grilling: charcoal briquets vs. lump charcoal vs. firewood? (expensive, taste, better)

[Sprawling_Homeowner]

Which do you prefer and why?

i'm a veteran of briquets. I wanna try out lump charcoal and possibly firewood this season.

are lump charcoal and firewood that much more expensive than briquets?

[el borracho]

I like to use mesquite wood whenever possible ,it just tastes better and more natural and I try not to use charcoal fluid

[moeowo]

I use the lump charcoal mixed with mesquite and hickory chips, sometimes i'll add mesquite chunks if I'm smoking something for a ling time, and I'll also throw some pecan on for a nice change

I use a charcoal chimney to start my fire...I can't stand the charcoal fluid taste.

[el borracho]

I can't stand the taste of charcoal fluid also

[Denise in Fla]

I use charcoal briquets and a chimney starter, hate the taste of fluid!

[bustaduke]

With all the hurricanes we get here I have several years worth of pecan wood.

The best part is I very seldom have to cut it and it's free. I drive around after a hurricane and most people have it cut and placed on the curb for trash pickup.

I take the logs home and split them before stacking it up.

busta