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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
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.
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I have been using Cowboy charcoal for the last four years with great pleasure. I've purchased it from local True Value hardware stores. Unfortunately their product has become exceptionally inferior since at least spring of 2011, if not earlier. That is when I stopped buying and bought from some company that imported from South America, but no longer supplies. I just bought a bag of Cowboy for this weekend to see if anything changed. It is the same horrible product. I had always used Cowboy for steak and hamburgers. The consistent size of the charcoal chunks and high heat performed very well. (Kamado Joe's own labeled lump in the red bag, on the other hand, uses huge lump charcoal log sections making it perfect for hours of bbq'ing.)What changed?
Cowboy lump charcoal began to use inferior wood, recycled wood boards and inconsistent sized lumps. Often huge lumps which do not help with high heat. Very obvious when you pour it out into your grill or chimney. YES, I can taste a huge difference in the meats. The flavor of the meat is worthless! The bag also contains an enormous amount of settled dust and small bits. That dust equates to a fireworks display leaping on your clothes. I really wonder if they have chosen to use improper wood like pine, discarded flooring or plywood.
Many of the bbq forums have suggested using Royal Oak lump. I will give it a try. Really not that many options in my area.
Just bought four bags of Royal Oak lump charcoal from WalMart. The Royal Oak bags were 8 lbs. The pieces are consistent sized. They burn nice and hot. But it does have a lot of settled dust in the bag. If you tip it upside down, the dust will get all over the pieces. Try not to do that. You will have a fireworks display when firing it up. Just a warning. Anyway, this will be my new lump charcoal until something better comes along.
Anyway... COWBOY is filth!
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I just purchased a Big Joe Kamado grill. This was going to be my first attempt at indirect cooking. I placed the Cowboy charcoal in the grill according to directions. Using a fire starter I tried to lite the charcoal. It a barely caught fire and didn't spread. So I went to a propane torch for assistance. All the product would do is crackle and pop, not light. After 90 minutes I quit and through my roast in the oven.I now begin my reseach for a better charcoal.
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