Icefever Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) A quick review of the above, I used them on our new Jumpbuck spit, started them as usual in a chimney. They did take longer to come to a white heat, after about an hour or so the temp started to drop so I had to put more on. We carried on but when we checked the temp of the chuck it needed more cooking, by now (2 hours) the heat was going so I had to add more bricketts. When it was all finished I noticed that there was a lot of ash to clear. I will use the rest of the box this weekend and give them a 2nd go.....would I buy them again????? I would need to know that they had improved the burn time. Ice. Edited August 3, 2018 by Icefever 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor72 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Aye I’m looking at other things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Raptor72 said: Aye I’m looking at other things Have you tried Cococabana Briketts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor72 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Yeah I’ve got 9 kgs and found I had temp drops . They are really good in a small Bbq for grilling quickly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I will 100% agree with you on that. Heat drop and a lot f ash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Weber briquettes. Love them. Last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 You may want to try some Nature coconut shell briquettes. I did a comparison paper of them against Heat Beads a few years ago and they performed well. Comparing the performance of Nature Grill Briquettes with Heat Beads used for indirect hot smoking.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I’ve just googled the Nature coconut shell briquettes and they don’t seem too expensive £5 for 4kg. Not a bad deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Nature briquettes are great and their performance is similar to Heat Beads - though with more ash produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I find the Napoleon Coco Briquettes perfect for my Tandoor oven, good heat and no flare up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefever Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Buy 3 x 10kg bags of Aussie Beads @ £17.35 and it's free P&P. Ice. https://www.wowbbq.co.uk/categories/fuel/product/aussie-heat-beads-10kg/HB10KG~HB10KG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Cheers, I’ll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Thought I'd stick this in here as well as put it anywhere else. Bought these, https://www.macsbbq.com/product/58288683ddbd4625abffdbd34cf20ddb I'll let you know what I think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I have used the ProQ Cocoshell briquettes and they are good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Worth the money? Or got a better recommendation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlashster Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 +1 for the Pro Q coco. I use lump on my BBQ grill, but these for low and slow. Predictable and easy to light. Very little ash and no smoke. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyBertHeyErnie Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Big fan of the ProQ Coco too, lit a full chimney and it had only burnt half of them maintaining 115 degC for 3-1/2 hours in an offset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I used the nature briquettes yesterday and they lasted well over 11 hours. Well worth the price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 A couple of years ago I was asked by the importer to compare the Nature briquettes against Heat Beads - and the Nature briquettes were very comparable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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