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Concrete in my charcoal!

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Boatswain
Boatswain Posts: 27
edited March 2014 in EggHead Forum
Picking out all the keeper pieces of lump on a routine cleaning and found these, lump concrete! I've only ever used BGE brand lump!
Anyone else find this or anything that shouldn't have been in a bag of lump?image
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    Yep, fairly common.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
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    I find the same in my royal oak. @henapple will be along to rub it in. 3.2....
    LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos

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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,227
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    I have also found concrete in my BGE lump before. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
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    I found a whole cigarette wrapper the other day (pre cook), yesterday it was chunks of clay. \:D/
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,551
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    Rocks, concrete, etc- I have a growing rock garden in the back yard with all the ones I have found
    Greensboro, NC
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  • Charlesmaneri
    Charlesmaneri Posts: 1,295
    edited March 2014
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    I found 1 piece in say maybe 10 bags of Royal oak
    2 Large Eggs and a Mini 2 Pit Bulls and a Pork shoulder or butt nearby and 100% SICILIAN
    Long Island N.Y.
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    grege345 said:

    I find the same in my royal oak. @henapple will be along to rub it in. 3.2....

    1...get some Ozark Oak. The only thing I've ever found is perfection. =))
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Gator_Man
    Gator_Man Posts: 138
    edited March 2014
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    Moon Rocks I find them quite often! Like a box of Cracker Jacks a prize in every bag of lump!!!! =D>

    I'm from North Carolina summer and Okeechobee Florida winter.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

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  • SMITTYtheSMOKER
    SMITTYtheSMOKER Posts: 2,668
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    I sometimes I like a chunk of "Portland" mixed in for a little of bite on the smoke.

     

    -SMITTY     

    from SANTA CLARA, CA

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  • cortguitarman
    cortguitarman Posts: 2,061
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    Yep, it's common. Even in BGE lump.
    Mark Annville, PA
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  • chainsaw19
    chainsaw19 Posts: 257
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    I have a good pile going from Royal Oak I have been using lately. I found metal bands/straps in the one and only bag of Cowboy I tried.
    Large BGE Middletown, MD
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
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    Someone found a whole wheel bearing a while ago
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • coffeeguydenton
    coffeeguydenton Posts: 138
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    Found pretty frequently in BGE lump, but have only found 1 piece since switching to Rockwood (I believe there's a good joke in there, or at least some decent irony, but my brain is too tired to figure out how to take advantage).
    Justin in Denton, TX
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  • 4Runner
    4Runner Posts: 2,948
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    These are examples of one of the reasons why I switched to Rockwood.
    Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/  and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
    What am I drinking now?   Woodford....neat
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  • stevesails
    stevesails Posts: 990
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    Save them all in a spot in your garden
    XL   Walled Lake, MI

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  • Terrebandit
    Terrebandit Posts: 1,750
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    I find small rocks all the time. I guess some of them could have been concrete. I don't worry about it.
    Dave - Austin, TX
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,684
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    4Runner said:
    These are examples of one of the reasons why I switched to Rockwood.

    Hey, thanks for the loyalty, but we're not immune to any of this stuff.......lots of things can and will make their way into charcoal bags.  A charcoal covered rock looks a lot like a chunk of charcoal.

    From our FAQ's:

    Why did I find something in my bag that isn’t charcoal?

    Sorry about that! We strive to remove all foreign matter during the bagging process, but sometimes pieces sneak by.

    Why? Well, a lot can happen to a tree in its lifetime. People sometimes nail items to them, shoot at them, or run fencing around them. And because trees are constantly growing, objects lodged in trees can easily become encased, creating “knots.” Knots are undesirable in the lumber industry, so they’re often made into charcoal. Objects often remain grafted inside the charcoal chunks, which is why they’re only found once the charcoal becomes ash.

    If you’ve found an object in your charcoal, please tell us! Some customers have found arrowheads, coins, and other fun “prizes.” If it’s anything of value, we’ll gladly take it off of your hands!


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  • Tjcoley
    Tjcoley Posts: 3,551
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    Keeping a rock collection of what I've found. Hoping to some day find the Holy Grail in my lump - a bullet. I figure people shoot into trees all the time.
    __________________________________________
    It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.
    - Camp Hill, PA
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  • plumbfir01
    plumbfir01 Posts: 725
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    After 17bags of rockwood, I finally found a chunk of clay... It was the first foreign object in all that lump. Love it, best in the business
    Beaufort, SC
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  • Durangler
    Durangler Posts: 1,122
    edited March 2014
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    Pfft... worried about a rock or two in a bag of lump?? :-/
    These companies have front end loaders, skimming the ground, loading the hoppers.
    I think they do a great job keeping a few pebbles out of the mix. =D>
    Whats the debris weigh??? 1/4 oz?? Or less?
    XL BGE, 22" Weber Red Head, Fiesta Gasser .... Peoria,AZ
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    Durangler Posts: 1,122
    edited March 2014
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    XL BGE, 22" Weber Red Head, Fiesta Gasser .... Peoria,AZ
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  • plumbfir01
    plumbfir01 Posts: 725
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    the only thing that bothers me is the plastics... gives me an uneasy feeling espicially if its off gassing throughout the cook
    Beaufort, SC
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  • TonyA
    TonyA Posts: 583
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    I tend to push remaining lump up the side, pour new and keep going .. one of these days I'm not going to be able to get my temp up and it will be that i have an egg full of moon rocks.
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  • Gator_Man
    Gator_Man Posts: 138
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    I wish a few strange objects in a bag of lump were the only problems in life!!!

    Gator Man

    :-c

    I'm from North Carolina summer and Okeechobee Florida winter.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    Funny that it is in the BGE brand, since it is supposed to be "hand picked' :)

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,227
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    BGE Brand = Royal Oak

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • njl
    njl Posts: 1,123
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    chainsaw19 said:
    I found metal bands/straps in the one and only bag of Cowboy I tried.
    That's so you can go out mending fences after cooking.

    :)
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  • plumbfir01
    plumbfir01 Posts: 725
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    njl said:
    chainsaw19 said:
    I found metal bands/straps in the one and only bag of Cowboy I tried.
    That's so you can go out mending fences after cooking.

    :)
    They dont call it cowboy for nothing... lol

    Beaufort, SC
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  • GeorgeS
    GeorgeS Posts: 955
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    That's funny I burned ten bags of Cowboy last year and found 2 rocks. I just used some of my recently acquired Rockwood this weekend and that is some amazing charcoal. A few rocks, left over barbed wire or bullets aren't going to bother me! It's more like treasure!
    Bristow Virginia XL&Mini One of the best feelings in life is watching other people enjoy the food I cooked!
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,684
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    njl said:
    chainsaw19 said:
    I found metal bands/straps in the one and only bag of Cowboy I tried.
    That's so you can go out mending fences after cooking.

    Those bands are what binds the slab wood together.  The go in the kilns with the bands on them, then the bands get pulled out.  They break during the kilning, as the charcoal is removed from the kiln.  Usually they pull right out as one or a few long pieces, but if they break in smaller pieces, they're hard to find.

    Also, it's not uncommon to find barbed wire, chicken wire, or other livestock fencing in charcoal.  That stuff gets wrapped around or affixed to trees, then the tree grows around it over decades.  It's inside the tree, and inside the charcoal then.

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