Let's Talk BBQ
FORUM SPONSORS => Pit Barrel Cooker Co. => Topic started by: Flipside on February 10, 2014, 04:26:52 PM
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Cooked Cornish Hens on the PBC last night.
Coated them with olive oil, and rubbed two with Meathead's Memphis Dust and the others with Blues Hog.
They came out great, and they were a novelty for the kids. They were amazed at the size difference between these and the 18lb turkey we did recently.
Here are my unscientific observations on the Kingsford Competition for this cook vs. the Blue Bag Kingsford I used for the lamb breast the other night. It was mid 30s outside for the Blue and mid 40s for the Comp if that makes any difference.
1. Comp lights faster as advertised. I use a Weber compact chimney to light about 2lbs of coal. The Blue was ready in 15 minutes. (solid flame over the top of the chimney) Comp was probably even further along in 10, so I went ahead and dumped it then.
2. I didn't notice much difference in volume of smoke on startup. I have read reviews that Comp smokes more but I did not notice this. The smoke does smell more like wood smoke and is not quite as acrid as Blue. The Comp claims to be all wood char with a binder so this makes sense.
3. The Comp did burn a little hotter during the cooks but not by much. I monitored them with my Maverick digital and had the probe hanging off of a hook. With the vent set at 1/4 for my elevation of 700 ft. the Blue stabilized at 290 and the Comp at 300 while the meat was cooking. After the food was taken out and the lid back on to monitor temps the Blue settled down at 315 and the Comp at 330.
The main reason I bought the bag of Comp was just out of curiosity to see how much hotter it burned. I was expecting a little more than 10-15 degrees difference. I was guessing it would stabilize closer to 325 while cooking. The smoke from Comp does smell a little better (to me), but for the difference in price I can't justify switching from Blue Bag.
Has anyone else used Kingsford Comp? I saw an old thread where one poster didn't notice much difference with it, and others were going to try it.
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Nice! All yardbird and NO veggies! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
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They look wonderful. I have never tried the comp style, so cant help there. Seen reviews saying the same thing you did though.
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Some great looking little birds!!! Don
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Those hens look outstanding.
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Great looking little birds!
I have never used the comp Kingsford in my PBC. Thanks for giving it a go and posting the results ;)
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Birds look great! I have used Kingsford Comp and have found that it does burn hotter in my
WSM and does not seem to last as long as the Kingsford Blue. It does have a pleasant smell
compared to the KBB, but for the price difference I will stay with the KBB. That is unless
Costco or Sam's run a special on it again! ;)
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Great looking miniature yardbirds! They are tasty, and yours has a real nice color. Plate me, please!
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Those birds look real tasty ;D
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Cornish game hens are great off the PBC, thanks for sharing! As far as the comp briquets are concerned you are right on, they burn a little hotter. PBC Co. - Amber
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Them birdies look good.
Nice! All yardbird and NO veggies! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
A few veggies might be OK... IF they're in some stuffing!
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Birds looks nicely done!
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Great looking birds, nice color on them.
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Birds look great! I have used Kingsford Comp and have found that it does burn hotter in my
WSM and does not seem to last as long as the Kingsford Blue. It does have a pleasant smell
compared to the KBB, but for the price difference I will stay with the KBB. That is unless
Costco or Sam's run a special on it again! ;)
X2
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Thanks for all the responses. The whole family was really pleased with how these turned out.
Birds look great! I have used Kingsford Comp and have found that it does burn hotter in my
WSM and does not seem to last as long as the Kingsford Blue. It does have a pleasant smell
compared to the KBB, but for the price difference I will stay with the KBB. That is unless
Costco or Sam's run a special on it again! ;)
I wish I was closer to a Sam's/Costco. I tried to hit the sales at Lowe's and Home Depot last summer, but AFAIK those were only for blue bag. I remember twin 20lb bags for $10 was the cheapest I saw last summer.
Have any of you noticed Lowe's/HD/Walmart running specials on Comp Kingsford?
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Those little guys look Great! Nice color.
I'm thinking about getting about 25-50 of those and a few Guineas to raise this year. That will stock my freezer pretty good. Those look so good I'm going to look at an order right now.
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Great looking birds and comparison, thank you for the post! PBC Co. - Amber