Jealous Devil All Natural Hardwood Lump Charcoal - 35LB

I’ve tried a few lump charcoals over the years but I keep coming back and buying Jealous Devil. By far the best brand I’ve found. They are larger pieces (which I like) but not massive like I’ve found in other brands. I’ve also never found anything other than charcoal in my bag unlike some other brands. Great product at a reasonable price. You wont be disappointed.

This lump charcoal is perfect in my PK 300 smoker/grill. I've now used it both for fast/hot grilling and slow smoking true BBQ. Size of chunks is perfect for my uses. Lights easy and burns steady. I'll purchase another bag when this bag is gone. Worth every penny considering the fact that a big 35 pound bag of it is delivered to my front door by Amazon. I love it.

As somebody who strongly prefers grilling with lump charcoal over anything else, I was always curious about the hype behind jealous devil. However, I could never find it near me and so I kept using whatever brands my local stores were carrying at the time. Now that I've tried this, it will be very hard to go back to a different charcoal again."Lump" charcoal, to me, should be good sized chunks of wood charcoal that will actually burn for a while and at a good temperature. Half of the lump charcoals out there are 50%+ tiny pieces that burn up in what feels like minutes. This makes it challenging for a longer cook or to even attain hotter cooking temperatures.Jealous devil truly is large chunks and they burn for quite a while! Probably one of the most notable things with jealous devil, is how HOT the charcoal burns. The flames are nearly white and the heat that comes off of the charcoal is incredible. That being said, you do need to be careful if you are trying to maintain a low temperature to grill with as this charcoal heats up quick and puts off some high heat. Since switching charcoals, I have never switched back (and honestly probably never will) and I've thoroughly enjoyed cooking with this new charcoal. Highly highly recommend this if you have not tried it!

This charcoal is great, it ignites easy, burns long, and overall just great. The only down side is that some pieces are super large (6in-8in) and have a hard time fitting into my charcoal chimney. Thankfully I can split them with tools I have but not everyone will be able to, so those pieces will be almost unusable for them.

Great product but bag had holes when I opened the shipping box. Needs to be packaged in a smaller box to reduce movement. As for the lump itself, the size is good and it does not pop as much as other brands when igniting. Hopefully it will always be available through Amazon as the last great buy on the site did not stay around. Kebroak

Best Coal for my kamado Joe the biggest lumps of coal I have ever used lights fast no popping heats up fast by far the Best I have ever used

Can’t beat the price. Huge chunks, no rocks, no sparks.

I recently just converted back to charcoal from gas and wanted to find a good lump wood charcoal. Luckily I found it on my first try. I will never use another brand after using Jealous Devil. I've tried cooking everything on this (even slow cooked on my grill using a groker) and everything tastes so much better. This stuff burns HOT, which will help you get that nice sear that will make your grilling legendary. I love the fact that the wood is all different sizes, from smaller than typical coals to as big as softball, which is clutch if you need to add more to the fire and control temp. It also fires up faster, flares up a lot less, and produces almost no smoke or ash compared to store bought charcoal, which are always people's biggest complaints about charcoal grills.After using this for awhile, I have some tips that I have learned along the way. First, it's burned wood so it has a black residue on it that will make your hands black if you pick it up. I just use my BBQ gloves to solve this issue (you'll want a pair anyway for my next tip). Don't ever use fluid with this unless you want your food to taste like it. I have a Weber top pour type and Charbroil bottom release type chimney and I prefer bottom release. Like I said, this stuff gets hot, so the bottom release is easier and safer, but you'll want those BBQ gloves in either case. You probably will also want to use a 2 zone or some other indirect heat setup to ensure you have an area to get food off the fire. Finally, if you are frugal, you can actually reuse a lot of the wood in your next fire with no reduction in performance. Happy grilling!