{"id":11347,"date":"2023-02-03T13:17:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/?p=11347"},"modified":"2023-09-10T12:04:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T12:04:59","slug":"lump-charcoal-vs-briquettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/lump-charcoal-vs-briquettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lump Charcoal Vs Briquettes: Ignite the Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Lump charcoal vs briquettes has been a rousing debate in the grilling world. Opponents often agree to disagree and both sides make good points worth considering. I prefer using briquettes simply because I often smoke big, tough meat cuts that demand a long time on the grill<\/a> to absorb that glorious smoke flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a seasoned BBQ warrior, I have had the chance to use all types of fuel including different brands of both lump charcoal and briquettes on my grill. Over the years I have taken note of a bunch of similarities as well as differences that I think you should know about before settling on either one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read on to learn a little about both fuels as well as their differences and similarities. Know which one is best for grilling, smoking, and baking and what could be choking your fire. Diving in:<\/p>\n\n\n Characteristics<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Lump Charcoal<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Briquettes<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Raw Material<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Wood only<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Has additives<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Shape<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Irregular<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Regular<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Temperature<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Very high<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Lower than lump charcoal<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Ignition<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Easy<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td> Hard<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr> Ash Output<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td>Lump Charcoal Vs Briquettes: Side by Side Comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n