8.8LB Cowboy Charcoal

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Product Features

• 8.8 lb
• All natural
• Consumer rebate on every bag
• Great for adding genuine flavor to all foods
• 4 to 5 BBQ's per bag

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000HMCCR0
• Item model number: 23288
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #158,518 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Product Description

Sold as each. 8.8 lb. All natural. Consumer rebate on every bag. Great for adding genuine flavor to all foods. 4 to 5 BBQ's per bag. Bagged . Manufacturer number: 23288. Buy Hardware Supplies SKU #: 8129520. Country of origin: United States. Distributed by Cowboy Charcoal.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid like the plague, October 27, 2008

By	J. Kletsky (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is some of the worst lump charcoal I have ever dealt with. A large proportion of the wood appears to be various types of pre-milled wood and I can only hope that it was unprimed. It burns with enough ash to make it nearly useless for anything but a quick steak, which is about all the time you have as it burns very quickly compared to other lump that have used. There are far too many "fines" and dust in the bag and virtually none of the contents are the size of "lumps" (my four bags were packed in an original sealed box, from Lowe's, so should have not suffered extensive shipping damage).

The following comments are not factored into my review and are based on information at http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lumpdatabase/lumpbag6.htm

There have been reports of plywood (contains glue which creates who knows what when it burns) and other strange items in the bag, including multiple reports of what was believed to be the fibrous ceramic insulating lining of the kiln.

It is stated that "For those of you interested in these things, the June, 2003 issue of Gourmet magazine indicates that Cowboy produces the lump sold as Martha Stewart, Whole Foods and Williams Sonoma. And of course, we already knew that Genuswine Lump is also Cowboy."

Note also that the "Naked Whiz" review finds that the ash levels are very low, in contrast to my experience.

2.0 out of 5 stars won't buy again, August 30, 2009

By	ResearchingMom (Hopewell Junction, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This appeared to be mostly hardwood flooring scrap. Most of the pieces were small, making it poor to use in the grill.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for HIGH HEAT ONLY!, October 2, 2008

By	New England Yankee (Northern New England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I use two brands of lump charcoal - Big Green Egg's own brand for either low or controlled-heat use, and Cowboy brand for infernos! The Cowboy charcoal is actually the lower quality of the two and consists mostly of flooring cut-offs. I have not been able to use it successfully for low-heat applictions, like smoking. The same quality - the inability to throttle it down - is what makes it so good for super-high heat use! I like to cook steak steakhouse-style. With the cowboy charcoal, I can crank my grill quickly to well over 1,000 degrees. At that temperature, you can cook a tenderloin steak rare to medium rare in 3-5 minutes, depending on thickness. At those temperatures - and ONLY at those temperatures - the fat liquifies almost instantly into the meat. With a little practice, you can get exactly the char you want, a smoky flavor, and tenderness achievable in no other way. This is the charcoal I reach for for that.