I was looking for the review of Franklin charcoal and couldn't find it. SO, here is a new thread.
I am a B&B fan, but my HEB was sold out and they had this, so I picked it up to use on my WSM to smoke some spare ribs:
https://shop.franklinbbq.com/collections/all-products/charcoal
I used a chimney and a Webber starter to light the coals. When they lit, smoke was billowing out. It was much more intense than B&B. I use the minion method on my WSM and given the smoke these things were putting out, I removed one chunk of oak (B&B oak chunks). I just didn't want the meat over-powered. I was worried.
The ribs are wrapped and have an hour to go, but I have to say that these coals get back to temp after opening the lid much more quickly and consistently than B&B. I haven't tasted anything yet, but my fireboard is loving the temp regulation.
I use B&B lump for my BGE when cooking steaks, burgers, etc. I like for the coals to ash over a bit before putting the meat on to avoid any off "creosote" type flavors.
Any recs out there? Anyone like the Central Market offerings?