Anybody out there tried the Kamado extruded coconut lump?

The Dude

KKPdude wrote:
Anybody out there tried the Kamado extruded coconut lump?

The Dude

Yes!

I just had 2000 pounds shipped to me in Florida (to be shared with others)
because I like it so much.
Long lasting, produces very little ash, easy to control the fire/temps.
It also has practically no smoke flavor. This is a plus if you are using it to
bake something that you don't want smoke flavor with. It also lets you choose
your smoke flavoring.

BOB

"KKPdude" wrote in message
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Anybody out there tried the Kamado extruded coconut lump?

The Dude

Yeah, I've tried it and like it very much. A box of it was included when I
got my K7 last winter. I especially like that it is made from coconut
shells, which are a by product (usually wasted) of coconut meat production,
so it's from a completely sustainable source.

If it were available locally I would buy it all the time. I understand that
you can get it in Atlanta and Sacramento, of course. I'll stick with my
lump till I can get it without paying for shipping.

Oh yeah, I remember that Richard (of Kamado) said they were trying to reach
an agreement with Whole Foods to distribute it.

John in Austin

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 12:57:03 -0500, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 15:02:01 GMT, "JakBQuik"
wrote:

Oh yeah, I remember that Richard (of Kamado) said they were trying to reach
an agreement with Whole Foods to distribute it.

That would certainly be better than that chemical-laden Cowboy
Lump they're selling now (repackaged as Whole Foods house brand).

-sw

What makes you say Cowboy is "chemical-laden"? Other than the odd
"strange thing" to be found in the occasional bag, it is all wood
charcoal, just cut up scrap pieces.

TNW

On 05 Jun 2004 14:46:40 GMT, (KKPdude) wrote:

Anybody out there tried the Kamado extruded coconut lump?

The Dude

You might like to read my review of this lump at the Lump Charcoal
Database:

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump.htm

TNW

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 20:16:30 -0500, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 00:45:26 GMT, The Naked Whiz
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 12:57:03 -0500, Steve Wertz
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 15:02:01 GMT, "JakBQuik"
wrote:

Oh yeah, I remember that Richard (of Kamado) said they were trying to reach
an agreement with Whole Foods to distribute it.

That would certainly be better than that chemical-laden Cowboy
Lump they're selling now (repackaged as Whole Foods house brand).

What makes you say Cowboy is "chemical-laden"? Other than the odd
"strange thing" to be found in the occasional bag, it is all wood
charcoal, just cut up scrap pieces.

Cut up scrap of treated lumber, or so it smells and tastes like.
I've ruined $40 worth of meat using $5 worth of lump. Never
again. That shit is EVIL.

A company which outputs an occasional "odd thing" has some serious
quality control problems - or they just don't care. They know
they suck, but they don't care as long as they're still making a
profit. The company puts lump to shame.

Can you tell I hate Cowboy (Whole Foods, Fresh Market, etc..)
lump?

-sw

Hmmm, I think I DO detect a bit of hostility... :-) However, nothing
I've read about them or in my communications with them would suggest
that they use anything but untreated, unfinished scraps of hardwood.
I've heard reports of strange things in lots of different brands, so
I'm not sure I would say Cowboy was any worse. I've burned a fair
amount of Cowboy in my testing and never experienced any bad smells or
tastes. Anyway.....

TNW

in article , The Naked Whiz at
wrote on 6/6/04 5:45 PM:


What makes you say Cowboy is "chemical-laden"? Other than the odd
"strange thing" to be found in the occasional bag, it is all wood
charcoal, just cut up scrap pieces.

TNW
I tried the Cowboy, in fact I remember one piece of wood that must of had
some kind of finish on it, it burned stinky black smoke long after the rest
of the pile was hot and ready. I'd like to try some other lump brand.

I'll stop by the local bbq galore and see what they have.

Anybody want my 20 or so pounds of Kingsford I won't use.............???
Maybe I'll use it to cook off and "clean" the kettle

Chip

The Naked Whiz wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 12:57:03 -0500, Steve Wertz
wrote:

What makes you say Cowboy is "chemical-laden"? Other than the odd
"strange thing" to be found in the occasional bag, it is all wood
charcoal, just cut up scrap pieces.


How old is your review on cowboy? (6/2002) Reason I ask is that I've
heard of changes. So have you used it since the review?

