You know the guy that knows how different a brunette is from a redhead?
You know the guy that knows ,after two,or three stiff drinks,he can tell his Wild Turkey and Dr Pepper,from Old Crow and Dr Pepper?
You know the guy that knows he can tell a choice Simmental steak from a choice Red Angus with one bite?
You know the guy that can tell a lefthanded,from a righthanded brisket,with one bite.
The guy that can tell a rump roast cooked on mesquite from south of Ft. Worth,from that cooked on mesquite from north of Ft Worth?
The guy that can tell calf fries from a Longhorn,from those from a Jersey calf,with one bite?
Well rumor has it,they all ride to town together and can easily pick the superior charcoal product from the inferior CS product.
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The Blues Restaurant on Beale Street in Memphis ,that they all rave about,uses Cookshacks.
Emeril Lagasse of New Orleans/TV fame uses CS.
The top place in Myrtle Beach,SC is another.
I'm thinkin' Daddy D's in Atlanta uses a CS.
I guess you could call sales,or John Shiflett,and they might be willing to share.
I guess not meaning to poke too much fun at those folks,but yes you can sorta tell which charcoal product was cooked unevenly,had his exhaust tamped down and gave a sooty fire,was cooking direct over charcoal and had grease flareups,cooked indirect over charcoal and had no flavor,because there was no drippin's to burn off the coals,didn't burn his charcoal lite off cleanly, and the product tasted like gas.
All this aside,guys that grill direct over lump,can get a fine hot fire,that gives a crusty surface,and clean taste.
Lot of fine cooks, that know their cookers, can use charcoal for indirect heat ,add wood chunks,sparingly for flavor[like a CS],and produce bite through chicken skin[like a CS],or more firm skin[like a CS running at higher temp].
Yes,with plenty of quality charcoal,and some good wood chunks,and not too much more effort,they can produce comparable tasting product to an electric Cookshack.
Hope this helps a little.