Does any here have any preference to certain types of charcoal? I'm finding that i really like a 70/30 mixture of kingsford competition/lump for the first basket load and straight lump charcoal for the last basket.
Lump burns hotter and cleaner, but brickettes burn longer and more consistently. Mixing the two negates the benefits of either in my opinion. The only brickettes I will use are Kingsford Blue Bag. I've yet to find any other brickettes that don't produce foul sooty smoke. If I'm going for a long smoke (12hrs+), I'll use brickettes. I can go 20hr + on 10lbs of KBB (minion method) with my drum. I'll also use KBB if I'm just grilling some burgers. Anything else I use Royal Oak lump.