Jealous Devil All Natural Hardwood Lump Charcoal - 35LB

Didn’t expect to like having charcoal delivered this much, but now I can’t imagine going back. I’ve been using Jealous Devil for months now—across dozens of cooks—and it’s never let me down. Whether I’m firing up the offset smoker for brisket or just doing a quick weeknight grill, it burns hot, clean, and long.The 35lb bag lasts a good while, and the quality of the chunks is way better than what you usually find at big box stores. It’s all dense, natural hardwood—no filler, no chemical smell, no popping—and the smoke profile adds a subtle, clean flavor to everything from chicken to ribs. The bag design is sturdy and easy to store, too.Only downside? It sells out fast, so I’ve learned to order ahead and keep an extra bag on hand.Overall, this is premium charcoal that performs like it belongs in a pro kitchen. If you grill or smoke regularly, this stuff is absolutely worth stocking up on.

Over the years I have experimented with a good number of “high end” and “restaurant grade” lump charcoal brands which are good but are typically priced so high that it was difficult to justify the expense. I have also frequently used the economy brands available at Walmart simply due to the lower price since I do a lot of grilling. I recently picked up a bag of Jealous Devil at Walmart, there among the “economy brands” priced just a few dollars more so I decided to give it a try. I have found Jealous Devil burns hotter and cleaner than any of the other premium brands I have tried, and obviously beats the pants off the economy brands (e.g Cowboy, Royal Oak, etc.) It has absolutely no sparks upon ignition, mostly large to medium chunks with very little dust at the bottom of the bag, and provides a good light smoke flavor. Based on the bag I picked up at Walmart, I decided to order this 35# bag online at Amazon. I expect the same performance. My only negative comment on the online order is that the bag was poorly packed into the shipping box with no padding, and thus arrived with several small tears which resulted in a small amount of messy black dust.

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!

Good natural charcoal product.

Great Charcoal. Heats well/Fast. Only takes a little to cook alot of food. Evenly heats. Large bag that lasts a while. Food tastes better.Quality!!!

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 lump charcoal is so good for the price. Like almost all lump I have used, you will find the occasional bit of concrete or twine etc., but that seems to be par for the course. Just pick through it quickly before you light. It burns very well, isn't overly sparky, and lasts a good amount of time. Anything that doesn't burn in a cook, I just add to the next one.One critique is that there are often one or two very large pieces in the bag. I can feed it to the WSM, but some wouldn't fit into a smaller grill or slow-n-sear type setup.

The bag is humongous, and the pieces are different sizes. I could also smell a little flammable ingredient when the smokes first started to burn, but it went away quickly. It gave excellent flavor, has a good burn time and I can go through the bag and pick different sizes now that I’m getting used to it. This may actually be a very good product.