"Dana Myers" > wrote in message

> My local HD (Fairfield, CA) has these now, 20lbs for $4.99
> (sitting next to Kingsford briquettes, 42lbs for $12 and change).
>
> One the Original Charcoal Co. bag, it says that the briquettes
> are made from hardwood lump and yucca starch. These, in fact,
> appear to be 100% vegetable lump-based briquettes, something
> I'd only read about before and have wanted to try since.
>
> The bag claims it's equivalent to 34lbs of "coal dust"
> briquettes, probably because of the lack of uncombustable
> filler. I bought 4 bags to test for both grilling and
> smoking, I'll report back.
>
> Dana

Go back and get more. It's the best briquettes I've ever seen/used. Better
even than Royal Oak briquettes.
In my Stump's the ash from 20 pounds is about the same as the ash from lump
charcoal.
I bought 25 bags @ the sale price last weekend. I'll be filling up my
storage area.

BOB