnc342 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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