  Bigcab Member Username: Bigcab Post Number: 2 Registered: 08-2006 |
Sorry for the questionable "detroit subject" post. Looking for 100% lump hardwood charcoal for sale in detroit.I DO NOT want the "COWBOY" brand sold at lowes. Thank you in advance for any leads. | ||
Spidergirl Member Username: Spidergirl Post Number: 302 Registered: 12-2004 |
Try Jackson Dalton Jr on Plymouth Road between Schaefer and Greenfield...(313) 493-1903 | ||
Rugbyman Member Username: Rugbyman Post Number: 114 Registered: 06-2005 |
Out of curiosity, what's wrong with the cowboy brand? I've seen it at many places lately... | ||
Bigcab Member Username: Bigcab Post Number: 3 Registered: 08-2006 |
Used Cowboy brand in my new smoker. Had some problems regulating and holding a low temp. for a long period of time. (Real BBQ is low temp for a long time) Was reading an independent web site (http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump. htm ) that reviews lump charcoal and all the reviewers stated that the Cowboy brand is junk, lots of scrap lumber, and it burns too fast, and too hot, with no smoke flavor. In my two weeks using it..I think they are right. | ||
Kenp Member Username: Kenp Post Number: 640 Registered: 03-2006 |
http://billybonesbbq.stores.ya hoo.net/natharlumcha.html | ||
Crystal Member Username: Crystal Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2007 |
From the Kingsford Charcoal web site: "...and has been since the 1920s, when Henry Ford learned of a process for turning wood scraps from the production of Model T's into charcoal briquets. He built a charcoal plant, and the rest is history. The Kingsford Company was formed when E.G. Kingsford, a relative of Ford's, brokered the site selection for Ford's new charcoal manufacturing plant. The company, originally called Ford Charcoal, was renamed Kingsford® Charcoal in his honor." | ||
Cinderpath Member Username: Cinderpath Post Number: 129 Registered: 05-2006 |
I have had the exact same problem with Cowboy Brand; it burns waaayyy to hot for smoking meat. I find regular Kingsford is actually better than Cowboy. Rafael (SP?) at Eastern Market I think has different brands. They have several assortments of wood chips. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1755 Registered: 05-2005 |
charcoal briquets are great if you like your food tasting like petrochemicals. the other advantage is that most natural hardwood charcoal comes from the SE united states whereas most briquets are made in china | ||
Cinderpath Member Username: Cinderpath Post Number: 131 Registered: 05-2006 |
Actually I went into the Kingsford plant in West (by God) Virginia, it is a local product there, from the SE, and actually I think it is a decent product. It does not taste like petrochemicals when you don't use lighter fluid, or buy the stuff with fluid impregnated in the briquets. I do however prefer lump charcoal. We won't even talk about gas grills, they are not for real men :-) | ||
Cinderpath Member Username: Cinderpath Post Number: 132 Registered: 05-2006 |
Here is some very interesting info: http://www.virtualweberbullet. com/charcoal.html | ||
Iddude313 Member Username: Iddude313 Post Number: 100 Registered: 07-2005 |
I like mesquite wood or even mesquite wood chips. It makes everything taste great! | ||
Keystone Member Username: Keystone Post Number: 260 Registered: 10-2003 |
Boulier's in Ferndale used to sell a type of lump charcoal labeled by the 'Big Green Egg' company. | ||
Jtw Member Username: Jtw Post Number: 146 Registered: 06-2005 |
Bourliers between 9 and 10 Mile on Woodward apparently carries Big Green Egg charcoal. http://bourlierbbq.com/ | ||
Jtw Member Username: Jtw Post Number: 147 Registered: 06-2005 |
Chef's Choice Mesquite is also apparently available in ann arbor (kerry town) or Holiday market in royal oak. and keystone - looks like you beat me to the punch! | ||
Dave Member Username: Dave Post Number: 147 Registered: 10-2003 |
I buy Royal Oak at Meijer's. I used to buy a brand that was produced in Gladwin, but I haven't seen it for years. Don't know if they still make it, don't remember the name. When I need to smoke something all day, I start a fire with briquets, let them burn down then feed in small hardwood logs, usually maple, to do the actual smoking. dave | ||
Kittypooka Member Username: Kittypooka Post Number: 5 Registered: 01-2006 |
I have about 30+ pounds of good hardwood charcoal that I'd be willing to part with. I picked it up off ebay some time ago and have since then gotten rid of my cast iron habachi and the shape of the coal isn't complimentry to using in a small grill ie. small branch shaped pieces of coal. Let me know if you're interested. Kittypooka@yahoo.com |
