# Adios, Kingsford charco **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705 "2014-05-19T01:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/21 "2014-05-19T13:54:45Z")
Interesting OP/User name combo we have here. Also not sure why this is in Cafe Society. Is there a new reality show I’m unaware of? Or something? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/22 "2014-05-19T14:00:19Z")
That’s why I only use propane and propane accessories. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/23 "2014-05-19T14:00:35Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > My cat’s breath smells like cat food. Can we then infer that cat food smells like a cat’s breath? ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/24 "2014-05-19T14:21:49Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > \ > > I like the Kingsford “Competition” briquets from Costco. Seems like they burn a bit hotter and more evenly. And, since they’re at Costco, they’re cheap as hell. “Welcome to Costco!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/25 "2014-05-19T14:45:28Z")
\*\*Adios, Kingsford charco \*\* (1968) Terrence Hill, Franco Nero. 2-1/2 stars ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/26 "2014-05-19T14:57:47Z")
Obviously: Hank Hill=propane salesman also Texan ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/27 "2014-05-19T15:16:44Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I haven’t bought a bag of Kingsford since I discovered lump - Have you had it checked yet? Those can be trouble, you know. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/28 "2014-05-19T15:18:14Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Anyone try the Kingsford Hickory? Any good? Would it oversmoke meats in a smoker? I’ve used both the hickory and the mesquite, I love them both. The mesquite is a must for fajitas. Will it oversmoke meats in a smoker? I don’t think that’s possible, but you could always use less wood chips/hunks if it did. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/29 "2014-05-19T15:53:41Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Will it oversmoke meats in a smoker? I don’t think that’s possible, but you could always use less wood chips/hunks if it did. Ahhh, there’s the tie-in; TX is executing the good-looking guys on death row by usung them as heat source for cooked dinner. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/30 "2014-05-19T19:08:38Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Ahhh, there’s the tie-in; TX is executing the good-looking guys on death row by usung them as heat source for cooked dinner. Nitpick: _smoke_ source, and only the cuties. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/31 "2014-05-19T19:18:18Z")
Mike Rowe did a Dirty Jobs episode at a charcoal place. A very small back woods operation. It was very nasty and dirty work. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G9-vd8u_7wI/hqdefault.jpg "Dirty Jobs Charcoal Maker Clip") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-vd8u_7wI) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/32 "2014-05-19T19:45:34Z")
Butane is a bastard gas. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/33 "2014-05-19T19:45:34Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Interesting OP/User name combo we have here. > > Also not sure why this is in Cafe Society. Is there a new reality show I’m unaware of? Or something? Because cooking is part of Cafe Society and charcoal is used for cooking. But since this seems to be a discussion of the particular kind of charcoal and not really about cooking with it, I can see why it was moved to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/34 "2014-05-19T19:59:21Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Interesting OP/User name combo we have here. > > Also not sure why this is in Cafe Society. Is there a new reality show I’m unaware of? Or something? Go back and read the original post. We’ll wait. Oh, okay, back? Did you find the “pointless” part? And the “Must Share” part? Yep. This is as good a spot as any for this thread. Which kind of really isn’t a thread. Or maybe. I’m so confused. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/35 "2014-05-19T20:46:46Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > So does this mean that judicial killing by barbeque doesn’t count as cruel and unusual? Coal and unusual. ---
**Author:** ![buckgully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@buckgully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buckgully)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/36 "2014-05-19T20:56:06Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > That’s why I only use propane and propane accessories. When I read this post, my brain automatically put it in Hank Hill’s voice. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/37 "2014-05-19T22:54:20Z")
> [@slowlearner](#): > > …sadly now, after 45 years of grilling, it’s so bad I can no longer use it, or any other bag charcoal. I hear ya. That’s why I only grill with wood from used railroad ties. I find the residual creosote adds a little extra ‘bite’, especially with chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/38 "2014-05-20T04:14:32Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > That’s why I only use propane and propane accessories. Tase the meat, not the heat! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/39 "2014-05-20T04:43:13Z")
> [@buckgully](#): > > When I read this post, my brain automatically put it in Hank Hill’s voice. I was experimenting with imagining the OP as delivered by Boomhauer. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705/40 "2014-05-20T07:46:36Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I haven’t bought a bag of Kingsford since I discovered lump - Was she alone in a boggy marsh? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adios-kingsford-charco/688705.md?page=3)