Royal oak vs Kingsford Blue

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Royal oak vs Kingsford Blue

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Hello BORG! :borg:

Just a quick question for all the BBQ gurus on the board...
have any of you used Royal Oak briquettes and if so, how in your opinion,
do they compare to Kingsford?
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teutonic terror wrote:Hello BORG! :borg:
have any of you used Royal Oak briquettes and if so, how in your opinion,
do they compare to Kingsford?
Yes and they burn good, Kingsford is just a good name and whatever you can get the cheapest works either way. I only use briquettes as a base and like lump and wood for the BBQ/smoke flavor.
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When I had a charcoal smoker, I pretty much only used Royal Oak. I loved them. They seemed to burn much longer than Kinsford.


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I love history on everything I do so here is something I find interesting and already knew about. read if you want. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsford_(charcoal)
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That is cool, I had no idea.
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That is really interesting. Thanks for posting that.
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Thanks Berryman...
I already knew some but not all of that history, and it was eye opening!

The reason I asked this question was Sam's had two Kingsford 19.5lb bags for 14.99
and Lowe's had Royal Oak for 5.99 for a 15.4 lb bag...
virtually a wash per lb price wise.

This morning I bought Kingsford for 9.88 for 37 lbs from Lowe's which is about .10 a lb cheaper....
I know...tightwad :lol:
I'm gonna get another 37 lbs this afternoon at that price and have the wife pick it up tomorrow!

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Re: Royal oak vs Kingsford Blue

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Not much difference at all
Around here Royal Oak is more expensive
So I usually use Kingsford
But most of the off brands are just as good
So I will use Kroger brand
Sams choice
Depends more on price than anything else
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teutonic terror wrote:Thanks Berryman...
I already knew some but not all of that history, and it was eye opening
Glad you liked it. Wikipedia is usually close but not always 100% acurite but good reading. As far as which kind? they both work about the same in my opinion....I like mixing in lump coal also, burns a little hotter and faster, but a little more BBQ flavor I think.
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I hit up Lowe's when they put charcoal on super sale. It's all stored in the bags in an uninsulated Tough Shed. I think that weathers it to all about the same quality.
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I use lump, but keep it in a plastic garbage can in a shed. Keeps well.
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