When you gonna switch to RO ?I don't like it. Using any reclaimed wood seems sketchy to me - and obviously I hope they never, ever use pallets. Whatever it is, it's non-ferrous and I struggle to think of a wood source that would have copper components that would be safe. I might run a few cooks and then filter my ash and see whatever other treasures I find.
I can't speak from personal experience on Kingsford since I haven't used it in 20 + Yrs.Here's an excerpt from Wiki that might give some clues.why is it that RO seems to be harder to get lit? I use chimney with newspaper and always takes more to get it going than kingsford. But i dont want added "goodies" in my coal bed
When you gonna switch to RO ?
Might as well pick up a few,you're most likely not going back to K!I can't speak with absolute certainty but it seems all briquettes with the "Ridge" pictured on the bag are RO.I'm going to pick up a bag my next trip to Lowes and give it a try
why is it that RO seems to be harder to get lit? I use chimney with newspaper and always takes more to get it going than kingsford. But i dont want added "goodies" in my coal bed
Hmmm. That looks awesome. I can thicken the juices via starch clean the food with borax fumes and cure it with nitrates all in one fell swoop.I can't speak from personal experience on Kingsford since I haven't used it in 20 + Yrs.Here's an excerpt from Wiki that might give some clues.
Kingsford Charcoal is made from charred softwoods such as pine and spruce which is then mixed with ground coal and other ingredients to make a charcoal briquette. As of January 2016, Kingsford Charcoal contains the following ingredients:[7][8]
- Wood char - Fuel for heating
- Mineral char - Fuel for heating
- Mineral carbon - Fuel for heating
- Limestone - Binding agent
- Starch - Binding agent
- Borax - Release agent
- Sodium nitrate - Speed up ignition
- Sawdust - Speed up ignition
KBB is designed to light more quickly. It has been reformulated for the grill, which usually involves a hot n fast char.
RO Ridge, or any of the Ridge packaged for store brands, is a 25% denser briquette, but it is the same size as KBB, so it will take longer to light. Consequently it burns longer too and maintains temp longer also. All good things for a smoker.[/QUOTE
Amen