Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Kamado Style Cookers => Topic started by: bamabob on August 05, 2019, 04:33:38 PM
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I've had my keg for almost 9 years now and have never used anything but lump charcoal for fuel. I did a couple of butts last weekend and had leftover lump in the keg. I gave it a stir and put some Kingsford Natural Competition briquettes in a ring on top of the lump, probably around 20 of them. Lit it just as I would if it was all lump with a starter cube. Added some hickory, pecan and apple chunks for smoke. Set the vents just as I would if I was using all lump.
Well, everything started off fine, temp stabilized between 225 and 250* for the first few hours then started rising. I shut the vents down some and it was still higher than I wanted, around 280 so I shut the bottom vent completely and had the top around 1.5. I wouldn't expect things to burn hotter since lump generally burns hotter than briquettes. Everything turned out fine, these were some juicy ribs.
(https://i.postimg.cc/W38swd0z/img0-60.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Looking great!
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Glad the ribs came out so good. They definitely look good!
Yep, those "natural briquettes" have no fillers, and sure seem to pack a lot of BTU's.
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Great looking ribs.
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The mix worked good, those ribs look perfect. :thumbup:
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Fantastic Color