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Bunnings are matching the unit price ($1.56/kg) of the Coles catalogue deal for heat beads in their specific 7.5kg sizing. Appears to be nationwide based on a quick click around different stores.
Heat Beads Original BBQ Briquettes 7.5kg $11.72 + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Bunnings
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kbw on 27/03/2024 - 04:28 bunnings.com.au (1053 clicks)
Last edited 27/03/2024 - 10:08 by 1 other user
Last edited 27/03/2024 - 10:08 by 1 other user
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Will these do the same/better job than these which I am currently using. https://www.bunnings.com.au/dalson-3kg-volcanic-rock_p317337…
Not sure what your using them for but they both have different uses. The volcanic rock is for sitting in-between your bbq gas jets and the grille section to spread out the flames an try to mimic cooking on coals. These briquettes are fuel usually used in webers and slow cookers for either grilling or low n slow cooks.
Yes correct, I am using the volcanic rock for sitting between the burners and grill.
Do you have any suggestion of other products I could try?
These or the weber 4kg briquettes for $6? I do low and slow smoking. Is it worthwhile to splurge for lump charcoal instead?
These are best as a 1 level layer on the bottom and then charcoal on top for taste.
This is from a BBQ point of view but I imagine still equally applicable to smoking. The heat beads stay lit for longer I find.
Lump is definitely the way to go but I used to mix some of these in with it as they burn hotter and for longer. Having said that since upgrading to a proper ceramic kamado I haven't used them, just lump exclusively. Might just grab a bag of these for this price though, can never have too much fuel!
these are good to add when it's been very humid (it's been raining all week here on GC) and the charcoal is a bit damp, as it gets it burning quicker then it otherwise would.
i prefer the weber ones. can sometimes get clinkers and shit taste with heatbead red bag
I've found these are better if you're doing a longer low and slow (over 5 hours), they burn forever.
As for these v weber, I suspect there's not much difference.Oh there is. Weber ones are larger and they take longer to reach optimum heat but they last way way longer than Heatbeads.
But either are good. I try to catch either of them when on special.*Big W used to have the 10kg bags of Heatbeads and they were usually a better price than anywhere else. Not sure they do them anymore though.
These burn for a long time but found I struggled to raise the temperature of them when I wanted to cook hotter and my fan was maxing out with fireboard.
Thanks all for your insights. I got a masterbuilt gravity fed smoker. Only done a few cooks on it so far so still experimenting so appreciate the comments. I loaded up on some weber fuel recently. I typically mix or start with lump and switch to briquettes after wrapping the meat. Still trying to find a good value source of lump.
Where did you see Weber 4kg briquettes for $6 ?
Last week Coles had them for that price but zero stock anywhere I checked, and the weber store I phoned refused to match. Wouldn't use it to benchmark prices.
I find the weber ones take longer to light and burn faster. I also don't like the flavour they impart - the heat beads burn a lot cleaner. My preferred setup for low n slow are the heat beads coconut briquettes (in the blue bag) using the snake method. I get a lot of mileage out of this method, temps are very stable and they burn a long time. I prefer using lump for hot and fast cooks.
The nice thing about heat beads is if you're doing a quick cook then can be extinguished and reused, other brands just crumble when doused in water. I wonder if the Webber brand is like that.
You dont need to douse it with water. Just put on the lid, cover all air vents and it will extinguish in 15mins. Dousing with water makes it much slower to fire up again next time.
I re-use these briquettes all the time.
How do you store the used ones for next time?
I leave it in the bbq with the lid closed, pick them up when im ready for the next cook and put them in the fire chimney to restart.
Or if you are lazy, just pour fire starter fluid over it to restart. This is not my preference.
Or if you are lazy, just pour fire starter fluid over it to restart.
Strongly recommend against this, you will taste it on your food. Best lazy restarting method is a heat gun, my $20 ozito from a deal a year or two ago gets them going in under a minute provided they're completely dry
No lid makes it hard to close off.
If that's the case, then you have no other option but use water. I would suggest using a spray bottle. I find that misting it can control the amount of water getting into the briquettes but it also does extinguish it with minimal impact on the structure.
@KaTst3R: The Weber briquette goes hard, I could swear they are "hotter than heat beads. I just did a cook and put one layer down on a mini spilt and couldn't leave my hand over them adjusting the placement with a long tong. Normally no problem with heat beads.
Anyway, I put them out, and now the test tomorrow if hold up like heat beads.
I close my Weber off and the following Sunday I give the two containers a shake to get rid of the ash and then I top up with heatbeads or the way larger Weber beads.
The Weber ones do last a lot longer than the heatbeads that's for sure.
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LOL, they couldn't even beat Coles and make it an even $11. No deal IMO.
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