I’m not a hard core barbaque guy. So I’m not a good judge versus charcoal other that you need a chimney to start them without fluid. They seem to do the job.

Where's the lump charcoal? Second bag I purchased and it's full of small shale bits. I'll have to try a different brand.

This charcoal supposed to be better than the regular ones, but after opening the bag, the charcoal is so small that u need to use a lot (maybe more) than a regular charcoal bag. The bag is very big, but it's not going to last more than 3 bbq dinners 🙄

I tried this last summer, the bag was practically full of crumbs.. thought ok, maybe I just got a bag that had been tossed around. Grabbed a bag this year , it was the same . Not lump more like crumbs. Disappointed in product , packaging is nice.

It's fine if you like cooking with Charcoal powder. To call what was in the bag I bought lump is a joke. Based on other reviews, I'm disappointed that Sams sells this product.

I bought this “charcoal” a couple years ago and a lot of people had reported the same problem, no lumps, a year later a gave it another shot and, again, no lumps. Here we are again for the 3rd and last time, no lumps.

This is my second bag and just like the first most of the limp is broken down to small pieces and dust. No prows larger than a golf ball. Due to small pieces it does not burn clean as not enough air flow is cut off.

This isn't lump charcoal, it's more like chip charcoal. What I mean that is 90% of the pieces are so small that it falls through the charcoal chimney before you light it. On clearance I bought a second bag figuring the small pieces were a mistake, nope.

This is the worst lump coal I have ever used. The "lump" coal was very small. There didn't appear to be any large chunks of coal. As a result, this coal foes not last long and you need to use more than twice the coal to get the same results that you would get from other brands.

I was very excited to be able to purchase Lump charcoal at Sam's due to the great price but, as soon as I opened the bag and started loading my grill, I was sad and disappointed with the product. I knew then, another trip back to the store was on the horizon. I am not a fan of briquettes at all because of all the chemicals and heat limitation so I had to go to a different store to get charcoal. Luckily, there's a Walmart next to Sam's and I was able to shop a GREAT selection of lump charcoal at Walmart for a fair price ($15 for a 15lb bag). Product was returned to Sam's and I do not intend to buy it again.