CHARCOAL STORAGE. What do you have?

streamkeeper · January 21

I would like to be able to sort out the big chunks store my charcoal. A water tight and pet proof container would be a plus. I am sure some of you out there have spent more time thinking about this than I have. What kind of solutions have your been satisfied with...

Thanks in advance.

rolltideegghead · January 21

I have a plastic charcoal container. Works pretty good

nolenut19 · January 21

I use a rubber maid storage bin, nothing fancy but it works.

Fred19Flintstone · January 21

Sorting? Dump & light works for me.

SMITTYtheSMOKER · January 21

An old 22" Weber kettle makes a good lump sorter, dump in and let the cooking grate sift the dust and small stuff out.

bboulier · January 21

I just keep it in bags in the shed, but I like the idea of dumping it into a rubber maid bin. Would be easier to handle and would be stackable with other stored items.

Deviledegger · January 21

I ended up buying a tote made by kings ford. It holds 22 lbs. of lump and is weather proof. It has a handle so all you do is open lid grab handle and dump. I often grab the large chunks as they come out and keep them for longer cooks. But I am not as fussy as I used to be about my fires. It is nice to have a nice stash of larger lump for sure.

Griffin · January 21

dump and burn. if filling the mini, when I come across larger chunks, I toss them in the large.

Dave in Florida · January 21

Have never sorted my lump. Knock the ash off the old, fill'er up again, light and burn.

jleon401 · January 21

I don't sort my lump, but I do empty into a milk crate to sift the dust. I also store in a rubbermaid tote.

Skiddymarker · January 21

I store in the bag it came in, dump on the old and light. (I always stir the old - to knock the ash off.

Seems to me if you want to store and sort there are lots of plastic totes with lids out there.

Shiff · January 21

I used to sort my charcoal but it was a waste of time. I now use Humphrey's charcoal which is mostly large pieces. I have 2 Kingsford charcoal bins that I bought at Lowes. I saw that someone mentioned they hold 22 pounds, but mine only hold a little over 10 pounds each. They stay out on my deck through all kinds of weather and keep the charcoal dry.

IrishDevl · January 21

streamkeeper said:
I would like to be able to sort out the big chunks store my charcoal. A water tight and pet proof container would be a plus. I am sure some of you out there have spent more time thinking about this than I have. What kind of solutions have your been satisfied with...
Thanks in advance.

Nope, this bit right here shows quite a bit more thought than I ever put into storage of lump.

TUTTLE871 · January 21

I use my Car Hold, Open it go inside get the lump, dump and then burn. Repeat Process.

Chubbs · January 21

Not this guy. Zero thought-- open bag, dump in charcoal, roll bag down and set it on the porch.

SmokeyPitt · January 21

I have a plastic deck box and inside that I keep a cheap tote and I keep the lump in that. Sometimes I will dump and sort if the bag has too many small pieces, but usually I just dump from the bag. I have the hi-q grate so I find it doesn't matter so much.

The deck box is a nice cheap solution for lump, chips, and a few accessories and provides and extra place to sit down :).

The top of the tote is handy for raking the ash into and also to use as a fan to speed up the light time.

BYS1981 · January 21

Chubbs said:
Not this guy. Zero thought-- open bag, dump in charcoal, roll bag down and set it on the porch.

Same. I dont pour at end to avoid dust, but that's it.

lwrehm · January 21

2 5 gallon buckets with the bottom cut out of one and replaced with a piece of expanded metal to sort the dust and small pieces into the second bucket.

streamkeeper · January 22

Thank you all. I might just be convinced to stay a bag man. If it isn't broke.....

500 · January 22

I use a truck bed box on the deck for lump storage, flavor woods, plate setter storage, propane bottle and weed burner for lighting; everything for working the Egg. Got it at Harbour Freight. Water tight, with a shock absorber hinged door. In the camp of don't sort anymore. I will clean the Egg out completely for low and slow, but other than that, it's stir the old and dump new.

AleBrewer · January 22

Another vote for dump and light here.

Not directed at the OP....I don't see what all the fuss is about....I'm mean keep it simple....or butt a stump!

jfm0830 · January 22

AleBrewer said:

Another vote for dump and light here.

Not directed at the OP....I don't see what all the fuss is about....I'm mean keep it simple....or butt a stump!

That is easy. Some folks don't have a garage, tool shed or basement or trees. Or they have them but is a long trudge out to the Egg.

As for me: I kept mine in my basement until my bulkhead froze solid a few winter'ss ago. Then I kept it behind the seats in my pickup. Frozen truck doors cured me of that. This year I am trying the Kingsford Charcoal Kaddy that @Devilledegger mentioned above. I got two of them in October and so far so good. Lowes carries them around here. If you get the right combination of freezing temps, rain and winds I am guessing these could freeze up too, so I keep one 22# bag on WGWW in the basement as an emergency supply.

Jim

ExEGGnostic · January 22

I keep my charcoal in the garage. Once I open a bag I dump the remainder into a large plastic bin with a lid.

burr_baby33 · January 22

I am a stir, dump and light guy but here is good container from Lowes.

smbishop · January 22

I use two of the containers shown above from Lowes. One for lump, one for smoking wood. Up here in the rainy PNW, everything has stayed dry. When I was using the high que grate, I used the double bucket method mentioned above to sort out the dust from the smaller pieces that fell through. I have gone back to the original grates and no longer feel the need to sift...

AleBrewer · January 22

jfm0830 said:

AleBrewer said:

Another vote for dump and light here.

Not directed at the OP....I don't see what all the fuss is about....I'm mean keep it simple....or butt a stump!

That is easy. Some folks don't have a garage, tool shed or basement or trees. Or they have them but is a long trudge out to the Egg.

Jim

Ehh....it wasn't really directed at anybody in this thread.....it's a para-phrase from another thread.

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