Cowboy 8.8LB Hardwood Lump Charcoal

I knew this charcoal was good when I first opened the bag and saw the nice big chunks alongside some smaller ones. It got even better when I got the first whiff of smoke after I started the fire. This smell was different than the chemically smell of the other charcoals. This was sweet and woodsy. The way it should be! The burntime was very long as well.

This is the only charcoal I use. It never gives me headaches like the processed briquets by other manufactures. It lights easily with a chimney, so no lighter fluid is needed.

Here's the thing; Cowboy is by far the BEST charcoal I've ever used!!! The charcoal lights quickly and easily, the heat is easily modulated and predictable, and the coals last a long time. I've never ran out of heat before the food was done - and I've cooked for a 150 person wedding one one batch of coals. I have nothing but rave reviews for using the charcoal. But...and I'ts a BIG BUT...Sometimes the pieces are so broken up in the bag that I only get 60% of usable charcoal. It's kind of like when all the cereal is broken up into tiny little pieces in the box of rice chex. It's gotten progressively worse over the last 4 years and it's super frustrating. Having said that I now look at it like I'm paying 20-40% more for what I get. I've even resorted to squeezing the bags to see how much of the bag contains usable charcoal versus useless dust.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] At least half of every bag was fine powder that is unusual. It's also suppose to be all hardwood but hard to believe when it snap crackles and pops the way it does. :( guess you get what you pay for. Only plus was it was delivered right to the house.

I have never used Cowboy Charcoal before, although I have used other brands of lump charcoal. Cowboy does light well and leave a good flavor. My big complaint is that the charcoal is tiny. Mine was so crumbled it slipped through the grill grate. It burned crazy fast as a result. I hade to recharge the grill just to cook 14 chicken legs (it won't even burn for 1 hour). Very displeased by this especially considering I paid premium charcoal price. I will not purchase again

Very poor quality, you get some good pieces but have the bags are small broken pieces. Shake is useless for cooking, red oak brand is way better. I bbq once week tried your brand for roasting a pig, had to use more than necessary sorry but I will not use or recommend your brand.

I bought a 34 lb. bag of Southern Style Lump Hardwood at a local retailer a few months ago and finally opened the bag which has been sitting motionless in the garage since purchased. I'm was very disappointed to discover that the so-called lumps were no larger than an average briquet.

Bought a bag of this charcoal hoping the bad reviews were wrong. Opened it and maybe a few large pieces, the rest were so small they wouldn't even stay on the grate. Returned and got something else.

Absolutely the worst lump I've ever tried - very small pieces and a very strong sour smell. It's hard for me to believe this is hardwood, oak, charcoal. Everything I cooked had a strong, strange flavor and the smoke coming off this lump was awful. My low and slow cook was a disaster- had to pull everything off and light another full load of charcoal.

I grill every day and I make my own lump charcoal I ran out due to bad weather I didn't get more made so I bought a bag of Cowboy Lump. This stuff stinks horrible and burns with a smokey flame and you stink like a coal burning train. It also makes tons of sparks. I wrecked $15 worth of lamb due to the flames this stuff puts out. Pure Charcoal has no flames or smoke I've made tons of the stuff. Also don't call the 800 number on the bag you won't get any one just telemarketers.