Wicked Good Charcoal

Something wicked this way comes on the August 7 episode of True Blood

So much to her delight, the sexcapades didn't end this week.  No sir, they did not.  Eric and Sookie continued their tumble in the woods (where one couldn't help but wonder about mosquitos and snakes), back to Sookie's house where things continued on the floor, on the steps and clear up to the bedroom (where later, Sookie laughed that they had left their clothes in the woods.  Is it odd to say I wish I had seen the naked skip back to the house?)  To say there was pent up sexual tension is an understatement.   Later amongst the twisted sheets, Eric wanted to know if Sookie would still want him if he regained his memory.  Sookie was conflicted given the various ways the viking vampire has mistreated her, but she admitted that it would be hard not to continue to feel so strongly towards him.  He vowed he didn't want to remember and risk losing her.  Whether the promises in the sexual afterglow will hold true is another story entirely. Meanwhile, Marnie the witch, who is now under the complete possession of long-dead witch Antonia, continues her control over Father Luis and escapes Bill's dungeon.  She sends Father Luis to deliver a message to Bill, which is basically, "hey Bill, enjoy this big-ass stake to the heart."  During the struggle, Bill gets an earful about the return of the all-time baddest necromancer in history before finally getting the upper hand.  As he stakes Father Luis, the dying vampire utters "resurrection." Back at Merlotte's, Pam is slinging rotted pieces of herself everywhere as she attempts to murder Tara and Naomi (who is really just in the wrong place at the wrong time) for being involved in the spell that caused her decomposing predicament.  Before she can finish the job, a group of bystanders begin taking photos and video, thrilled that "TMZ is paying big bucks for vampire-on-human violence."  One gawker points out that the assailant looks like more of a zombie, which enrages Pam all the more.  She tells Tara before leaving that she will exact her revenge, and she will never see it coming.  A devastated Tara tells Naomi that her world is too dangerous for her and sends her packing rather than risk her life.  After taking Tommy to the hospital, Sam is told that his brother had a severe case of food poisoning but will be fine, except for that lingering 105-degree temperature.

Charcoal Review – Wicked Good Weekend Warrior Blend | True North ...

And so, with great fanfare and much ado, we come to the end of the Great Spring 2011 Charcoal Review Festival. In the tradition of the great showmen of days past – Houdini, P.T. Barnum, Dennis DeYoung – I have saved the best for last. Or at least my favourite, anyway.

Its the “Weekend Warrior Blend” from Wicked Good Charcoal and it is my number-one go-to all-purpose lump. WIth that many hyphens, you know it’s got to be good.

There is no false advertising or hyperbole here: This charcoal is wicked good. In fact, beyond two or three little quibbles (stick around for the next paragraph) there isn’t much to say about this beyond the fact that it smells great, burns long and clean, works as well in a slow barbeque pit as it does a hot grill, and if you needed only one charcoal all summer long this would be the one to choose. That makes for a pretty lame review, really. No surprises, no problems, nothing fun to write about. It’s just, well, wicked good.

Quibbles? Oh, yes, those. This the most non-uniform lump I have ever come across. Bag in and bag out you get everything from massive chunks as big as your head to little flippers the size of your finger. What I end up doing is (don’t laugh) saving a couple of empty bags and using them to sort the charcoal when I get a fresh bag. Big lumps for long slow cooks, average ones for grilling, and the wee bits for putting in the bottom of the charcoal chimney to ease the lighting process. Bringing us to quibble number two – it can be a bit of a chore to light. You’ve been warned.

The third quibble? The third quibble (what a great word – “quibble”) is no more. It used to be that the actual bags that the charcoal came in were terrible. Messy, dirty, always breaking open, just the worst. But they have changed them, for the better in 2011 and you no longer feel like you are working in a 19th-century coal mine when you try to use this stuff.

Beyond that … I got nuthin’. They don’t use tropical woods, they use sustainable sourcing, the price is right, it works for every style of cooking, and the smell will bring your neighbours running. Boring review, but great charcoal.

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