On 2/26/2023 at 5:29 PM, gimruis said:

  The issue with charcoal is the amount of time required to get it going,  

Thats margarita time.

21 hours ago, deaknh03 said:

I use strictly lump charcoal

Never used lump. Think I'll give it a go.

What kind of lump? I tried a bag a few years ago and didn’t care for it. Don’t remember the brand, but it had a lot of lumber, some big, and a lot of little pieces, most of which fell out the bottom of the chimney. Just to inconsistent in size for me.

I am not sure what you guys are doing to need 30-60 minute to get your charcoal grill ready.  I use a chimney starter like I have been for 20 years and within the time it takes me to get whatever meat I am making ready, so is the charcoal, unless I am trying to go super high heat for steaks or something as that can take some more time.

 

Charcoal definitely tastes better and I had a weber kettle for years until I traded a duckett baitcaster for a komodo joe and whenever it is time for that to be replaced, I will go with another komodo style.

2 hours ago, flyfisher said:

I am not sure what you guys are doing to need 30-60 minute to get your charcoal grill ready.  I use a chimney starter like I have been for 20 years and within the time it takes me to get whatever meat I am making ready, so is the charcoal, unless I am trying to go super high heat for steaks or something as that can take some more time.

 

Charcoal definitely tastes better and I had a weber kettle for years until I traded a duckett baitcaster for a komodo joe and whenever it is time for that to be replaced, I will go with another komodo style.

i think my charcoal and propane grill both take 20 minutes to warm up.  

4 hours ago, padlin said:

What kind of lump? I tried a bag a few years ago and didn’t care for it. Don’t remember the brand, but it had a lot of lumber, some big, and a lot of little pieces, most of which fell out the bottom of the chimney. Just to inconsistent in size for me.

Try B and B. Ace hardware has it, their products are all excellent. I use their oak briquettes on long smokes and their lump for hot and fast.

3 hours ago, PourMyOwn said:

Try B and B. Ace hardware has it, their products are all excellent. I use their oak briquettes on long smokes and their lump for hot and fast.

B&B is the only charcoal I’ll use anymore 

On 3/3/2023 at 11:46 AM, flyfisher said:

I am not sure what you guys are doing to need 30-60 minute to get your charcoal grill ready.  I use a chimney starter like I have been for 20 years and within the time it takes me to get whatever meat I am making ready, so is the charcoal, unless I am trying to go super high heat for steaks or something as that can take some more time.

 

Charcoal definitely tastes better and I had a weber kettle for years until I traded a duckett baitcaster for a komodo joe and whenever it is time for that to be replaced, I will go with another komodo style.

This.  it takes exactly the same 20 minutes to heat up my Weber Genesis Propane grill.  

 

i call it a push.  both tie for the same 20 minutes.  i live in a wildfire PTSD neighborhood, so i only light my charcoal grill during the wet months.  we smell smoke and everyone walks on into the streets and sweep the skies for smoke.  i use my propane grill during the summer or i send out a public information outcry if i do light up the charcoal grill.  hahhah 

I can get 20ish minutes if I only use fresh charcoal, if I add some of the partial used from the last cook, which I usually do, it goes up to 30ish. Fastest start for me is using the MAP torch to get it going, newspaper or some such takes a bit longer. Times are just to get the coals, briquettes in my case, all 100% burning, I give it another 10 after I spread ‘em so the SS grates heats up. Don’t know about chunk.

 

Takes 10 min to heat up the gasser, a few min more if I was too lazy to scrape it down at the end of the last cook.