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You stole my joke! I was going to stay that it looks really good for three quarters of the cook, then the "cold air" intercepts it's heat and it is all downhill from there.
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I actually watched a few Redskins games just to see RG3 play again.He should not have been played in that last game. I'm sure he'll be fine, at least I hope he will.
@Dyal_SC Yup - thats the ones I used to get. Might need to go pick some up. I'm down to only 3 bags of lump...GASP!! :-O
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Anyone within a day's drive of Fred's should stock up on his "blue bag" Restaurant Brand, about $26 for 25 lbs. Huge chunks that you need to break up with a hammer. You get less than a cup of dust/trash per bag. Burns incredibly long. Got six bags last summer and I'm on my last one, so a trip is in my future.*******Owner of a large and a beloved mini in Philadelphia
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i am a wicked good lump junkie! i personally think its the best lump made.Peachtree City, Ga Large BGE
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I ended up with bge brand. Place I went was $25 and only alternative was some ozark brand or something 10 lb for $10. Don't mind spending the money was just curious on alternatives.- EAT BEEF -
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Dyal_SC said:
@Dyal_SC are you getting the oak? I think thats the brown bag with red on it. Lately I've bben seeing a yellow bag, but haven't stopped to see what it is. Maybe mesquite, I think.
Yup, its the oak. Used it a couple times now with good results...except for the ash.I think Frontier got a decent review, and I bought a bag form my local Ace, but have not tried it yet. The same company makes Picnic brand, which also got a decent review on the Naked Whiz site. Picnic is supposedly available at Dollar General stores near me, but I did not find any the one time I went looking for it recently.I used to buy RO for my tandoor, but got tired of the surprises in the bags - lumps of concrete, bits of kiln liner, etc.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
Check the Naked Wiz lump charcoal review. Lots of good choices. Great reviews of all suggestions above
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fishlessman said:pretty much all lump made in the usa is good lump, outside the usa wicked good charcoal is good. your paying about 20 dollars extra for that pretty bge lump bag thats full of royal oak lump.Eggo in N. MS
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Dyal_SC said:I noticed that my local Walmart stopped carrying RO...they haven't had it the last few times I looked anyway. That may be seasonal though. They did start carrying B&B though...first time I've seen it at Walmart's around here. I think it was just over $7 for the bag. It works pretty well, but it does produce more ash than RO. Big to medium sized chunks though, with minimal crackle and pop, and it burned clean. Seemed to have a really long burn time too. I've been impressed so far!
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Wow. Cowboys charcoal? Gets akmost to hot temperature and then fire chokes?Griffin said:Royal oak is good, can be found at walmart.
Kroger brand is made by same company as BGE and RO, used to use it a lot, but shop at Tom Thumb now.
Central Market carries their own brand of mesquite (don't know how you feel about mesguite) which is good and B&B. I like both.
And if you go to Elliot's in Plano, they have Ozark Oak (and a bunch of BGE stuff and Dizzy Pig rubs). A bit more than RO, but good stuff.
That enough to get you started on some things you can find in Dallas.
Oh...one more...Albertson's sometimes carries a Cowboy charcoal. Not to be confused with what most people refer to, but as in Dallas Cowboy Football. Last time I found it, it was $5.99 for an 8lb bag. It might be seasonal depending on the Albertsons.
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Last year my local Royal Oak supply, Wally World, ran out in November and due to the Christmas holidays, didn't recieve any until late February!! I sent corporate a letter about it, and this year they have never ran out. I was worried about Royal Oak shipments since they had their plant burn down in Georgia, but we had no problems getting it??? Normally, Walmart does not re-stock anything other than charcoal for the three months around Christmas...
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