Does anyone actually sort their Lump?

BigBadger · January 2011

Gotta say how impressed I am with the Naked Whiz and his thorough Charcoal lump tests. But I'm curious after reading some posts, does anyone sort their lump?

vidalia1 · January 2011

When I was but a wee lad (okay a newbie) I sorted lump for about a year. Then Fidel came over one day and saw the bins and said "what the *%^*&$*%$"
in a kind and gentle way that he has.. B)

and I am proud to say I have been a lump dumper ever since.... :cheer: :lol: :silly:

Chief Chef · January 2011

Into 2 bins - Large pieces, all the rest. Helps me when I build the low and slow fires.Egg geek I guess.

Misippi Egger · January 2011

BB,
I am a lump dumper unless I am building a low & slow fire (overnight butt cook), then I will spread a kitchen garbage bag on my outdoor counter, dump out a bag of lump and sort before building the fire.

Normally, just stir out the ashes, move the used lump around evenly, light with my MAPP torch, then dump fresh lump on top once the old is burning good. Works great for me.

Carolina Q · January 2011

He does have that way about him. :laugh: I'm safe though... another lump dumper here.

2Fategghead · January 2011

The very reason I own a wiggle rod. I dump my lump in the egg then light with a mapp torch. I then take my wiggle rod and poke up from the bottom through the lump grate it helps the air flow. Works great for me. Tim

Gandolf · January 2011

Not me. But you'd be surprised the lengths some will go to make Egging a whole lot harder than it really is

Mr Holloway · January 2011

Gandolf wrote:

Not me. But you'd be surprised the lengths some will go to make Egging a whole lot harder than it really is

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

beerguy · January 2011

Nope. I dump it right from the bag into the BGE. I take a few of the largest pieces that come out and place them at the bottom of the pile.

milesofsmiles · January 2011

When I load the Med., I will pull out the large pc. into a special bucket and save them for a very long cook on the lg. Other than that I'am just a dumper.

stike · January 2011

he doesn't sort for any other reason than to determine how much of a bag is chips and powder.

no one, except the anal retentive, would actually sort lump :laugh:

if i have nothing better to do when setting up for lo and slo, i might place bigger chunks on the bottom, but i mostly dump from the bag.

if i know i am doing a hot fast cook (like when we go tailgating), i'll bring a new bag, because the biggest chunks will almost always be on top, and they make for a hotter/quicker fire

benny · January 2011

i break up big pieces, snap it in my hands as i fill up the egg

fishlessman · January 2011

i like to sort it by color. just dump and stir

Chief Chef · January 2011

With all the "butt" talk on this forum I suspect there are a lot of "anal retentives" lurking.

Shiff · January 2011

I used to sort my lump, but I got really annoyed at how long it took to get ready to cook something. Then I got a wiggle rod and stopped sorting. My fires are better now then the ever were.

NibbleMeThis · January 2011

I do but only when prepping for an overnight cook. The rest of the time I don't bother.

Mickey · January 2011

Fishlessman said: i like to sort it by color. just dump and stir ........
I find myself in THAT camp :laugh:

Chris in Gwinnett · January 2011

Lump dumper here as well. Although, truth be told, I used be a sorter. It would take me as long to build the pile of charcoal as it would to cook the butt! But, I found it quite therapeutic. Had an epiphany one day and said what am I doing?! :blink:

Been stirring and dumping ever since.

Bordello · January 2011

YOU RANG???? I heard something about Butts. :silly: They always bring me out of the woodwork. :woohoo:

Then again there's something to be said for loins too. :whistle:

Cheers,
Bordello
On the hunt again.

ChokeOnSmoke · January 2011

I just dump, even for a low & slow. Never had a problem.

Bordello · January 2011

While I have never sorted I have now and then picked a few large pieces if they were at the top of the lump in the bag and I had cleaned out the egg for a low and slow.

If no large pieces at the top of the bag I just dump till I get close to the bottom then I'm careful not to dump all the dust in with the lump.

Regards,
Bordello

crghc98 · January 2011

used to sort based on the elder ward method...then I read this forum and became a rump, ah I mean dump man.

NC-CDN · January 2011

I leave the bag outside on the lower level of my table. Sometimes it's covered, sometimes not. I pick up said bag and dump whatever comes out into the EGG. Sometimes it's had a bit of water, usually not. I put the lighting stuff in and prop a few of the larger pieces (I don't go digging) up on top of the lighter cubes. Leave it for a few minutes. Come back. Cook.

No sorting at all. For longer cooks I add more lump. Never had an issue. Works great.

Sundown · January 2011

Of course the mini was the stage and the lump was from a bag of Wicked Good. There were three pieces like this one from the same bag.

BigBadger · January 2011

fishlessman wrote:

i like to sort it by color. just dump and stir

Awesome!!! :laugh:

BigBadger · January 2011

Sundown wrote:

Of course the mini was the stage and the lump was from a bag of Wicked Good. There were three pieces like this one from the same bag.

Too bad it's sold by weight and not by volume. No space filling dust there! :woohoo:

SmokeyPitt · January 2011

When I am doing low and slow I pick out some big pieces and place on the bottom, then dump. When I reach the end of the bag I will dump it in another bin and pick out what is useable and then dump the gravel and dust over my deck. In another year or so I will have that sink hole under my deck filled in.

MemphisQue · January 2011

Never seen a piece of lump that big. Don't think i'd want to get one that big in a bag.

stevesails · January 2011

The only sorting I do, is takingout hte pieces that are not fully carbonized and throw them in the woods.

Egghead Willie · January 2011

I do as well. used to do it only when I was doing a low n slow but now with the addition of my small I do put the smaller in a bin and use that on the Small.

Ripnem · January 2011

Not with Wicked Good you're not. :laugh: I have to beat them with the claw end of a hammer.

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