-CAL

Steve Wertz wrote:
Therefore their claims that they only use untreated wood is false.
heck, they get all the wood secondhand, so they're not really in a
position to claim anything about the absolute nature of their
wood.

In any case, if it's anything like theBBQ Galore scrap wood I've used, it's
distinctly inferior to a product like Royal Oak. The light pieces of scrap
burns fast, cool with very little smoke taste. The very little smoke taste
could be seen as an advantage in some cases, but the light wood burning fast
and cool can't.
And reports of plywood? Forgetaboutit.

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:01:28 GMT, cl wrote:



The Naked Whiz wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 12:57:03 -0500, Steve Wertz
wrote:

What makes you say Cowboy is "chemical-laden"? Other than the odd
"strange thing" to be found in the occasional bag, it is all wood
charcoal, just cut up scrap pieces.


How old is your review on cowboy? (6/2002) Reason I ask is that I've
heard of changes. So have you used it since the review?

-CAL

Yes, I've burned a couple of bags for testing purposes since the first
of the year. I found a piece of plywood in one bag (on top, of
course) and otherwise haven't had any problems. Granted, it isn't the
best stuff in the world, but I wouldn't call it "chemicla laden."
FWIW, they said they don't know how the plywood got in there (keep
reading.... :-) ) because none of their suppliers manufacture such
plywood. I can guess how it gets in there, but Cowboy needs to keep a
closer eye on things, fer sure. When I use it, I just keep my eyes
open for funny things. Which is probably not a bad idea for any lump.

TNW

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 07:47:03 -0700, I needed a babel fish to understand
"Duwop" :

Steve Wertz wrote:
Therefore their claims that they only use untreated wood is false.
heck, they get all the wood secondhand, so they're not really in a
position to claim anything about the absolute nature of their
wood.

In any case, if it's anything like theBBQ Galore scrap wood I've used, it's
distinctly inferior to a product like Royal Oak. The light pieces of scrap
burns fast, cool with very little smoke taste. The very little smoke taste
could be seen as an advantage in some cases, but the light wood burning fast
and cool can't.
And reports of plywood? Forgetaboutit.


I picked up Real Flavor Lump Charcoal from Walmart, for about $5 for
10lbs. and from http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag
it says it is made by Royal Oak, in fact supposedly the same product,
but packaged differently for Walmart.

I was very please with what the coal looked like, and found no odd
pieces of wood.

This is all from the newly converted to lump Lew.

Lewzephyr wrote:
I picked up Real Flavor Lump Charcoal from Walmart, for about $5 for
10lbs. and from http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpindexpage.htm?bag
it says it is made by Royal Oak, in fact supposedly the same product,
but packaged differently for Walmart.

I was very please with what the coal looked like, and found no odd
pieces of wood.

This is all from the newly converted to lump Lew.

Good for ya, Royal oak is the national gold standard for lump as far as I'm
concerned, so you got some good stuff there. No re-used lumber in their
product. You might want keep an eye out for specials on this stuff, lots of
reports of end of season specials, mistakes, etc.etc. from Walmart on this
product, so keep your eyes peeled and you might get this for $3/10lb. which
is a real good price.

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"Duwop" wrote in message
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Lewzephyr wrote:
I picked up Real Flavor Lump Charcoal from Walmart, for about $5 for
You might want keep an eye out for specials on this stuff, lots of
reports of end of season specials, mistakes, etc.etc. from Walmart on this
product, so keep your eyes peeled and you might get this for $3/10lb.
which
is a real good price.

Especially keep your eye peeled for a regular Wally World closing because a
new Super store is opening nearby. Last year I got over 300 #'s of lump for
just about twenty bucks. A few months ago I was able to get it for a $1 a
bag by stopping by a Super Wally World construction site and asking where
the old WW was. Unfortunately I had my car and not my truck so I could only
get ten bags.

Several of us are getting about 1500 lbs shipped out to us, for some it's
the second buy. It is great, burns very long and very controllably. I can
keep the temp down to 170F for long periods or well over 600F. It also
leaves very little ash and has a very mild and neutral flavor.

Good stuff.

"KKPdude" wrote in message
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Anybody out there tried the Kamado extruded coconut lump?

The Dude

"KKPdude" wrote in message
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Anybody out there tried the Kamado extruded coconut lump?

The Dude

just got 500lbs to try in the bws--worked darn good--imo of course. Took a
bit longer to get the cooker to temp but then held the temp without
adjustments for seven hrs---think I like it

Buzz